Gators win NCAA titles at nationals
By RYAN LEVICK | Dec. 7, 2008Would you be nervous?
Would you be nervous?
For a team looking to avenge its season-ending blowout loss at North Carolina State last season, UF was led by seniors and sparked by newcomers to help it seek revenge Sunday.
TALLAHASSEE - On a night when the Seminoles student section taunted Nick Calathes with poker chips and gambling references, the last card fell in favor of FSU.
ATLANTA - Urban Renewal has paved way to Urban Domination.
ATLANTA - Joe Haden thought his ankle was ruined.
ATLANTA - If the player with the best statistics wins the Heisman Trophy, it won't be Tim Tebow.
ATLANTA - Urban Renewal has paved way to Urban Domination.
ATLANTA - Late in the fourth quarter with the Gators nursing a 24-20 lead, LB Brandon Spikes went up and said a few choice words to his defense that may have saved their championship hopes.
ATLANTA - Somehow, UF has discovered even more offensive firepower.
ATLANTA - The Southeastern Conference Championship was hyped as an old-school-versus-new-school clash, but in the end, there was only one major difference between No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Florida.
UF hasn't forgotten the way last season ended.
In recent days, the Gators' two most veteran players have played like anything but.
It's the summer of '92, and 18-year-old young men stroll into Yon Hall for the first time.
Brian Steele and Evan Drexler discuss the upcoming SEC championship game
Florida A&M came into the O'Connell Center focused on upsetting the No. 15 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament behind senior middle blocker Samara Ferraz.
Even Tim Tebow couldn't have imagined this.
With the likes of former Gator Ryan Lochte hitting the pool this weekend for the USA Swimming Short Course National Championship, the Gators hoped to make statements themselves as they prepare for the approaching spring season.
As the women's cross country team exited its plane in Indianapolis two days before the NCAA Championship, Genevieve LaCaze dashed to the front of the crowd.
In a game that didn't look too frightening on the schedule, UF got more than a scare Wednesday night at Alabama-Birmingham and had to survive late.