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Tommy Haugh is returning for his senior season at Florida (Photo by Chris Spears) "Most guys in my position in the draft, it would be a no-brainer to go to the NBA. It's not just the NIL. It's a chance to play with my boys. To play for coach [Todd] Golden. To go to the school I love to play for. It was definitely a tougher decision than last year, but it was best for my career and future." – Tommy Haugh, speaking to ESPN   Money isn’t everything. If it were, Tommy Haugh woul

The 5-for-5 rule should make Denzel Aberdeen eligible without a waiver (Photo by Chris Spears) “Come senators, congressmen, please heed the call Don’t stand in the doorway, don’t block up the hall For he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled The battle outside ragin’ Will soon shake your windows and rattle your walls For the times, they are a-changin' ” – Bob Dylan, “The Times They Are A-Changin’”   Yes, the times are changing and for once, the NCAA, in its infinite wisd

Tommy Haugh, Todd Golden and Alex Condon after Florida's loss to Iowa (UAA Photo) Braylon Mullins, the freshman whose shot sent Duke packing in the East Regional championship game in Washington, DC, has decided to return to UConn for his sophomore season. Big deal? You bet, and it just might be a signal of things to come in the NBA Draft, in particular with the Florida Gators.   Mullins was a certain first rounder. He’s 6-6, a more than capable defender but more important to

Florida started with a wobble and ended with a hop as the season came to a conclusion in Fort Worth with a third place finish. The Gators had the same rotation as Thursday, which was a favorable one. Their top two events Beam and Bars are where they would start and end with. So, off to a great start and a chance for a big score at the end. Unfortunately a 197.6875 just wasn’t high enough. 198’s win championships and Oklahoma had one on Thursday (198.300) and another on Saturd

Georgia Tech transfer Aaron Philo is expected to be Florida's starting QB (Photo by Chris Spears) The concerns are legitimate. The last time the Southeastern Conference won the college football national championship was Georgia in 2022. In the three years since, not only has a Big Ten team won the national title all three years, but the SEC hasn’t gotten a team to the championship game.   Consensus opinion is the Big Ten will make it four straight since everybody and his brot

Thursday’s session saw some low scoring overall. With no perfect 10’s given in the afternoon or evening session. Oklahoma pulled out the highest score with a 198.300.

“I was surprised and really appreciate the honor,” Spurrier told me, sounding equal parts humbled and amused. There are moments in Florida athletics when the past and present don’t just shake hands — they lock arms and march together. This was one of them. Jenny Rowland didn’t need to say a word. She let the wardrobe do the talking. And somewhere, you could almost hear Steve Spurrier chuckling gratefully. I heard it in real time. “I was surprised and really appreciate the hon

Under the new rules, Condon, Chinyelu and Haugh would have two more years of eligibility (Photo by Chris Spears) The NCAA, in its infinite wisdom, is on the verge of implementing Donald Trump’s 5-for-5 executive order. In other words, five years eligibility from the day an athlete graduates from high school or his 19 th birthday, whichever comes first. Paired with the one free transfer and all transfers thereafter you sit a year that is expected to pass, this legislation can

(Photo by Chris Spears) That wasn’t a hurricane-force gust of wind felt as far north as Atlanta and as far south as Miami. It was the exhale of Florida basketball coach Todd Golden now that Alex Condon has decided to return for a senior season with the Gators rather than declare for the NBA Draft.   Twice an All-SEC second team selection, Condon (6-11, 236) was considered a borderline first round selection. Most of the pre-draft evaluations ranked him somewhere between 34-38

Jon Sumrall seems to have what it takes to lead the Gators back to national prominence (Photo by Chris Spears) The lights are flashing yellow, reminding me that Jon Sumrall still hasn’t coached his first game at the University of Florida. I want to be cautious. I should be cautious. Yet everything about Sumrall indicates that after four straight misfires, the Gators might have finally found a coach who is truly capable of leading them back into national prominence.   He is co

Florida got a gem in the circle from ace Keagan Rothrock on Friday night. She walked 5 Gamecocks and struck out 8 while throwing a complete-game no-hitter!

Somewhere along the way, somebody in charge started acting like, well, he was in charge. And that starts with Jon Sumrall. The man’s got presence — that unmistakable “I just cleaned out the junk drawer” energy.