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Today faculty and staff and nearly 500 student athletes are enjoying the brand new state-of-the-art Otis P. Hawkins Center for Academic and Personal Excellence at Farrior Hall. The 25 million dollar newly renovated center opened on Monday after 21 months of planning, design, and construction. UF President Kent Fuchs, Director of Athletics Jeremy …

Former UF and NFL quarterback Rex Grossman was a guest on Thursday’s Sportscene with Steve Russell. Grossman discussed a wide variety of experiences on the show. Experiences such as playing for Coach Steve Spurrier, his extensive career as a pro and his return to Gainesville this weekend. Grossman’s storied career for the Gators …

The Jacksonville Jaguars went 5-11 during the 2015 regular season–a two game improvement over the previous year. The Jags look to take it a step further this season and make the playoffs for the first time since 2007. The roster is loaded with talent as the organization made several off …

Former Florida Gator football player Mike Mularkey looks forward to the challenges of taking on his job as head coach of the Tennessee Titans. The #Titans have hired Mike Mularkey as head coach: https://t.co/V0coo82Jyv pic.twitter.com/VfyQCkZxig — Tennessee Titans (@Titans) January 16, 2016 Mularkey played tight end at the University of …

The NFL has decided to move the 2017 NFL Pro Bowl to Orlando and also return to a NFC versus AFC matchup format. The game had been held in Honolulu for 30 years since 1980, before moving around to various other cities the last five years. The Pro Bowl will …

Former Gator and current Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive back Vernon Hargreaves III is set to wrap up his first week of OTAs on Friday. Hargreaves, a two-time all-American and 11th overall NFL draft pick, hopes to be able to carry his reputation of a lockdown corner into the NFL. Now that the …

“There’s no better place to have a Super Bowl than Miami” says Dolphins President and CEO Tom Garfinkel. The NFL agrees, as they have awarded Miami Super Bowl 54 to be played in 2020.  It has currently been 6 years since Miami last hosted the Super Bowl, but this bid will make …

Former Gator and current Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler strapped on his helmet for the first time today since tearing his ACL last May as the Jaguars kicked off their OTAs.  Fowler suffered the season-ending knee injury just nine days after being drafted third overall in the 2015 NFL Draft but …

Former Florida Gator defensive back Vernon Hargreaves III is officially a Tampa Bay Buccaneer. The 20-year-old Tampa native signed his four-year contract with the Bucs earlier this month worth $14,177,654 along with an $8,511,020 signing bonus. What makes this new addition to the roster so special is the fact that he …

The 2016 NFL Draft begins Thursday and with it brings another weekend where all teams and its fanbases await the chance at drafting the next big superstar. No draft conversation can begin without touching upon the first two picks of the NFL draft, held by the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles respectively. Each …