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Several Gators in line for postseason awards
Tim Tebow is among 15 semifinalists for the Maxwell Award, given to the nation’s top college football player. Tebow, who is the reigning winner, is on a short list that includes Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford and Texas Tech’s quarterback Graham Harrell and receiver Michael Crabtree.
Junior LB Brandon Sp…
Gators move up in AP and USA Today polls
Its 49-10 victory by Georgia moved Florida up in both polls released on Sunday.
The Gators moved up one spot to No. 4 in the AP poll, while rising two spots to No. 5 in the USA Today Coaches poll.
Not surprisingly after No. 1 Texas lost to Texas Tech Saturday night, Alabama is No. 1 in both polls…
Spikes one of 20 Lott Trophy Quarterfinalists
Junior LB Brandon Spikes is among 20 quarterfinalists for the Lott Trophy, awarded to college football’s defensive affect Player of the Year.
Now in its fifth year, The Lott Trophy is the first and only college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character att…
Gators get Top 10 recruit
Kenny Boynton, a 6-foot-2 shooting guard who is ranked the nation’s No. 8 prospect by Scout.com, orally committed to the Gators Thursday evening.
Boynton, of Plantation American Heritage, made his announcement on ESPNU. He chose UF by Duke, Southern Cal, Texas and Georgia Tech.
“I took many visit…
Tebow has been playing slightly injured
Tim Tebow suffered a hyper-extended knee in the Oct. 4 game against Arkansas, but coach Urban Meyer said Thursday it has not affected Tebow’s play at all and he hasn’t missed any practice moment.
“It???s fine,” Meyer said. “Go to sleep tonight knowing he???s fine.”
The injury was revealed after…
Georgia QB: Players love the game in Jacksonville
It never fails that every year that date, talk turns to the future of the Florida-Georgia rivalry in Jacksonville, with fans from both sides arguing that the game should be moved to a home-and-home situation in Athens and Gainesville.
The two schools have played in Jacksonville 75 times, but…
Ronnie Wilson facing more trouble
Lineman Ronnie Wilson will not manufacture the trip to Jacksonville that week, and may have played his final game as a Gator.
Wilson is currently not practicing with the team, and coach Urban Meyer would only say Wednesday that Wilson has some trade to attend to.
Wilson, who was a reserve lineman…
Wuerffel to sign autographs in Jacksonville that weekend
As part of the "Sports Illustrated Evolution of the Game Tour". former Florida Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel will be among former Florida and Georgia legends signing autographs prior to Saturday’s Florida-Georgia game in Jacksonville.
Sports Illustrated and Nissan are paying tribu…
Miles, Fulmer breakdown UF-UGA matchup
Statistically, they are about as shut as two teams can get, approach mirror-images of each other in several categories, including total offense.
But while the Florida and Georgia coaching staffs continue to break down film of each other, two league coaches know first-hand what to expect from the G…
Florida-Georgia preview
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Antonya English previews Saturday’s Florida-Georgia game, including a look back at the end zone celebration controversy that defined final season’s 42-30 Bulldogs win, in an audio slide show.
(Pictured: Florida’s Percy Harvin runs with the ball during final season’s game. Times photo — Brian Cas…
Special teams living up to expectations
It’s considered the favorite unit on an Urban Meyer-coached team, so you can bet Florida’s special teams players are in good stead with the coach these days.
Florida’s five blocked kicks that season surpasses final year’s total of four, and brings to 42 the number of blocked kicks by teams with Me…














