Category: Fall Sports

Articles for the Fall Sports at the University of Florida

  • SOC: Gators top 2018 SEC Preseason Coaches Poll

    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…

  • FB: 4-star CB Chester Kimbrough commits to Gators

    Dan Mullen and his staff got some great news Monday night as 4-star cornerback, Chester Kimbrough announced his commitment to Florida. They just wanna see me starve again , THE reason why I’m GOING HARD AGAIN #Committed No interviews please pic.twitter.com/Sed3RxUswK — 饥饿 (@chaazz19) August 14, 2018 The rising senior out of Warren Eastern High…

  • SEC rules Van Jefferson eligible immediately

    The Florida Gators received word that WR Van Jefferson has been given immediate eligibility on Monday morning. After the recent rule change surrounding in-conference transfers was amended this spring, the ruling is no surprise but removes the final hurdle in Jefferson’s transfer process. The 6’2″ receiver figures to play a prominent role in this year’s…

  • Looking For a Leader: Florida’s Quarterback Competition

    As a college football fan, the start of fall camp always conjures up feelings quite similar to a young child eagerly anticipating Christmas morning. Such excitement at the possibilities. Yes, this time of year has all of college football’s fans wondering, “What’s under the tree for me this year?” If you’re a Florida Gators fan,…

  • SOC: F Deanne Rose named to MAC Hermann Trophy watch list

    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…

  • Foley’s refusal to comment lumps Florida into Ohio State, Urban Meyer mess

    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…

  • VB: Florida ranked #7 in preseason AVCA Coaches Poll

    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…

  • SOC: Gators ranked #7 in United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll

    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…

  • FB: Familiar face looks to lead Florida out of nearly a decade of purgatory

    January 8, 2009; Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida: “Tebow takes a knee and that is that! Congratulations to the University of Florida Gators, who have won the school’s third national championship!” That was the call at the end of Dan Mullen‘s final game with the Florida Gators. The culmination of a long and prosperous…

  • FB: Trevon Grimes and Van Jefferson cleared to play immediately

    The Florida Gators finally received the news they have been waiting for since last February when they pulled a pair of huge transfers into the 2018 signing class. On Thursday, the NCAA granted immediate eligibility to Van Jefferson and Trevon Grimes. The two players are expected to give a big boost to Florida’s WR corps.…