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•By: News Service of Florida PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — His professional football career remains up in the air, but Tim Tebow will be named a “Great Floridian” this week by Gov. Rick Scott. The former Florida Gator quarterback will be honored, one of only 66 people since 1981 to get the award, on Friday. [...]

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Jonathan Bullard is the last incoming freshman awaiting decisions by the NCAA and the University of Florida on whether he will be playing football in the “Swamp” next year. Bullard is the third Gator commit on Monday to play the academic waiting game, as four-star DT Dante Phillips was denied acceptance into the University of [...]

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Shortstop Nolana Fontana became the fourth Gators baseball player to sign a pro contract this week when he inked a deal with the Houston Astros. LHP/DH Brian Johnson (Boston), OF Daniel Pigott (Cincinnati) and RHP Greg Larson (Boston) all signed this week. Fontana, a Winter Garden native, was selected with the first pick in the [...]

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With the wind, which is so often a non-factor in the increasingly humid days of May in Gainesville, swirling across the court and scattering a water bottle or two, Allie Will—the number one women’s tennis player in the country—set her feet and let rip on a exquisitely-timed and powerful forehand. As it had just moments [...]

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Some interesting, and worrying, observations from Michael DiRocco of ESPN’s GatorNation about the Gators’ first practice in pads over the weekend. One thing that sticks out in DiRocco’s observation is that the quarterbacks didn’t have much success throwing the ball downfield. DiRocco writes: “[Jeff] Driskel, Jacoby Brissett and [Tyler] Murphy had a lot of success [...]

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JACKSONVILLE – After a day off from media availability on Friday, the Gators had their final pre-bowl press conference on Saturday. Seniors Jeff Demps, Chris Rainey, John Brantley, Will Green and Jaye Howard joined coach Will Muschamp to discuss the team’s preparation for the Gator Bowl matchup with Ohio State on Monday. Here’s a look [...]

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JACKSONVILLE – The teams arrived here today in advance of the Jan. 2 Gator Bowl. While Ohio State did not practice, Florida had its first since the holiday. The Gators were on the field for less than an hour, and coach Will Muschamp said he just wanted to get them moving after some time away. [...]

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Florida coach Will Muschamp says that he will not hire a a new offensive coordinator until after the Gator Bowl. “A lot of people have a tremendous interest in the job,’’ Muschamp said Monday. “I’m taking my time. I’ve talked to an awful lot of people and will continue to do so to find the [...]

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The dream match-up that the Gator Bowl it was getting when it matches Florida against its former coach Urban Meyer, is drawing scant interest with fans in both Florida and Ohio. Media reports suggest that with less than three weeks before the January 2 game at EverBank Field in Jacksonville,Florida, the Gators have sold half [...]

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At first glance the possibility of playing in the Gator Bowl probably doesn’t excite many Florida players or fans. But throw in Ohio State and the possibility of going up against former Florida coach Urban Meyer and suddenly this becomes one of the most intriguing match-ups of the bowl season. “Obviously, we’d love to have [...]

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