Florida Gators gymnastics star Trinity Thomas has been named the SEC Specialist Gymnast of the Week, following an announcement on Tuesday. This is her second SEC Specialist Gymnast of the Week of the season, after claiming the week one honor. https://twitter.com/SEC/status/1620482544356544514 Setting Records Last week against Georgia, Thomas opened the …
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The Beginning Of Something Special: Recapping Oak Hall’s Breakthrough 2022 Season
Hamilton: An American Musical came out in 2015 and has established itself as one of Broadway’s most successful productions. The show tells the story of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. It features themes of resilience, boldness and believing in something bigger than one’s self. Additionally, during the show’s most popular song …
Read More »Special Teams Clench the Win For the Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-2 last night in Amalie Arena. A sold-out crowd cheered as their home team tied the two opponents’ regular season series 1-1. Good to be home. ⚡️ — Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) January 28, 2022 A Slow Start for the Lightning …
Read More »Defense, Special Teams Shine in Tua Tagovailoa’s First Start with Dolphins As Fins Win
Tua Tagovailoa made his highly anticipated debut Sunday at quarterback for the Miami Dolphins against the Los Angeles Rams. But it was the Dolphins’ defense and special teams that made the difference in Miami’s 28-17 win. Defense steals the show The Los Angeles defense quickly greeted Tagovailoa to the NFL. …
Read More »Can the Florida Special Teams be “Special” on Saturday?
The last time the Florida Gators faced Auburn was in 2011. The Tigers won in force, by a final score of 17-6. Florida’s only six points came from special teams. But this year, the Gators hope to change that story line. While the offense and defense will need to step …
Read More »Gators Special Teams are Special Indeed
Florida head coach Dan Mullen is known to place a heavy emphasis on the importance of special teams. Many deem them the least important part of a football team, but in truth they’re incredibly important. Here’s a breakdown of what the Gators have to offer in that department: Evan McPherson …
Read More »Special Teams, Defense Key to Gators Rout
It didn’t matter in that the Florida Gators (2-1) were out-possessed by Colorado State by over 17 minutes. It didn’t matter that the Rams ran 39 more plays than the Gators. And it didn’t matter that quarterback Feleipe Franks started the game 0-for-6 with a pick. Why didn’t they matter? …
Read More »Florida Football: Special Teams Preview
Throughout training camp, coach Dan Mullen has put a huge emphasis on the Gators special teams unit. Just this week, Mullen awarded scholarships to two players (R.J. Raymond and Nick Villano) that are big influences on special teams. During training camp there has also been some debate on who will …
Read More »Piniero and Townsend Back To Lead Florida Special Teams in 2017
With the idea of declaring for the NFL Draft a real possibility, Florida senior punter Johnny Townsend didn’t even know if he’d be back in the Orange and Blue come the 2017 season. “I technically could have left,” Townsend said. “It was a big decision on my part and my …
Read More »FEATURE: Florida Special Olympics’ Bocce Team
The Alachua County chapter of Special Olympics brought four unique athletes together to let them have fun while competing for a chance to make it to the next round of the Summer Games. The Florida Summer Games take place at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports in Disney. Athletes from all …
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