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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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On Saturday the Florida Gators were embarrassed while playing in Fayetteville against the Arkansas Razorbacks. The final score was 31-10, but no Gators fan believes the game was even that close. Florida lost a number of players on both defense and offense including starting quarterback Luke Del Rio. The loss of Del Rio gives opportunity to…
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It was selection Monday for many sports across the NCAA. One of the sports featured was women’s soccer. Florida just won the SEC Tournament, including a victory over previously unbeaten South Carolina and were rewarded with a number one seed in the NCAA tournament. Florida’s first match will be at home on Friday against Florida…
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In his Monday press conference Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain mentioned how banged up his team was and there was a big surprise thrown in there. McElwain said that starting Florida QB Luke Del Rio will be out for “a while”, and that, “it’s bad, man.” Del Rio apparently suffered a shoulder injury…
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FINAL: FLORIDA 2, ARKANSAS 1 (OT) ORANGE BEACH, AL- The Florida Gators have now won back to back SEC Tournament Championships. The Gators were forced to overtime by Arkansas, but senior Brooke Sharp headed in the winning goal in the final minute of the first overtime. Savannah Jordan was able to score her 80th career…
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According to SEC Country.com’s Zach Abolverdi, Florida LB Alex Anzalone broke his arm in Saturday’s loss at Arkansas. The injury will force Anzalone to miss the remainder of the season. Anzalone is second on the Gators with 53 tackles and had eight against the Razorbacks. Anzalone has had a history of injuries. In 2015, Anzalone…
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FINAL: ARKANSAS 31, FLORIDA 10 FAYETTEVILLE, AK- In the matchup between the Florida Gators and the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday it was expected that Florida would do everything they could to improve their rankings in the College Football Playoff poll. And maybe Florida did do everything they could, which could be the problem. Arkansas allowed…
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FINAL: FLORIDA 1, SOUTH CAROLINA 0 ORANGE BEACH, AL- The South Carolina Gamecocks had not lost in 2016 until Friday night when the Florida Gators upset the SEC regular season champs. Florida scored in the first half after a shot from Mayra Pelayo hit the crossbar and senior Savannah Jordan lept to head the ball…
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FINAL: FLORIDA 4, MISSOURI 3 (PKs) ORANGE BEACH, AL- The whole world it seemed was swept up in the tense seventh game of the World Series on Wednesday night. Closer to home, however, the Florida Gators soccer team advanced to the SEC tournament semifinals with a hard fought and incredibly tense victory against Missouri that…
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CLEVELAND, OH- Former Florida Gator David Ross decided earlier this season that this would be his final season as a big league baseball player. Ross played for Florida in 1998 after transferring from Auburn. Ross helped lead the Gators to a College World Series appearance and remains one of only a handful of players to…
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ- Tim Tebow has struggled since becoming a professional baseball player. His .147 average reflects such. One of Tebow’s endearing traits on the football field however, was his playing through injury. On Monday, Tebow left a game in the Arizona Fall League in the fourth inning after being caught stealing. Tebow was spotted grabbing…
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