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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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Once again armed with a potent offensive outing, the Florida Gators topped Stetson 9-6 in midweek action on Tuesday. Florida has now won eleven of its last thirteen games. How It Happened: Stetson jumped on top early with a pair of solo homers by Andrew MacNeil and Hernen Sardinas off Gators starter Timmy Manning. The…
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Check out the latest episode of The Gridiron Growl Podcast as David Soderquist and Brian Fox are joined by Graham Hall of the Gainesville Sun to recap the NFL Draft. The trio discuss how each drafted Gators fits in to their teams’ roster. Graham also weighs in on the successful weekend of the Florida baseball…
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Florida infielder Josh Rivera was named the SEC Co-Newcomer of the Week, the conference announced on Monday. #SECBSB Newcomer of the Week: @joshrivera24 Full release » https://t.co/JdeBBA00xw. pic.twitter.com/UKgUgFyMlc — Southeastern Conference (@SEC) May 3, 2021 Rivera struggled mightily at the beginning of the season, but has rebounded in a big way, upping his average to…
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Backed by a gutsy effort on the mound from Tommy Mace and a pair of homers by Jud Fabian, the Gators topped Vanderbilt 11-8 in a back and forth affair on Saturday. From the very first pitch, it looked as if it would be another long evening of baseball. Mace retrieved a ground ball hit…
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Entering the bottom half of th sixth inning, Florida trailed the No. 2 ranked Commodores 10-2 and it looked like the game was over. However, Vanderbilt had to call upon its bullpen for the final four innings and ultimately eked out the victory, 11-7. The Gators were unable to capitalize on a pedestrian performance by…
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Florida quarterback Kyle Trask saw his dreams become his reality on Friday as he was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the final pick of the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft. … Welcome to Tampa Bay, @ktrask9! #GoBucs pic.twitter.com/v130nt8F5L — Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) May 1, 2021 … The Manvel, Texas native…
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The first round of the 2021 NFL Draft has come and gone. For the first time since 2016, a pair of Gators were selected in the first round. Tight end Kyle Pitts was drafted No. 4 overall by the Atlanta Falcons (the highest a tight end has ever been drafted) while WR Kadarius Toney was…
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