Following their split-dominance over Florida Atlantic and Vanderbilt, the No. 3/10 Florida men and women once again proved their rankings. Both came away with dominant victories, combining for 23 first-place finishes across 28 swimming events. The men ultimately won 194-103, and the women won 183-115.
On Thursday, Aberdeen spoke to the media for the first time since the ruling, reflecting on his journey from announcing his transfer on April 10 to Tuesday’s decision.
The Alligator’s Florida football beat reporters, Ava DiCecca, Max Bernstein, Curan Ahern and Riley Orovitz, are back to make picks for this week’s seven-game slate.
Condon is a four-star power forward who sported offers from programs across the country ahead of his announcement to Florida. He is set to graduate from Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. later this year and will make the trip south to Gainesville.
With 15 kills and a service ace, senior outside hitter Kamryn Chaney stood behind a .542 hitting percentage and notched 16 points against Oklahoma — the most of any player in the match.
On Tuesday, Judge George M. Wright of Florida’s Eighth Judicial Circuit ruled in favor of Aberdeen, granting the fight year a temporary injunction in his lawsuit against the NCAA.
From Sept. 19-27, the Gators competed at the ITA All-Americans Championships in Cary, North Carolina, marking the first tournament of the fall season for the athletes.
The season began on Sept. 19 with the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s (ITA) All-American Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Six Gators participated, tacking on numerous wins to their respective career stats.
With a riveting 52-28 victory over then-No.4 Ole Miss that propelled Florida to its first 4-0 start since 2019, the Gators skyrocketed to No. 8 in the AP Top 25 Poll. But head coach Jon Sumrall and Co. are dead set on staying where their feet are and preparing the right way for a fifth consecutive week.
Headed into Sunday’s matchup at EverBank Stadium, the Jacksonville Jaguars had a difficult task: scoring against the New England Patriots defense. In their first two games of the season, the Patriots ranked No. 4 in the NFL, allowing 260 yards per game while surrendering only one touchdown. But Trevor Lawrence, along with his variety of offensive weapons, rose to the occasion and made it look easy.
The Gators came out of the 52-28 with 498 yards of offense against No. 4 Ole Miss (3-1, 1-1) in a sold-out showdown full of fireworks. Florida is undefeated through four games for the first time since 2019. Here are four takeaways from Florida’s first victory against a top-five ranked opponent since 2020.
For Florida, Saturday’s matchup against Ole Miss was its biggest home game in recent memory. And the Gators delivered, capping off their 52-28 win with five consecutive touchdown drives in the second half.
Finally back in action, senior Scarlett Nicholson has begun her first eligible season as a Gator. In fall 2025, Nicholson transferred from Georgia Tech to Florida, coming in ranked No. 16 nationally.
In Florida’s last game of the 2025-26 season, a 73-72 loss to Iowa in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Chinyelu was held to a season-low 0 points and one rebound. That game tacked on a sour end to his historic season.
In the second USTFCCCA poll of the season, Florida men’s and women’s cross country were both ranked in the top 15, with the men at No. 10 and the women at No. 14.
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