Medina’s walk-off single lifts Florida
Video Analysis: Max Staver
One of the most debated recruits of the 2013 cycle was Brentwood, TN quarterback Max Staver. There was a fierce debate on whether the 6-foot-5, 235-pound prospect would stay at quarterback or move to a position, like, tight end. Message Board scouts broke down every motion, every play, and every statistic to conclude hard line opinions on Staver and his ability.
Some were impressed, some not. Some immediately gave Staver the back-up job; some thought he would be better served backing up Colin Thompson; some even wrote off Staver as a prospect worthy of a scholarship offer to the University of Florida. Staver was also involved in some drama regarding the commitment 5-star cornerback Jalen Ramsey, a teammate of his.
Know Your Foe: SEC East Pretenders
Thursday we took a look at three teams in the SEC East that are serious contenders in the division. We broke down what they have coming back and how they stack up against Florida.
As we continue our Know Your Foe series, today we take a look at the other half of the East and three teams, who for lack of a better phrase, are the SEC East cellar dwellers.
These three teams struggled mightily in 2012 and their outlook for 2013 doesn’t look any better.
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Florida softball ready for Super Regional: And the Gators are big favorites over UAB. (Super Regional Central | Chris Harry on Lauren Haeger)
Florida tennis doubles teams split matches Friday: Florida's only men's team moved on to the quarterfinals; Florida's last women's team fell in the round of 16. (Piro and van Overbeek | Embree and Oyen)
New Orleans coach Mark Slessinger's quiet love: Pretty cool guy, this Slessinger. (Gregg Doyel, CBS Sports)
Why does every female sports person need to be attractive? Yes, I know that guys need to be reasonably attractive, too. (Isobel Markham, The Daily Beast)
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The steep price to watch the Gators
No one ever forgets their first time in the Swamp. Regardless of your tiny seat or the sweltering heat, there is an electricity about the stadium air on fall Saturdays in Gainesville that simply is unmatched anywhere else. I still get chills just imagining seeing that intro video right before the Gators take the field....Only Gators Get Out Alive!
It's that game day atmosphere that draws 90,000 young and old to Florida home games from across the country. For a lot of long time fans, it's less about the game and more about the tradition of making the tribute trip to Gainesville. There's only one thing that stands between a rabid Gator fan and the sea of Orange and Blue inside Ben Hill Griffin stadium, a ticket.
There has been a noticeable attendance drop in recent years in the Swamp. As a former employee of the ticket office, I have heard a number of reasons; the economy, the difficulty of travel, the cheap luxury of high definition television. None are more prevalent than one though, the price.
The steep price to watch the Gators
No one ever forgets their first time in the Swamp. Regardless of your tiny seat or the sweltering heat, there is an electricity about the stadium air on fall Saturdays in Gainesville that simply is unmatched anywhere else. I still get chills just imagining seeing that intro video right before the Gators take the field....Only Gators Get Out Alive!
It's that game day atmosphere that draws 90,000 young and old to Florida home games from across the country. For a lot of long time fans, it's less about the game and more about the tradition of making the tribute trip to Gainesville. There's only one thing that stands between a rabid Gator fan and the sea of Orange and Blue inside Ben Hill Griffin stadium, a ticket.
There has been a noticeable attendance drop in recent years in the Swamp. As a former employee of the ticket office, I have heard a number of reasons; the economy, the difficulty of travel, the cheap luxury of high definition television. None are more prevalent then one though, the price.
Jordan Reed signs with Redskins
Dyshon Sims adding top offers: Tackle recruit heating up
99 Days to Toledo: Jay-nard Bostwick
We officially have entered double digits in our countdown to kickoff. Over the next 99 days GatorCountry.com will run a “Countdown to Kickoff” where we profile a scholarship athlete each day until Florida kicks off against Toledo.
Today we take a look at incoming freshman Jay-nard Bostwick.
Recruitment
Bostwick was a highly recruited strong side defensive end prospect out of St. Lucie Centennial high school in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Bostwick’s scholarship offer list was a who’s who of college football powers with offers extended from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Miami, Florida State, Oklahoma, Michigan Notre Dame Texas A&M and Oregon to name a few.
GCTV: Jeff Driskel Breakdown
“We would not have won 11 games without Jeff Driskel as our quarterback.”
Will Muschamp said that – he’s actually said it on several occasions – while speaking at his first Gator Club Gathering in Gainesville this summer.
Muschamp is right. Jeff Driskel was the quarterback for Florida and did win 11 games. While the team relied on defense, special teams and a powerful running game, the offense would have looked very different with someone else at quarterback.
When Driskel was announced as the starter before the Texas A&M game last season, the coaching staff cited his mobility as the main factor separating him from Jacoby Brissett. If we’re being honest, Driskel didn’t exactly use his mobility as effectively as he should have last season. The Gators gave up the most sacks (39) of any team in the SEC and ranked No. 115 out of 124 teams in sacks allowed. Some of that can be placed squarely on the shoulders of an offensive line that, at time, was as porous as a sponge. However, a lot of that blame can be put on Driskel as he struggled to go through progressions and showed below average pocket presence.
Florida eyes 2015 tight end
The Gators picked up a 2014 tight end on Thursday night but the coaching staff is already looking ahead to 2015.
On Thursday the coaching staff visited 2015 Orlando (Fla.) First Academy tight end Garrett Williams.
