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Onis Konanbanny hauls in an interception of a Will Griffin pass during Saturday's Orange and Blue game. By CARLTON REESE GatorBaitMedia.com   To draw any conclusions from Saturday’s Orange and Blue scrimmage would be as foolish as determining a life strategy following the first date of a potential courtship. As such, there will be neither chest thumping nor doldrums resulting from what transpired at The Swamp.   A nice-sized crowd of around 47,000 watched the Gators tie the G

“It ain’t a matter of if we’re gonna win here it’s how fast were gonna win, it’s coming”

Denzel Aberdeen is returning to UF if he can get an NCAA waiver (Photo by Chris Spears) Denzel Aberdeen is back. Well, sort of.   Earlier in the week Aberdeen placed his name in the transfer portal. Friday he announced he is committed to return to Florida where his college career started. On paper, this sounds great. He already knows Todd Golden’s offense and defensive schemes. He was a valuable reserve on the Gators’ national championship team in 2025, the player who scored

Can Denzel get that 5th year? I know, that sounds far fetched 1,000 miles away, but it is in fact, only 527 miles from Gainesville to Augusta. And somewhat similar in quest. But Rory’s  11 years in the making. And right there in that beautiful setting. GAINESVILLE — it’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. The  Orange and  Blue Neighborhood. On an absolutely perfect lemon-lime April Saturday full of hope and promise and maybe a little bit of Rory McIRoy-style of proclamation

Alex Condon and Rueben Chinyelu will make the Gators a national contender (Photo by Chris Spears) The anticipated return of Alex Condon and Rueben Chinyelu is the reason nearly every too early top 25 polls for next season place the Florida Gators in the top five. Should Tommy Haugh elect to return instead of going to the NBA where he’s projected in the last third of the lottery, the Gators will have the most experienced roster in the country and certainly a threat to win a se

If Condon (21), Chinyelu (9) and Haugh (10) return the Gators would likely project No. 1 (Photo by Chris Spears) Despite their earlier than anticipated exit from the NCAA Tournament, the Gators finished ninth in both the Associated Press and Coaches final top 25 polls. Florida’s 27-8 record also concluded the third best 3-year run of any team in school history – 87-24. The 2005-2007 teams, which included back-to-back national champions, hold the record at 92-19 followed by th

(Photo by Chris Spears) Micah Handlogten, whose decision to burn his redshirt was essential in Florida’s national championship run in 2025, is entering the NCAA transfer portal. While the move probably caught Gator fans by surprise, it doesn’t shut the door on a return to UF.   A 7-1, 260-pound senior, Handlogten averaged 4.1 points and 5.9 rebounds this past season while playing in 34 games with two starts. A starter as a sophomore when he transferred to UF from Marshall, Ha

Keagan Rothrock pitched an outstanding game of her own and was able to work around a lead-off single in the 7th to shut the door on the Bulldogs and get the win.

(Photo by Chris Spears) A few thoughts to jump start your Monday morning: Spring football enters its final phase this week leading to the Orange and Blue Game on Saturday. This will be the first opportunity the public will have a chance to see how the Gators are adapting to Jon Sumrall and his coaching staff. Based on solid reporting from several sources including Zach Goodall of the Swamp247 site, here is a look at the offense that took the field in a scrimmage Saturday.   S

Not much but that’s not necessarily bad news     News was a little skimpy coming out of the Gator football scrimmage Saturday,  which is not necessarily a bad thing just a week before the spring game. If there was anything disastrous we would have heard about it. Otherwise there were the usual dribs and drabs about the quarterback competition. Next up will be how the squad is split and which injured players are back on the field for the Orange and Blue game. We do know that d

It’s on to Fort Worth April, 16th in the evening session. With the top four scores of the day will advance to the Final Four on Saturday April, 18th. LSU and Oklahoma are the favorites but the Gators have something to say about who will hold the trophy.

Is it possible that Tommy Haugh could be back for one more year (Photo by Chris Spears) A few thoughts to jump start your Sunday morning: What Patric Young suggested last week on Jacksonville radio station 1010XL should not only send shivers up and down the spine of every coach in the Southeastern Conference but every coach whose team might have to face the Florida Gators on the basketball court next season.   Young, formerly the SEC’s Defensive Player of the Year and now a b