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The last Back Nine in the month of June comes at you from Rainsville after a lovely celebration of our 22ndanniversary. I am so lucky to have Karen and so many friends. Sorry, I didn’t mean to get sentimental. 10. Jeff Cardozo and I took a week off from The …

The Back Nine comes at you after the saddest Father’s Day ever despite all efforts by my two daughters and loving wife. I was my first one without a father and many of you know that pain. I was lucky to have so many with him. 10. When it’s talking …

The 2021 College World Series starts tomorrow in Omaha, Nebraska. Eight teams are split into two double-elimination brackets, consisting of four teams each. The winners of each bracket will meet in the CWS finals, a best-of-three series to decide the NCAA champion. Here is a look into the upcoming CWS …

Florida men basketball added Akeem Miskdeen in their coaching staff, head coach Mike White announced in a statement. Miskdeen will assist the men’s basketball next season. “We’re really excited about what Akeem will bring to the Florida program,” White said. “He has proven himself everywhere he’s been and will fit …

The super regionals start today as college baseball teams continue to duke it out for a chance to reach the 2021 Men’s College World Series in Omaha. 16 teams will compete in the super regionals, with 11 of them being national seeds. Here is a short preview of the upcoming …

The “Friday Fivesome” comes at you for the second installment of football only opinions, which means we are that much closer to football season. Heck, we can even see SEC Media Days from here. 1.Obviously, the plans for a new playoff system took center stage in the college football world …

With less than a month to go, five states will enact name, image and likeness laws for college athletes. Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and New Mexico will open endorsement opportunities for college athletes on July 1. Meanwhile, the race is on for the NCAA and Congress to get federal regulations …

The Florida Gators Track and Field team are headed to Eugene, Oregon, to close out its 2021 season in the NCAA Outdoor Championship. The Gators head into this week’s championship with a combined 18 entries, 10 for the men and eight for the women. The competition is set to take …

Regional play in the College World Series wraps up today with four SEC teams in position to advance to the Super Regionals. Tennessee and Vanderbilt have already secured their position in the Supers going undefeated in the Regional tournament. The SEC holds the potential to see play in five of …

The Back Nine comes at you after we have pretty much cleared the decks of Gators sports for the academic year (I know, I know, there is still track and field). Hopefully, no Gator fans were injured slipping on banana peels during the making of these orange and blue postseasons. …