Former Gators

Keiwan Ratliff is a former Gator defensive back who played during the Steve Spurrier and Ron Zook era. He came back to his alma mater to work under Florida head coach Dan Mullen. Mullen announced the addition of Ratliff as an Assistant Director of Player Personnel back in January of …

Steve Spurrier. Fred Taylor. Danny Wuerffel. Tim Tebow. Urban Meyer…  The list goes on. There have been countless well-known names that have left some sort of legacy in the Florida Gators football program. These names scream leadership, championships and, offensive fireworks. But what about the defense. In addition to great …

From 2007 to 2009, Major Wright roamed the Gators’ secondary as a hard-hitting safety. The Chicago Bears drafted him in 2010, but he is remembered first for his massive hit on a receiver in the 2009 BCS National Championship game. He can make another huge impact with his new book, …

Steve Addazio agreed to become the next Colorado State head coach last December. The former Florida assistant coach has a 57-55 record as a head coach, and is looking forward to the fresh start at Colorado State. https://twitter.com/CSUFootball/status/1204876007414652933 Addazio’s time at Florida Steve Addazio was an assistant coach for Florida …

Former Florida Gator football player Vernell Brown was able to return his college program last year for the first time since completing his football career in 2005. Within his time as a player, former head coach Urban Meyer labeled him as the “Face of Florida Football” for his incredible work …

Former Florida Gators Soccer player Heather Mitts has garnered an incredible amount of titles during her career. During her time at Florida, she helped the team earn four SEC championships. Mitts played for the Women’s Professional Soccer league for the Philadelphia Charge, Boston Breakers, Philadelphia Independence as well as the …

Michael Byrne, former Florida Gator pitcher, joined the Steve Russell on Sportscene Show recently to reflect on his time at Florida and discuss his experience with the Cincinnati Reds organization thus far. Byrne’s career as a Gator In 2016, Byrne joined Florida’s baseball program. His role was limited as a …

Former Gator basketball assistant Anthony Grant joined the Sportscene with Steve Russell Show to discuss his remarkable season as head coach of the Dayton men’s basketball team. Grant’s background Grant was an assistant coach at Florida under Billy Donovan from 1996-2006.  Grant went on to become head coach at Virginia …

Titus O’Neil, a former football player and current WWE wrestler, was scheduled to be the commencement speaker at UF this semester. However, he was still able to show support for the 2020 graduates virtually. O’Neil explains that he was excited to present his speech in the same stadium he used to play in, …

On October 24, 2019, the Chicago Cubs hired former Florida Gator David Ross as their manager. Ross replaced skipper Joe Maddon and signed him to a three-year contract. Hopes for a Return to the Diamond Ross’s first year taking on a managerial role has come to a halt due to …