In his first statement since being appointed UF’s 14th president, Bell said he’s preparing to “take the state’s flagship university to new heights.” He laid out a 100-day plan to fill vacant leadership and listen to campus stakeholders. And he set the bar where Gator fans want it — Top 3, not just Top 5

(Photo by Chris Spears) It’s Florida and then there is everybody else. That’s the mid-summer assessment for basketball in the Southeastern Conference. With nearly every roster complete, the Gators have five experienced starters ready to go for the 2026-27 season and more experienced, quality depth than any team in the country. Todd Golden has assembled a roster capable of playing any style and withstanding a bad day at the office by a whistle-happy zebra crew. ESPN bracketo

Once upon a time, it was the most beloved cheer in The Swamp — a call-and-response war chant that rattled visiting teams and rallied the home crowd.

(Photo by Chris Spears) A few thoughts to jump start your Monday morning: “I win. Google it.” Those are the words of Curt Cignetti, whose two seasons as the head coach at Indiana have produced 27 wins, two losses and the 2025 national championship. Cignetti doesn’t do it with magic woofie dust. He wins, in large part because he dominates on the money down. Win on third down consistently and it tends to show in the won-lost record. Cignetti and Indiana went 16-0 last year, c

A few thoughts to jump start your Sunday morning: The talking season is upon us and will be in full gear in another week when SEC Media Days kicks off in Tampa. Nobody will be surprised when media gathered from all over the nation predicts a 1-2 SEC finish with Texas and Georgia occupying the top two spots. The real questions will be teams three through 12, all of whom are capable of finding the consistency it will take to win anywhere from eight to ten games. Here is early

It’s a nice, tidy little confession. The trouble is, one Florida booster already beat him to the punch line, telling OutKick it’s “infuriating to hear him calmly explain what went wrong when everyone knew what the problem was in real time” — the AD told him, the fans told him, the media told him, and he told all of us to mind our business.

We already have The Beautiful Game here in America!

Denzel Aberdeen (UAA Photo) A few thoughts to jump start your Friday morning: Denzel Aberdeen’s case to get a fifth year of eligibility from the NCAA got a huge boost Thursday from a judge in Ohio who issued a preliminary injunction for 24 men’s and women’s basketball players who are going through the courts to fight the NCAA for a fifth season of eligibility. Cincinnati judge Christopher Wagner ruled that the NCAA’s newly implemented 5-for-5 legislation has been applied unfa

10 BEST QUARTERBACKS IN FLORIDA FOOTBALL HISTORY 1. Tim Tebow: Won the 2007 Heisman and was on the Heisman podium as a junior and senior. Backup QB on the 2006 national championship team, starting QB for the 2008 national champs, 35-6 record as the starting QB. In 2007 threw for 30 touchdowns and ran for 23. Career threw for 9,285 yards (9.3 per attempt) and 88 touchdowns while running for 2,947 yards and 57 TDs. 2. Danny Wuerffel: Part-time starter in 1993-94, 24-2 as the

Steve Spurrier kicks the field goal that beat Auburn in 1966 (UF Communications photo) Since we are 59 days from the Gators first football game of the Jon Sumrall era and there is no live action involving the Gators, it’s a good time to make a couple of lists. There will be more in the days ahead as we plod on until SEC Media Days begin in Tampa on July 20. TEN UNFORGETTABLE FOOTBALL GAMES THE GATORS WON 1. Florida 18, Georgia Tech 17: My first Florida football game in 1960

I wasn’t trying to be Billy’s best friend. I wasn’t trying to get invited to the lake house. I wanted to be able to communicate — to ask a question, get an honest answer, and produce a column that told Gator fans something true about the football team they love. That’s the job. That’s ALL the job. But he wouldn’t have it. He got increasingly stubborn as the losses piled up.

A few thoughts to jump start your Tuesday afternoon: “Regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again, too few to mention.” – from “My Way” by Frank Sinatra Maybe Frank Sinatra’s regrets were few and far between, but now that he has $21 million of Florida buyout money banked and a new head ball coaching gig at James Madison, Billy Napier has a regret worth mentioning. In a new twist on taking personal responsibility, Napier admitted he should have ditched play calling responsibi