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The high school student is gaining interest from colleges like Georgia Southern University and Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University.
Read More »This star high school athlete made a bold switch in schools and sports
The Lede || Season IV Episode III: Serving Food for Thought
In this edition of The Lede, we cover IFA Food Week and recap UF’s homecoming game.
Read More »Florida’s college football stadiums have been packed, but so far no apparent pandemic outbreaks
College football stadiums across Florida with tens of thousands of non-masked, screaming students and boosters packed closely together have so far resulted in no recognizable community outbreaks amid the pandemic, according to infection figures on the state’s biggest campuses.
Read More »A baseball team in Ocala reunited to play in honor of the coach’s ill wife
Ocala Elite became Team Watson when coaches David “Davey” Watson, 38, and Richard Benoit, 63, reunited the group of high school boys to play in support of David’s wife and team “mom” Rachel after she was diagnosed with pneumonia brought on by Covid-19.
Read More »Months after new NCAA rules, Florida Gators athletes are teaming up with Gainesville businesses
The law, which took effect statewide on July 1, allows collegiate athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image and likeness.
Read More »Citrus High School Football Player Collapses, Dies During Practice
The player was taken to Citrus Memorial Hospital on Tuesday evening, where he died, according to a statement posted on Twitter by Citrus High School Principal Laura Mason.
Read More »Marion County Coach Led Track Athletes To 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Tony McCall, the owner of Tony McCall Speed and Fitness, led two Marion County track and field athletes to the delayed 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games this August.
Read More »UF Celebrates 50 Years of Women’s Athletics
This weekend marks 50 years since women’s athletics were introduced at the University of Florida. UF First-Ever Gymnast Nancy Thayer said, “We just built the foundation. We didn’t make it great. It’s the women who succeeded us that have made it great.”
Read More »Florida-Alabama To Draw Huge Fan Attendance
Saturday’s game is sold out. This means that attendance for the game will likely be comparable to Florida’s 2019 victory over Auburn, which was attended by over 90,000 fans. This gives the game potential to turn into a super-spreader event. The game’s potential to spread COVID-19 has not deterred fans from attending, however.
Read More »Archival Audio: After 9/11 SEC Postpones College Game Day Matchups
Twenty years ago this week, Lee Corso, host of ESPN’s College GameDay, joined WRUF’s Steve Russell on the SportScene to contemplate resuming college football the Saturday after the 9/11 attacks on the New York City World Trade Center. Ultimately, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) canceled the games slated for September 15, …
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