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The past few months have been a blur for Florida Gators football, dating back to the firing of former coach Billy Napier. The Gators hired Jon Sumrall as their 31st coach in the history of the program on Nov. 30. Sumrall then brought in an entirely new staff. The Gators roster has changed quite a […] The post Gators Transfers, Departures, Returners as Jon Sumrall Era Starts appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

Florida Gators track and field kicked off the indoor season at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational. The two-day meet began Thursday, Jan.15, at the Alachua County Sports and Event Center, featuring collegiate and high school competition. Florida will compete Friday for the newly-formed Division I section. The Gators will go up against other schools including Florida […] The post Gators Track and Field Opens Season at Jimmy Carnes Invitational appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

New Florida football coach Jon Sumrall gave fans a quick overview of what the offseason has looked like, such as team workouts, team runs that began at 6 a.m. Monday and what some of the plans are for the season during his appearance Wednesday on Steve Russell’s Sportscene show on WRUF. Over the course of […] The post Florida’s Sumrall Provides Offseason View on Sportscene appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

Senior Xaivian Lee has raised some eyebrows to date this season – and not for positive reasons. Lee, a fourth-year transfer, came to Gainesville averaging 16.9 points in his junior season with Princeton. He has surpassed that total just five times this year for No. 19 Florida men’s basketball and hasn’t seen upward of 17 […] The post Xaivian Lee’s Slide Continues as Urban Klavzar’s Role Grows for Gators appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

No. 19 Florida dominated Oklahoma 96-79 in its first visit to Norman since the Sooners joined the SEC. The Gators have won their third straight game in SEC play. Tuesday marked the first game of the season where Florida relied on the post, winning the points in the paint battle 60-22 as the Gators gained […] The post Florida’s Height Shines in Suffocating Win Over Oklahoma appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

After a one-week hiatus, Gators men’s basketball is back in the AP Top 25 poll. Coming off Saturday’s ranked win over No. 21 Tennessee and another last Tuesday against Georgia, the 11-5 Gators returned to the top 25 at No. 19 following the Week 9 slide and are among 15 teams that saw movement in […] The post Florida Returns to AP Poll at No. 19 Ahead of Key SEC Stretch appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

Newly ranked No. 1 Florida Gators gymnasts are already starting to garner attention just one meet into the season The SEC named Selena Harris-Miranda its Specialist of the Week. The senior helped the Gators to a season-opening win in its home quad Friday, with a 9.975 on the beam and 9.95 for uneven bars. Both marks […] The post Selena Harris-Miranda Named SEC Specialist of the Week appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

As the Division 1 softball season looms, Softball America has released their preseason top-25 rankings. Softball America has the Gators debuting at No. 10 after a successful offseason. The Gators are coming off their 13th program trip to the Women’s College World Series, ending its season with a 48-17 record. Despite losing three All-Americans in […] The post Gators Softball Ranked No. 10 in Softball America Preseason Poll appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

Gators men’s basketball opened 2026 with two home routs against ranked SEC opponents after Saturday’s 91-67 victory against the No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers that followed Tuesday’s 92-77 win against No. 18 Georgia. Florida (11-5, 2-1 SEC) sophomore guard Boogie Fland was instrumental in the win, recording his largest point total since joining the Gators. Fland’s […] The post Fland’s Hot Hand Powers Gators Against Vols appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.

Florida gymnastics hosted North Carolina, West Virginia and Temple in a quad meet Friday night to open up the 2026 season. The No. 3 Gators walked away with a 197.725 win, the second-highest total in a season opener in program history, comfortably leading the No. 24 Tar Heels by 1.05. Florida’s vault (49.425) and bars […] The post Florida Gymnastics Dominates in 2026 Debut appeared first on WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM | 103.7 HD2 ESPN.