Boogie Fland lit up the Vols for 23 points (UAA Photo) For the first 16 minutes Saturday afternoon at the O-Dome, the Tennessee Vols were going toe-to-toe with the Florida Gators. Other than the fact the score was tied 26-26, the game had almost gone as if Rick Barnes had scripted it. It was hand-to-hand combat, tough and physical. About the only thing missing was Gordon Solie on the play-by-play.     “It was a good game, a close game, the kind of game you would expect and th

Fland rocked a new haircut – his first in five years –and the second year guard from Archbishop Stepinac high school in the Bronx he cut his dreadlocks ahead of the Gators' 91-67 victory  over No. 20 Tennessee.

It was a mix of old and new. We saw the return of fab freshman Kayla DiCello after a two-year absence.

Xaivian Lee (1) sizes up Georgia's Blue Cain (Photo by Chris Spears) The late, great Red Auerbach, who coached the Boston Celtics to nine NBA championships, once commented, “You can’t win without the ball.” With Bill Russell as his anchor, Auerbach and the Celtics proved that on nights when you can’t throw the ball in the ocean from the end of the pier, you can still win if you play defense and rebound.   That theory will be tested to the max today when the Florida Gators (10

If it’s star power that you’re looking for when it comes to Jon Sumrall’s very systematic retooling of the Florida football roster, then you need to look somewhere else. Retaining Jadan Baugh and Jayden Woods was certainly huge, but the guys Sumrall is bringing in from the transfer portal don’t have the same sizzle. That doesn’t mean Florida is a bust when it comes to recruiting in the portal, just that Sumrall is ensuring he will have a competent veteran roster with very few

We never really got to see you play at one hundred percent — injuries robbed us of that — and you didn’t have the right coach at the right time.

Certainly, there will be more additions to come. Will they all pan out? Doubtful, it seems they rarely all do. But this staff has already done good work in the portal.

In the 38 days he’s been Florida’s head football coach, only 18 as the full-timer actually since he coached Tulane to the American Conference title and the first round College Football flameout at Ole Miss, Jon Sumrall has done a rather remarkable job of changing perceptions in a subtle but substantial way. Subtle, because he hasn’t made himself the center of attention. Substantial because he held onto most of the high school recruits on signing day, retained the most importa

These moments may not last forever — nothing in this sport ever does — but sitting here right now, glass raised over the orange and blue, there is only one thing left for an old homer to say.

Boogie Fland (0) sizes up Georgia's Jordan Ross (Photo by Chris Spears) Until an exorcist is hired to remove the demons that have turned the Florida Gators into the gang that can’t shoot straight, what we saw Tuesday night against Georgia is pretty much what we’re going to get. Todd Golden would love to have another bombs away team like the one he had last year, but that was then. This is now, and now the Gators are a team that will hit an occasional three, but will have to p

Jadan Baugh cuts upfield against Texas (Photo by Chris Spears) On a big day in which he welcomed six new Gators from the transfer portal, Jon Sumrall got the news he’s been waiting for when Jadan Baugh announced on X that he’s coming back to Florida for his junior year. Baugh made second team All-SEC in 2025 by rushing for 1,170 yards (8 TDs) while catching 33 passes for 210 yards (2 TDs). The 6-1, 233-pounder has career numbers of 1,843 rushing yards (15 TDs) and 37 receptio

Stanton will join pitchers that includes returning juniors Keagan Rothrock, Olivia Miller, and Ava Brown Pitcher Caroline Stanton is reclassifying and will join Florida for the 2026 season, a year earlier than planned. The highly-touted recruit plans to redshirt the year. When signing with the Gators, she said: "I chose the University of Florida to both win championships and earn my degree. I want to have a great college experience and meet new people while becoming the best