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Gators hire two to fill RB, LB jobs
Jan. 5, 2010The revolving door of coaches at Florida continues to spin.
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Senior class finishes with third BCS win
Jan. 4, 2010NEW ORLEANS — It didn’t end with a Heisman Trophy or a BCS national championship.
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UF lands two commits
By GEORGE C. PAPPAS< | Jan. 4, 2010ST. PETERSBURG — The Gators’ 51-24 victory over Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl on Friday marked the end of an era for the nation’s most celebrated senior class and ushered in a period of uncertainty heading into the 2010 season.
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Gators face uncertainties heading into offseason
Jan. 4, 2010NEW ORLEANS — Florida said goodbye to the winningest class in school history, the greatest player in school history and its defensive coordinator with a 51-24 win against Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl.
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Tebow finishes career with record-setting performance in Sugar Bowl win
By CALLOVI< | Jan. 1, 2010NEW ORLEANS — Tim Tebow might have saved his best game for the last one of his career.
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UF and Cincy ready to put all of the distractions behind them
Dec. 31, 2009NEW ORLEANS — Earlier this week, Mardy Gilyard and Joe Haden ran into each other on Bourbon Street and realized something.
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Meyer mum on health issues, 911 call
Dec. 31, 2009NEW ORLEANS — Urban Meyer only wanted to talk about the Sugar Bowl in his press conference Thursday.
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Bearcats familiar with underdog role
Dec. 30, 2009NEW ORLEANS — Cincinnati is used to being overlooked.
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UF defense looks to get back on track against Cincy offense
Dec. 29, 2009NEW ORLEANS - Mardy Gilyard expects quite a challenge when he lines up against Florida's defense Friday night in the Sugar Bowl.
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Program stability important to Gators
Dec. 29, 2009NEW ORLEANS — Urban Meyer is the Florida coach on everyone's mind, but a few of his assistant coaches talked about the open defensive coordinator position Monday after the team's practice in the Superdome.
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AP: Meyer taking leave of absence, expects to coach Gators in 2010
By The Associated Press | Dec. 27, 2009NEW ORLEANS — Florida coach Urban Meyer is taking an indefinite leave of absence instead of resigning and expects to be on the sideline leading the Gators when next season opens, as first reported by the Alligator.
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Meyer to return to team after leave of absence
Dec. 27, 2009Urban Meyer will return to the Gators after an extended leave of absence, a source close to the team confirmed this afternoon.
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Meyer stepping down as coach due to health concerns
Dec. 26, 2009Jeremy Foley, Florida's athletic director, announced in a press release Saturday that Urban Meyer will be resigning as head coach after the Sugar Bowl.
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Meyer addresses distractions
Dec. 19, 2009A healthy Urban Meyer addressed the media for the first time since Florida lost the Southeastern Conference Championship Game to Alabama on Dec. 5.
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Tebow one of five finalists invited to Heisman ceremony
By The Associated Press | Dec. 7, 2009NEW YORK — Tim Tebow added another Heisman first to his long list of accomplishments just by being selected a finalist for this year’s trophy.
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Sugar never tasted so sour
Dec. 6, 2009ATLANTA — When the group of reporters around David Nelson dispersed, and the Florida players had mostly cleared out of the locker room, the senior wide receiver said what everyone was thinking.
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Gators can’t stop Ingram, Tide offense
Dec. 6, 2009ATLANTA — Florida came into the Southeastern Conference Championship Game with the No. 1 scoring defense in the nation, but the Gators hadn’t played Mark Ingram yet.
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UF's 22-game win streak, chance to repeat end with 32-13 loss
Dec. 5, 2009ATLANTA – All season Florida used excellent defense and a grind-it-out offense to win, often times in less-than-spectacular fashion.
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Defense resembles '07 unit in SEC Championship game
Dec. 5, 2009ATLANTA — Heading into the Southeastern Conference Championship Game, No. 1 Florida was still looking for the high-powered offense it established in 2007.
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Gators' offense ditch run game in loss
Dec. 5, 2009ATLANTA — Alabama had no problem putting up points on the No. 1 defense in the nation, but Florida struggled to do the same against the nation's No. 2 defense.
