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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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For the twentieth time in program history, the University of Florida soccer team has been named the SEC favorite by the confernce’s head coaches. The Gators took the pole position despite South Carolina garnering a higher ranking in the United Soccer Coaches Poll earlier this month. Florida returns ten starters from a program that went…
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Expect to hear ‘Trinity Catholic Baseball’ a lot next summer as the Ocala based high school is projected to have several prospects selected in the 2019 MLB Draft. The Celtics senior class is loaded with Division-One talent. Catcher Bryce Boone (FSU commit), and a pair of Gators commitments lead the charge for Trinity Catholic. In…
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Gators sophomore forward Deanne Rose was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list on Thursday. Rose led Florida in goals (9) and points (21) as a freshman in 2017 and earned the SEC’s Freshman of the Year honor. Rose also earned a spot on the All-SEC First Team. The Alliston, Ontario native is a…
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Many Florida fans mocked Ohio State and Urban Meyer when the head coach was placed on administrative leave after lying about his knowledge of assistant coach Zach Smith‘s history of domestic abuse earlier this month. On Friday, Meyer’s former boss lumped Florida in the mess that could ultimately cost the Buckeyes coach his job. Former…
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The 2018 Florida Gators will have high expectations despite losing much of the rotation that led them to last season’s national title game. On Wednesday, the AVCA preseason poll was released and Florida will enter the season ranked #7. This represents twenty-seven straight seasons that the Gators have opened in the Top-15 nationally. Only Nebraska…
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The 2018-19 athletics season is upon us, finally. The University of Florida soccer program is the first to get underway as they will play an exhibition contest in Fort Myers against FGCU on Friday before beginning the regular season a week later. On Tuesday, the Gators learned that they will enter the season as the…
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The Florida Gators are off to a fast start in the 2021 recruiting cycle. Florida has received seven verbal commitments from prospects about to enter their sophomore year of high school. Among those seven, only one hails from outside of the Sunshine State. The lone out of state commitment is from Charlotte, NC native Philip…
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ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that Mets prospect Tim Tebow broke a bone in his hand and will likely miss the remainder of the season. Mets’ minor-league OF Tim Tebow broke the hamate bone in his right hand swinging the bat this weekend and is scheduled to have surgery Tuesday and is now likely out…
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The state of Florida is known for the athletes that have come out of the state to thrive in collegiate and professional organizations. While football is the headliner, the University of Florida is proving that the state isn’t lagging in producing top notch baseball talent either. The Gators have feasted with rosters that have been…
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Former Heisman Trophy winning quarterback turned professional baseball player Tim Tebow will see a hand specialist early next week. Tebow injured his right hand in Thursday’s 3-2 Binghamton victory over Trenton. Tim Tebow departed a game at Double-A Binghamton this week due to an injured right hand, the Mets say. He will see a hand…
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