Month: May 2021

  • The Gridiron Growl Podcast: Talking NIL with Darren Heitner And More

    Check out the latest episode of The Gridiron Growl Podcast as David Soderquist and Brian Fox talk to Darren Heitner of Heitner Legal to discuss the NIL bill that he helped draft and promote in the state of Florida. The two are then joined by former Florida TE Clifford Taylor IV for his thoughts on…

  • SB: Cottrill’s Walk-Off Clinches Florida’s Ninth SEC Regular Season Title

    With one out in the bottom of the seventh and the tying run on second base, Florida catcher Julia Cottrill fouled off three consecutive pitches before she belted a walk-off, two-run homer onto the roof of the home bullpen behind the left-field fence. Following Saturday’s series-clinching shutout victory, Florida defeated Texas A&M 6-5 at home…

  • BSB: Gators Claim Series Behind Barco’s Gem

    Final: Gators 9, Kentucky 2 Hunter Barco hurled a gem and the offense broke out as Florida claimed the series in Lexington to improve to 33-14 overall and 15-9 in SEC play. How It Happened: The Gators got on the board first as Jud Fabian recorded a sacrifice fly to score Nathan Hickey, who tripled…

  • SB: Lugo Shuts Out Aggies as Gators Clinch Eighth Straight SEC Series

    With two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Florida center fielder Cheyenne Lindsey and second baseman Hannah Adams hit back-to-back solo home runs to add a pair of insurance runs and double the Gators’ advantage. Following a thrilling walk-off victory in Friday’s series opener, Florida clinched its final conference series with a 4-0 win…

  • LAX: Gators cruise past Temple for AAC Championship

    Florida toppled the Temple Owls 19-4 to win their seventh consecutive conference championship With eight minutes left in the most important game of the season, attacker Kassidy Bresnahan quickly passed the ball into the hands of Brianna Harris. In the blink of an eye, the senior led a clean overhand shot to give the Gators…

  • BSB: Gators Rally for Win in Lexington

    It felt just like Thursday’s series opening loss for the Florida Gators. The same refrain continued: get down early, battle back, make mistakes that allow the opposition to retake the lead. Unlike Thursday, after an error led to a Kentucky run in the eighth, Florida bounced back and scored four runs in the ninth to…

  • SB: Echols Powers Gators Past Aggies in Final Series Opener

    With one out and the winning run aboard in the bottom of the seventh inning, Florida third baseman Charla Echols dug into the batter’s box to face Texas A&M right-hander Makinzy Herzog. On a 2-2 count, Herzog hurled her 124th pitch of the game over the heart of the plate and Echols found her sweet…

  • Pair of Gators Selected in Top-10 of PFF’s Way Too Early 2022 NFL Mock Draft

    Mike Renner’s mock draft has three Gators selected in the first round ProFootballFocus.com released a “way too early” 2022 mock NFL Draft on Friday, and surprisingly, two Gators were selected in the top eight picks of the draft. Way-Too-Early 2022 Mock Draft, per @PFF_Mike pic.twitter.com/2uuSzqVWgG — PFF Draft (@PFF_College) May 7, 2021 Mike Renner, PFF’s…

  • BSB: Gators Drop Series Opener at Kentucky

    Florida found themselves tied 5-5 in the bottom of the eighth after battling back from a 5-0 deficit. Unfortunately, the Gators’ arch-nemesis, defense, once again reared its ugly head. To lead off the inning, Kentucky’s Cam Hill reached on a bunt single. A wild pitch from Trey Van Der Weide put Hill in scoring position.…

  • LAX: Gators Crush Cincinnati to Advance to the AAC Championship

    Florida is the only team to play in both AAC Conference Championship matches With a pass from Brianna Harris, senior Kassidy Bresnahan fiercely turned around and swung into the net to give Florida an eleven-point lead in the final 16 seconds of the first period. The Gators were officially in game mode.  Florida took down…