UF has one of the few concussion research centers in the country and has worked with the NCAA to improve the game. I spoke with two members of that clinic and a local head football coach about the clinic’s findings.
Read More »The Legacy of the Whittemore’s at Buchholz High School
In 1990, the legacy of the Whittemore family at Buchholz High School began. Then a wide receiver at BHS, Mark Whittemore helped lead the Bobcats to the 1990 4A Florida State Championship, defeating Dillard 24-7. The victory delivered Buchholz their first and only state title in football. Fast forward 28 …
Read More »Get Your Head Out of the Game? Player Safety Movement Makes Its Way to High Schools
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The NFL and NCAA’s concussion crisis and player safety initiatives have been well-chronicled, praised, criticized and debated. However, the issue of player safety at the high school level has often been ignored, although that’s changing. “Youth exposure to repetitive head impacts in tackle football may reduce one’s …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Walks out of 2018 With a Home Win
Gators Women’s Basketball ended 2018 on a high note with a home win against Charleston Southern yesterday afternoon. Gators Basketball The women’s basketball team was happy to be back on their home court after returning from their Dual in the Desert where they could not pick up a win. Although the …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Hoping to Snap Three-Game Losing Streak
After stringing together three consecutive wins, Florida women’s basketball has dropped three straight games. The Gators (3-9) lost all of their matchups during their road trip against Ohio State, Utah and UNLV. On Sunday, the team will be back at home, where they have won their only games of the season. …
Read More »Gators’ Peach Bowl Blowout of Michigan Caps First-Year Turnaround Under Dan Mullen
ATLANTA — What a difference a year makes. At this point last year, Florida was coming off a 4-7 season. A season in which it fired it’s head coach (Jim McElwain), it’s young quarterback lost all his confidence (Feleipe Franks), and it took a back seat to other schools in …
Read More »Florida Wins Peach Bowl with 41-15 Beatdown Over Michigan
The first year of the Dan Mullen era is officially over, with the No. 10 Gators securing a 41-15 win over No. 7 Michigan Saturday in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Offensive Explosion With two of the top defenses in the country facing off, Saturday’s game was not expected to be …
Read More »Gator Basketball Demolishes Butler at Home
The Florida Gators’ men’s basketball team picked up a huge win on Saturday, defeating the Butler Bulldogs by a score of 77-43 at home. The Gators were clicking on all cylinders in what was an extremely impressive win for the team. This was the last game of the Gators non-conference …
Read More »No. 10 Florida vs. No. 7 Michigan: Peach Bowl Preview
The No. 10 Florida Gators (9-3) and the No. 7 Michigan Wolverines (10-2) face off for the third time in four seasons this Saturday in the 2018 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. https://twitter.com/CFAPeachBowl/status/1076565602637135873 Season Rundown Both teams suffered losses early in the season. Michigan lost their season-opener against Notre Dame. For Florida, …
Read More »Jalen Hudson’s Offensive Rise in Sunrise
Guess who’s back, back again. Jalen Hudson’s back, tell a friend. After four lackluster showings, Gators senior guard Jalen Hudson returned to form in a big way. He posted 14 points, one short of tying his career high, and added 6 rebounds in the team’s 77-56 win over Florida Gulf …
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