Part III: Financial barriers block path to paying college athletes
Aug. 25, 2009Editor's Note: This is the third of a four-part alligatorSports series in which we examine whether college athletes deserve to be paid for their athletic efforts.
Editor's Note: This is the third of a four-part alligatorSports series in which we examine whether college athletes deserve to be paid for their athletic efforts.
With both starting safeties from last year's BCS national championship team returning and on preseason All-Southeastern Conference teams, Will Hill's chances of expanding his role on defense in his second year at Florida seemed slim.
Katie Fraine has tunnel vision. And while that may seem like a scary thought for the UF soccer team considering Fraine is the team's starting goalkeeper, it's the best thing possible.
Florida center Maurkice Pouncey participated in full-contact drills for the first time this month on Tuesday, moving the Gators one step closer to solidifying a starting five on the offensive line.
Despite what you see on Saturdays or hear in jokes, Tim Tebow is still only human.
They say that travel expands the mind, but in the few short weeks I spent in England, Ireland and the Netherlands this summer, I found just the opposite to be true.
The injury bug has bitten Dorian Munroe again.
While football generates a large amount of revenue for the university, the smaller sports consistently operate at a loss.
Editor's Note: This is the first of a four-part alligatorSports series in which we examine whether college athletes deserve to be paid for their athletic efforts.
Urban Meyer doesn't bother asking Tim Tebow if he's hurt anymore.
Eloy Vargas' brief career at Florida has come to an end.
It might be a year late, but we here at alligatorSports believe in change too.
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules."
Florida linebacker Dustin Doe settled his legal issues Thursday, but coach Urban Meyer said he hasn't complained rejoined the Gators yet.
Tim Tebow can't go a day without seeing himself or his team mentioned on TV, but he's not tuning in for the talk of Florida winning a third title in four years or his bid for a second Heisman Trophy and college football immortality.
Senior Ashlee Elliott promised pizazz this year and delivered after one game.
Sunday not only acted as a reminder of the beginning of a new volleyball season, it also marked the beginning of the end of senior libero Elyse Cusack's career at Florida.
Editor's Note: This is the first of a four-part alligatorSports series in which we examine whether college athletes deserve to be paid for their athletic efforts.
Call UF's defense intimidating. Call it deep. Call it limitless in its potential.
Carlos Dunlap stepped into the national spotlight in January, but that may have been just the beginning.