University of Florida president Kent Fuchs has appointed a search committee to hire a new athletics director, the school announced Wednesday.
The eight-member committee consists of constituents within the university and athletic department. UF trustee and board chairman Manny Fernandez will chair the search. Continue reading “Florida Gators announce search committee to find new athletics director”
Steve Spurrier’s career with the Gators may be done, but his name will live on at Florida forever.
The university announced plans to make sure of that by changing the official name of its football stadium to “Steve Spurrier – Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.” Continue reading “Florida changing name of football field to include Steve Spurrier’s name”
Wide receiver Antonio Callaway is back on campus at the University of Florida.
But he hasn’t rejoined the Gators football team … yet. Continue reading “Report: Suspended Gators WR Antonio Callaway can now attend classes, use facilities”
GAINESVILLE — Florida defensive tackle commit Jordon Scott wanted to check out UF’s facilities for the first time during his visit Saturday.
He got to see much more.
Program assistant Shawnee Sellers gave Scott a tour of Florida’s latest facility upgrade, the $25-million Otis Hawkins Center for Academic and Personal Excellence. The doors open to UF student-athletes Monday. Continue reading “Gators commit impressed with Florida’s new academic center”
GAINESVILLE — Most high school recruits model their game after a college or pro athlete who plays their position.
Jordon Scott, however, is an exception.
He’s a 6-foot-1, 350-pound defensive tackle from Pinellas Park High School in Largo. His commitment to the Gators last week helped fill a major need for the team in this recruiting class. Continue reading “Gators 350-pound DT commit Jordon Scott ‘a DB at heart’”
Florida has strung together 29 consecutive wins over Kentucky. The Gators will look to continue that streak, which began in 1987, in front of a national audience on CBS.
The SEC East matchup between Florida and Kentucky is one of the five SEC games that were revealed to be on CBS this upcoming season, according to a Wednesday morning press release. The Gators and the Wildcats will face off on Sept. 10 at 3:30 p.m. in the Swamp. Continue reading “Florida-Kentucky game set for 3:30 p.m. on CBS”
The disappearance of Antonio Callaway was quickly brought up and then tossed aside on Tuesday afternoon.
Florida coach Jim McElwain said Callaway — last year’s star play-maker and return ace — is not enrolled in summer classes, and that the situation is “being handled.” Continue reading “Suspended Gators WR Antonio Callaway not enrolled in summer classes”
We’re approaching the summer months, which is college football’s true offseason. But August fall practices will be here in the blink of an eye.
Here’s another Gators mailbag as you wait … Continue reading “Mailbag: Who is the best player on the Florida Gators 2016 roster?”
The Gators’ quarterback competition has attracted a lot of attention this offseason.
Oregon State transfer Luke Del Rio — who was ineligible to play for the Gators last season due to NCAA transfer rules — is competing with Purdue graduate transfer Austin Appleby, and freshmen Feleipe Franks and Kyle Trask to be Florida’s starting quarterback this year.
Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier had some stuff to say to the Palm Beach Post on the Gators’ quarterback battle before speaking to the Palm Beach County Gator Club on Tuesday night. Continue reading “Doug Nussmeier says Luke Del Rio ‘a little bit ahead’ in Gators quarterback competition”
The annual rivalry game between Florida and Tennessee is usually one of the biggest games on the Gators’ schedule.
But could this year’s battle between Florida and Tennessee be one of the biggest games in all of college football? ESPN’s Chris Low and Adam Rittenberg believe so. Continue reading “Is Florida-Tennessee the top high-stakes college football game for 2016?”
