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Florida Gators names Wisconsin transfer Graham Mertz starting QB for opener at Utah
Wisconsin transfer Graham Mertz will be Florida’s starting quarterback when the Gators open the season at Utah later this month. Coach Billy Napier made the announcement a day after the team’s first scrimmage of training camp. Napier says “we’ve seen enough.” Napier’s decision was hardly a surprise considering Mertz transferred to Florida under the guise that he would be the...
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Pressure is building at Florida for quicker turnaround under Billy Napier
The pressure is building on Billy Napier going into his second year as Florida’s football coach. How his first year ended certainly didn’t help. The Gators finished 6-7, losing five of their final seven games. That skid culminated in a 30-3 loss to Oregon State in the Las Vegas Bowl. Napier’s Gators face an uphill climb in the Southeastern Conference’s...
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Ex-Florida QB Jalen Kitna has felony child porn charges dropped as part of plea deal
The Gators dismissed Kitna from the team days after his November 2022 arrest on five felony child pornography charges.
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Florida loses College World Series title to LSU after 18-4 blowout
LSU cranked up its offense a day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game and won its first national title since 2009 with a 18-4 victory over Florida in the third and deciding game of the finals.
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How to watch LSU vs. Florida in decisive College World Series Game 3
LSU and Florida will face off in a winner-take-all Game 3 in the Men’s College World Series Finals on Monday.
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Florida sets College World Series record for runs with 24-4 win over LSU to force deciding Game 3
Florida scored the most runs in College World Series history and came up one short of the record for largest margin of victory in a 24-4 rout of LSU on Sunday that forced a deciding Game 3.
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Beloso's HR in 11th gives LSU 4-3 win over Florida in Game 1 of CWS Finals
Cade Beloso hit the tiebreaking homer in the top of the 11th inning, Ty Floyd struck out a career-high 17 for the most in a College World Series game in 51 years and LSU beat Florida 4-3 in Game 1 of the CWS finals. Beloso’s blast came after LSU left fielder Josh Pearson made a leaping catch to keep Florida...
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Florida Locks Up Spot in the College World Series Finals With a 3-2 Win Over TCU
Cade Kurland’s ninth-inning infield single drove in the tiebreaking run and Florida claimed a spot in the College World Series finals with a 3-2 victory over TCU. The Gators will play No. 1 national seed Wake Forest or LSU in the best-of-three championship series starting Saturday. Florida is in the finals for the fourth time, and first since it won...
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Florida, Georgia Exercise Option to Keep ‘Cocktail Party' in Jacksonville Through 2026
The annual rivalry game between Florida and Georgia will be played in Jacksonville at least through 2025. The Southeastern Conference schools released a joint statement announcing their decision to exercise a two-year option in the contract to keep playing at TIAA Bank Field. The stadium is home to the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. The universities had until June 30 to let...
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Bears Get Florida DT Dexter, Miami CB Stevenson in NFL Draft
The Chicago Bears addressed their shaky defense in the second round of the NFL draft. They took Florida tackle Gervon Dexter with the No. 53 pick and Miami cornerback Tyrique Stevenson three spots later after trading up five spots with Jacksonville. The 6-foot-6, 310-pound Dexter started all 13 games in his third season with Florida last year and had 55...
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Florida Releases QB Rashada From Scholarship to End Breakup
Florida has granted quarterback Jaden Rashada a release from his national letter of intent. It comes three days after he requested to be let go because the Gator Collective failed to honor a four-year name, image and likeness deal worth more than $13 million. That detail is according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke to The Associated...
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‘Canes Duo of McKinnie, Richt Join UF's Tebow in College Football Hall of Fame Class
Reggie Bush, whose Heisman Trophy victory for Southern California in 2005 was later vacated because of NCAA violations, is among 18 players in the latest College Football Hall of Fame class. Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, who won the Heisman in 2007, was also elected to the Hall by the National Football Foundation, along with Dwight Freeney of Syracuse; Luke Kuechly...
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South Florida Stars Making College Choices During Early Signing Day Wednesday
High schools across Miami-Dade and Broward will be buzzing Wednesday as some of the top football talent in the area announce their college choices.
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No. 17 Oregon State Dominates Florida to Win Las Vegas Bowl
Deshaun Fenwick came off the bench to rush for 107 yards, and No. 17 Oregon State nearly dealt Florida a rare shutout, winning the Las Vegas Bowl 30-3. The Beavers reached 10 victories for the third time in program history and the first time in 16 years. They first accomplished the feat in 2000, when coach Jonathan Smith was the...
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Miami Central Wins 4th Straight State Title Over American Heritage
The Rockets used a big first half to take a comfortable lead and held on for a 38-31 win over American Heritage
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NBC 6 Weekend Football Preview: Battling the Elements While Seeking to End Losing Streak
As the holiday season approaches, the South Florida football fan has just one wish in mind: for things to go back to the way they were a few weeks ago when the Miami Dolphins were actually winning football games.
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NBC 6 Football Forecast – December 16, 2022
NBC 6’s Adam Berg has a look at the forecast for Saturday’s game involving the Dolphins.
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Florida Turns to Ex-Ohio State QB Miller to Start Vegas Bowl
Florida quarterback Jack Miller will make his first collegiate start when the Gators play 17th-ranked Oregon State in the Las Vegas Bowl. Miller transferred from Ohio State last December. Coach Billy Napier’s quarterback shuffle comes three days after standout Anthony Richardson left the school early to start preparing for the NFL combine. It’s also a week after backup Jalen Kitna...
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UF Quarterback Anthony Richardson to Skip Bowl Game, Enter NFL Draft
The Florida Gators will have someone else under center when they take the field for the Las Vegas Bowl in December 17.