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Florida forward Jordyn Merritt was named the Southeastern Conference’s Freshman of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday. #SECWBB Freshman of the Week: @jdm1802 Full release » https://t.co/Mvfmqv8JnU. pic.twitter.com/ywRa9YrcX0 — Southeastern Conference (@SEC) February 23, 2021 The Texas native scored 12 points while grabbing 9 rebounds in Florida’s loss at Missouri on Sunday. She played…
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Check out the latest episode of The Gridiron Growl Podcast as David Soderquist, Brian Fox, and Jake Hitt take a look at the Florida Gators’ running back room. Florida returns key contributors Dameon Pierce, Malik Davis, and Nay’Quan Wright but also added five-star transfers Lorenzo Lingard (expect to be completely healthy) and Demarkcus Bowman. The…
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Florida baseball opened the season with a bang! They moved into the brand new Florida Ballpark and delighted a socially distanced crowd with a victory over rival Miami on Friday night. But, maybe we saw the chink in the armor as the Gators squandered a 7-1 lead and allowed Miami to make a game of…
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Final: Miami 8, Florida 6 Florida entered this weekend’s matchup with the Miami Hurricanes as the unanimous No. 1 team in the nation. They leave the weekend with more questions about the bullpen then answers and a sub-.500 record. After splitting the first two games of the series, including the opening of the brand new…
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Final: Florida 7, Miami 5 For at least one night, a lot of things seemed “normal” once again Friday night. Florida baseball beat Miami for the eighteenth time in twenty-two outings and a rain storm kept delaying the first pitch and the opening of a brand new stadium. The Gators are now 1-0 on the…
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Check out the latest episode of The Gridiron Growl Podcast as David Soderquist and Brian Fox are joined by former Gators QB (and UF Athletic Hall of Famer) Shane Matthews. Shane shares stories about his rise up the UF depth chart, playing for Steve Spurrier, his NFL career, and why he made Gainesville his home.…
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The Florida Gators enter the 2021 season with lofty expectations thanks to an experienced roster that added one of the nation’s top freshman classes. This iteration of UF’s baseball team only lost two members from last year’s team that finished 16-1 before the Covid-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the season. Gone are longtime stawarts…
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Check out the latest episode of The Gridiron Growl Podcast as David Soderquist and Brian Fox recap Florida’s quiet February National Signing Day. They also delve in to the recruitment of 5-star safety Terrion Arnold. The two also discuss the transfer of former 5-star TE Arik Gilbert, who announced his commitment to the Gators last…
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The Florida Gators landed one of the nation’s top defensive ends on Friday as Francois Nolton, of Miami, committed to the program. pic.twitter.com/VBis7n1553 — Francois Nolton Jr (@99_nolton) February 5, 2021 Nolton is a highly sought after prospect as he holds offers from Alabama, Florida State, and Miami among others. He is rated a 4-star…
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The Florida Gators enter 2021 with massive expectations following a 16-1 start to the 2020 season before the Covid-19 pandemic cancelled the remainder of the season. As a result, Florida is the nation’s unanimous preseason No. 1 team, according to the polls. U N A N I M O U S#GoGators pic.twitter.com/WIwlUjLsQh — Florida Gators…