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Florida media guide reveals updated jersey numbers ahead of fall camp
Prior to arriving in Dallas for SEC Media Days, the Florida football program released its latest media guide on the SEC's official website, revealing the jersey numbers for multiple mid-year transfer additions and freshmen enrollees in Gainesville. Multiple first-year Gators will wear single-digit numbers in 2024, including wide receiver Elijhah...
Meet the University of Florida athletes, alum heading to the Paris Olympics
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The world has been counting down to the 2024 Olympics in Paris for years, and now, the long-time coming games are just a week away. Olympic games years are a time to celebrate athletes from the entire world coming together to compete on the biggest stage. Many countries will be represented in Paris, but some of the athletes representing Team USA have a special connection to Florida.
Shemar James adamant Gators defense has improved in talent, leadership
After a disappointing 2022 campaign on the defensive side of the ball, Florida was intent on improving in 2023 under newly hired defensive coordinator Austin Armstrong. Having ranked No. 129 of 131 FBS teams in third-down conversion percentage allowed, No. 87 in scoring defense and No. 97 in total defense, the second-worst mark in the SEC, in 2022, Florida felt as if improvements were on the horizon, and the unit consistently expressed as much in the lead-up to head coach Billy Napier's second season at the helm.
‘I wouldn’t wish it on no other parent:’ thousands of teens tried as adults under Florida Statute
Mikhail Lawson, then 14, was charged as an adult for a Feb. 19 armed homicide-robbery case accompanied by two others at Pointe 23 apartments in Gainesville. He’s facing a capital felony which could give him life in prison. His parents, Tamelia Young and Malcolm Lawson, said the incident was...
Paul Finebaum Names Best Freshman Quarterback in College Football
Things are not looking good for the Florida Gators and head coach Billy Napier. After consecutive losing seasons, Napier could be on the hot seat if there isn't significant improvement this season. Napier inherited a program with two losing seasons since 2014, with one in 2021, the year before he ...
211 Big Bend hoping to improve response times for 988 suicide crisis hotline
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - 211 Big Bend, a Tallahassee based suicide and crisis prevention hotline, is hoping to improve response times for the 988 suicide crisis hotline. The three-digit 988 was launched nationwide in 2022 to replace the old 1-800 number. The State of Florida is struggling to meet a...
DeSantis on Biden dropping out: Dems 'just rearranging deck of chairs on Titanic'
(The Center Square) – In response to President Joe Biden announcing he will not run for reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis echoed what other Republicans have said: she hasn’t been honest about Biden’s mental and physical ability to perform the duties of president. “Kamala Harris was complicit in a massive coverup to hide and deny the fact that Joe Biden was not capable of discharging the duties of the office,” DeSantis said. “She also...
TIMELINE: Afternoon showers return Tuesday afternoon with highs in mid-90s
ORLANDO, Fla. - Monday's remaining storms will wind down rapidly this evening. Expect significantly higher rain chances on Tuesday, with around 70% coverage. Once storms develop, they will move northwest, affecting the entire area. LONG-RANGE: Typical July weather will bring scattered afternoon and evening storms across Central Florida, with very...
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