The first Coaches Poll of the 2023 college football season was released on Monday. The two-time reigning national champion Georgia Bulldogs top the rankings at No. 1. Michigan, Alabama and Ohio State follow Georgia to round out the top four. https://twitter.com/CFBONFOX/status/1688658040692920324 SEC Prominent in Rankings There are four Southeastern Conference …
Read More »FSU Opens ACC Play Against Louisville
Following a bye week, the Florida State Seminoles (2-0) look to continue their undefeated season against the Louisville Cardinals Friday night. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. The Cardinals (1-1) will be playing their first home game of the season following a 20-14 bounce back victory over UCF, this past …
Read More »Orlando Gets an XFL Team
The XFL is being relaunched in 2023 and Orlando will be one of three new cities hosting a team. On Sunday, the XFL announced the cities that will have a franchise for this upcoming season. Orlando, Las Vegas and San Antonio are taking the places of New York, Los Angeles …
Read More »Mike Norvell Updates Florida State Football
Florida State football head coach Mike Norvell enters his third season atop the Seminoles this fall. He previously went 38-15 as the Memphis head coach. In his final year, Norvell led the Tigers to the Cotton Bowl with a 12-1 record. Though the Seminoles went 3-6 in 2020 and 5-7 last …
Read More »Notre Dame’s Takeaways from Season Debut
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Florida State Seminoles 41-38 in their season opener. https://twitter.com/espn/status/1434721847808036867 Despite the Irish kicking off their season with a win, they still have plenty of corrections to make on the field to ensure a successful season. The game was extremely close and was even …
Read More »Centralized Conference Realignment
How many different ways has it been said that this year has been a dumpster fire? For college athletics, the chaos of 2020 has unearthed deep cracks in a system of dysfunctional leadership divided by geography, politics, and mixed messaging. A single multi-billion dollar business in which a multitude of …
Read More »FSU, DeSantis All In On Playing Football
If you ask FSU and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, football is a must. Governor DeSantis and FSU administrators held a roundtable at FSU football’s practice facility. The message of the day: Let’s play football. Football is Important Governor DeSantis said he feels taking away the season would do more harm …
Read More »Sankey talks SEC Football Decision
After much talk and deliberation, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey announced that the conference will be playing a conference-only schedule. The conference follows the lead of other Power 5 conferences like the Big Ten and Pac-12. Additionally, the season will be pushed back to a Sept. 26 start. Tough Decisions Sankey …
Read More »Florida State Begins Coaching Search
For only the second time since 1976, the Florida State Seminoles will be on a head coaching search. A vacancy is now open for one of the more attractive head coaching jobs in the southeast with Willie Taggart now fired. Taggart finished 9-12 in just under two seasons as head …
Read More »Local High Schools Competing for Regional Basketball Championships
There are two regional championship games tonight that involve Gainesville-based teams. The Matchups Madison County @ Hawthorne, Region 1A, 7:00 p.m. PK Yonge @ Jacksonville University Christian, Region 4A, 7:00 p.m. What to Look For? The Hawthorne Hornets are 25-1 on the season and come into this matchup on a …
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