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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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The Florida Gators released the 2024-25 non-conference men’s basketball schedule Tuesday. Florida will play seven home games at the friendly confines of Exactech Arena and will play four more games in the state of Florida. The Gators schedule is highlighted by a home date with the Virginia Cavaliers on December 4 as part of the…
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Former Florida Gators RHP Brandon Sproat is making quick work of the New York Mets’ farm system. Sproat, in his first season of professional baseball following four seasons at the University of Florida, was promoted to Triple-A Syracuse Saturday. Sproat opened the season at Single-A Brooklyn. There he made five starts and recorded a 1.07…
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One of the most intriguing storylines for Florida football at the start of fall camp is the quarterback position. For the first time in what feels like forever, the Gators actually have a capable returning starter in veteran Graham Mertz. What makes this such a position of interest is the arrival of Gatorade National Player…
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Florida superstar Jac Caglianone was selected No. 6 overall by the Kansas City Royals in Sunday’s MLB Draft. Caglianone set numerous program records including the all-time home run mark, with 75. His 2024 campaign will go down as one of, if not the the top all-around year in Gators baseball history. Caglianone entered college following…
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As the baseball season reaches its midpoint, former National League Rookie of the Year Jonathan India is starting to heat up. As a result, the Fort Lauderdale, FL native is starting to hear his name in trade rumors just a few weeks from the MLB trade deadline. India sparked a 8-1 win over Colorado on…
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Florida volleyball enters the 2024 campaign with lofty expectations as the coaches of the Southeastern Conference voted the Gators as the second best team in the preseason coaches poll, announced Monday. Florida finished with one first place vote and twenty-twp points behind SEC-newcomer Texas. The Longhorns received fourteen first place votes. SEC Coaches Poll Florida…
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Billy Napier’s bat signal came out Wednesday evening signaling a verbal commitment in the 2025 recruiting cycle. 4-star LB Myles Johnson was the latest prospect to join the Florida class, just a week after decommiting from Alabama. BREAKING: Class of 2025 LB Myles Johnson has Committed to Florida, he tells me for @on3recruits The 6β1…
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Despite a rough start that saw Wyatt Langford hitting at just a .224 clip more than a month through his first big league season, the Trenton, FL native has completely turned his season around and is now among the favorites to win the AL Rookie of the Year award. In a May 4 contest against…
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Florida softball head coach Tim Walton was named the national coach of the year by D1Softball.com Monday afternoon. ππππ¨πππππ₯π₯ ππ¨πππ‘ π¨π ππ‘π ππππ« π Florida head coach Tim Walton (@_TimWalton) is the 2024 D1Softball Coach of the Year. Coach Walton led @GatorsSB to an SEC tournament title and a WCWS semifinal berth. π€ @MizunoSportsUSAhttps://t.co/qr4MmfTPPH —…
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A pair of former Florida Gators have signed free agent contracts despite going undrafted in this week’s NBA Draft. Point guard Zyon Pullin joins the Miami Heat roster on a two-way deal while big man Tyrese Samuel signed an exhibit-10 deal with the Phoenix Suns. Pullin joined the Gators out of the transfer portal following…