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Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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A former top target and commit to Florida, Elijah Blades announced his intention to complete his collegiate career with the Gators via Instagram on Friday. Blades is finishing a class at Texas A&M, where he spent the last two years before entering the NCAA transfer portal in June. In 2019, the California native played in…
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It’s Friday Night Lights at the University of Florida. The annual recruiting mega-event brings out many of the nation’s top high school prospects and usually results in several commitments to the Gators football program. This year was no different as 4-star RB Terrance Gibbs committed to Dan Mullen’s team Friday evening, upon being offered. Gibbs…
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Florida Gators shooting guard Scottie Lewis was selected with the No. 56 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft on Thursday by the Charlotte Hornets. With the 56th pick of the NBA Draft, the @hornets select Scottie Lewis (@Scottie23L)! 2021 #NBADraft presented by State Farm — NBA Draft (@NBADraft) July 30, 2021 Lewis averaged 7.9…
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Florida Gators point guard Tre Mann was selected with the No. 18 pick of the 2021 NBA Draft on Thursday. Mann will be heading to Oklahoma City, barring a trade. Sources: Oklahoma City, No. 18: Tre Mann. https://t.co/J6IWPI76Gk — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 30, 2021 Mann’s selection ends a seven year drought for the University…
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Florida head coach Dan Mullen revealed on Monday that transfer RB Demarkcus Bowman will be granted immediate eligibility for the 2021 season. Mullen made the announcement during SEC Media Days in Hoover, Alabama. Bowman announced his decision to transfer to Florida in October after appearing in two games for the Clemson Tigers. In those two…
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SEC Media Days presents the first sign of college football being around the corner. With just six weeks remaining before the start of the season, Media Days has finally arrived. The Florida Gators will be the first team to take the stage on Monday and should be highlighted from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM with…
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The Florida women’s basketball program will be looking for a new head coach after the resignation of Cameron Newbauer, the university announced in a release on Friday. Newbauer was the leader of the program for the last four seasons and agreed to a contract extension that the UAA announced just six weeks ago. “Being the…
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After years of hostility between the two programs, it appears that Florida and Central Florida will finally agree to a football series. The Orlando Sentinel’s Mike Bianchi was the first to report the story. Finally!!! #Gators and #UCF are about to sign a contract to play a football series. Love it!!! Here’s my story: https://t.co/TbpG9lZfwE…
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It wasn’t the best night possible for Florida head coach Kevin O’Sullivan, but it was likely better than expected by most pundits. The opening night of the MLB Draft saw three Gators signees selected in the first thirty picks, but none of those three were expected to make it to Gainesville. The night could have…
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The MLB Draft is set to get underway on Sunday at 7 PM and several Gators (and signees) are hoping to hear their name called over the course of the three day event. The following Gators players and signees are ranked in the MLB’s Top 250 prospect rankings. … #18 Andrew Painter (signee), RHP Fort…