The Florida Gator football team called upon redshirt freshman Sklyer Mornhinweg to play quarterback after Tyler Murphy couldn’t go because of a shoulder injury on Saturday against South Carolina. Mornhinweg and the Gators fought hard and battled but in the end came up short. South Carolina won their 16th straight …
Read More »Defensive coordinator Durkin talks Gators defense, South Carolina
Florida defensive coordinator DJ Durkin said he sees a glimmer of promise on a Gators team that has skidded to a four-game losing streak. The defense, he said, has had its moments. What it needs now is consistency. “I feel at times we’ve been a great defense,” Durkin said. “But …
Read More »Florida Football Looks For Answers
One word that could be used to describe Florida’s 34-17 loss to Vanderbilt Saturday afternoon would be bizarre. Florida had not lost to Vandy since 1988 and had not dropped four consecutive games since 2011. The Gators had more first downs (26-14) and almost double the total yards (344-183) than …
Read More »Gator Football Returns to Swamp Against Vanderbilt
After three straight losses, the Florida football team returns to Ben Hill Griffin stadium for the first time in over a month. The Gators (4-4, 3-3) take on the Vanderbilt Commodores for their Homecoming game Saturday. Vanderbilt is led by head coach James Franklin, in his third year at the school. The Commodores are 4-4 …
Read More »World’s Largest Outdoor Unranked Party…Today In Jax?
After a two week layoff, Florida football is back and in Jacksonville ready to take on rival Georgia. Both teams enter the contest unranked for only the second time since 1980. The Dawgs have won the last two meetings and look to extend that streak to three in a row …
Read More »Injury Bug Bites Gators Again; LT Humphries Sidelined
The Injury bug has yet again struck the Orange and Blue as starting left tackle D.J. Humphries will be sidelined for 2-4 weeks after suffering a MCL sprain in practice on Monday. Humphries, a 6-foot-5, 285-pound sophomore, was replaced in the lineup against Missouri following a lackluster performance against LSU …
Read More »Florida Baseball Falls to LSU In Series Opener
The Florida baseball team dropped its opening game of a three game series 3-2 to number three LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Thursday night. The Gators fall to 25-21 and 12-10 in the SEC. The Tigers improved to 41-6 and 17-5 in conference play. Florida started Jonathon Crawford on the …
Read More »Former Gator golfer Camilo Benedetti looks to complete journey at PGA Tour
Camilo Benedetti has come close to earning his PGA Tour card in each of the past three years. Bogeys in two of his final three holes at Qualifying School in 2010 left him one stroke away from claiming an invitation to the PGA Tour. In 2011, rounds of 73 and 74 over …
Read More »Florida baseball falls short of sweep against Tennessee
The Tennessee Volunteers were able to avoid the series sweep against Florida baseball taking a 4-2 victory Sunday afternoon at McKethan Stadium. Florida head coach Kevin O’Sullivan lost his first game against Tennessee in Gainesville (8-1). The Gators fall to 25-20 overall and 12-9 in SEC play. The Volunteers improve …
Read More »Gator softball takes rubber match against Georgia, 5-0
Playing in the final regular season home game of their UF careers, two seniors on the second-ranked Florida softball team (47-6, 16-5 SEC) went out in style, beating Georgia 5-0 on Sunday. Taking on the 23rd-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (35-18, 12-9 SEC), the Gators needed a win in Sunday’s contest to …
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