“Coach (Derek) Lewis came by to see me,” Williams said. “This was his second time coming by, he came by a few weeks ago also. It was awesome to see him because he is a great guy and I enjoy seeing him around. I’m very high on Florida because they have a good program.”
Brown set to camp at Florida
With the evaluation period quickly coming to an end, the Gators coaching staff is out trying to see prospects one last time.
One of the prospects Florida visited recently was Tuscaloosa (Al.) Academy athlete Torrence Brown.
“Coach (Brian) White came by to see me last week one day,” Brown said. “It went really well even though he couldn’t talk to me. He did talk to my coach and he asked him to let me run some routes during our water break so he could see me perform. He told my coach that he liked me a lot and that I performed well out there.”
Florida Gators Football Mailbag
Q)How do the coaches really feel about the following positions: safety, linebacker and wide receiver?
A) We’ll start with safety. This is probably the position that the coaching staff is most concerned about, well safety and tight end. The question at safety isn’t about talent; Florida has a slew of talented players that can play safety. The problem is finding a player who is ready and able to play safety the way Will Muschamp and D.J. Durkin need them to play the position.
What I mean by this is the coaches ask a lot out of the safeties as far as communication is concerned. The safeties play a big role by communicating protections and making sure the entire secondary knows what they need to do on every play. Throughout spring the coaching staff waited for a player to step up and “get it” but so far there hasn’t been one player to step up and take control.
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As Florida does with most ticket pricing, they gauge the landscape of college football and price their tickets accordingly. Believed to be on par with most big-time rivalry games in college football, tickets to the unofficial World's Largest Outdoor ...
Florida football recruiting: 2014 TE Cyontai Lewis commits, shadow of Bo Scarbrough looms
Florida added a new player to its 2014 recruiting class on Thursday night with the commitment of Tuscaloosa, Alabama Northridge High tight end Cyontai Lewis, according to reports from The Gainesville Sun's Zach Abolverdi and 247Sports' Luke Stampini and ESPN's Derek Tyson and Kipp Adams ($) and Rivals' Blake Alderman ($). We're late on posting this because I had errands to run this morning. It happens.
But this commitment is the sort of thing that deserves a little analysis.
Lewis is listed by 247Sports at 6'5" and 208 pounds, by Rivals at 6'5" and 212 pounds, by ESPN at a suspicious 6'4" and 230, by Abolverdi at 6'6" and 211 pounds, by his own Hudl page at 6'5" and 196 pounds. If Lewis is going to be a tight end at the collegiate level, he's a receiving tight end first and foremost, and will need to add considerable weight before ever taking the field for Florida, which has four scholarship tight ends on the roster, none listed at less than Kent Taylor's 224 pounds. And Taylor's lanky frame could use a few more pounds, too.
Lewis does appear to have very good hands, in what little I can glean from his Hudl highlights, and has a nasty streak when it comes to blocking, which could help him get on the field faster if he's able to gain weight — the issue of Lewis blocking SEC defenders should be less a want-to problem than a can-he problem.
However, Lewis might be most important as a chip in Florida's recruitment of fellow Tuscaloosa player and Alabama commit Bo Scarbrough, one of the best running backs in the class of 2014. Lewis is, per Stampini ($), a cousin and friend of Scarbrough, and Abolverdi notes that Florida extended its scholarship offer on Tuesday, just two days before Florida accepted his commitment.
Lewis is a fine player in his own right, and fills a need for Florida at tight end, where at least one commitment would be a valuable piece of the 2014 class. But if Lewis can also help get Scarborough to campus in the summer, and get coaches' words in Scarborough's ear without coaches having to whisper them all the time, then that's certainly a bonus.
UF at Miami set for noon kickoff
UF at Miami set for noon kickoff
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UF & UM Get Noon Kickoff On September 7
Gators qualify two for finals, another twelve for quarterfinals after day one of NCAA East Prelims
The first day of the NCAA East Prelims saw two Gators qualify directly to the NCAA Outdoor Championships finals and another twelve advance to the quarterfinals of their respective event in Greensboro, North Carolina at the Prelims. It was indeed a great day on the track for the Gators, but it was especially great for Florence Ngetich and Lorraine Graham.
Ngetich qualified for the NCAA's in the 10,000m run with a personal best time of 33:28.10s. That time was good enough for fourth place at the prelims yesterday and will allow her every opportunity for a National Championship come early June. Graham on the other hand finished fifth in the long jump but her height of 6.17m was good enough to send her to NCAA's as well.
Some of the Gators who advanced to today's and Saturday's quarterfinals were: Darshay Davis (100m), Cory McGee and Agata Strausa (1,500m), Sean Obinwa (800m), Arman Hall, Hugh Graham Jr. and Najee Glass (400m). There were of course others, so it will be interesting to see how many of them actually qualify for the NCAA Championships.
The action begins today for the Gators at 10:00 a.m. ET with Jayla Bostic and the women's hammer throw. Also among the Gators in action today are Eddie Lovett (110m hurdles) and Dedric Dukes (200m) so today is the day that things begin to get really exciting.
You can follow all the action online and up-to-the-second courtesy of Flash Results, who are once again the official timekeeper of the NCAA Championships. On Flash Results' website, you can also find the performance lists (in PDF form). As it always is at this time of the year, championship central is located at NCAA.com.
