Josh Pate says Brian Kelly, he believes, is one of the names that could be in play. Perhaps he’s not in love with LSU.
Frangie agreed.

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Is it weird to make Emmitt the Mr Two Bits since he is in town to watch his son on the other team?

DeZephen Walker​

Running Back •6'0" | 200 lbs
Class of 2026 @ Raymore-Peculiar | Peculiar, MO

Jahari Medlock​

Offensive Tackle •6'6" | 275 lbs
Class of 2025 @ Charles Drew | Riverdale, GA

Shahn Alston​

Running Back •5'9" | 197 lbs
Class of 2026 @ Harvey | Painesville, OH

The No. 13 Florida volleyball team fell to No. 15 Georgia Tech in three sets.

ATLANTA, GA - The No. 13 Florida volleyball team fell 19-25, 19-25, 21-25 to No. 15 Georgia Tech on Wednesday night inside McCamish Pavilion. The Gators are now 2-1 in three-set matches and 5-2 overall on the season.

Three Gators posted double-digit kills in tonight's match, as AC Fitzpatrick finished with 12 to lead the way offensively for the second time this season. Jaela Auguste hit .667 after recording 10 kills in 15 attempts with no errors. Isabel Martin finished with 10 as well for her sixth double-digit match this season. Three more Gators tallied a kill in the stat sheet: Alec Rothe (4), Amaya Thomas (3) and Taylor Parks (2).

Parks had a match-high 33 assists for her seventh-consecutive match finishing with 30 or more assists.

Florida out-blocked Georgia Tech as a team, recording five total blocks compared to the Yellow Jacket's four. Thomas' team-high five blocks was also a career high.

The Gators totaled 34 digs, with eight players recording at least one. Libero Elli McKissock led the way with eight digs, leading the way with eight. AC Fitzpatrick followed with seven and Trinity Adams (6), Emily Canaan (5) and Taylor Parks (4) had a combined 15. Thomas had a career-high two digs, while Rothe and Martin posted one a piece.

Both Erin Engel and Elli McKissock dropped an ace, while recording no service errors.

Records
No. 13 Florida (5-2, 0-0 SEC)
No. 15 Georgia Tech (5-1, 0-0 ACC)

How It Happened

Set 1

* Gators were first on the board after a kill from Martin, but three serving errors gave Georgia Tech a 9-6 lead. The Yellow Jackets extended their lead to five and Florida called a timeout after falling to an 8-13 deficit. Back-to-back points from Auguste and an ace from Engel brought the Gators back within three and forced and forced an opponent timeout, with the scoreboard showing 14-17. The Yellow Jackets scored the first two points out of the break, but three-consecutive swings from Martin kept Florida still within three. Georgia Tech's .500 attacking percentage was too much and carried them to a 25-19 win in the opening frame.

* Set 1 Team Stats | .320 Hitting % | 12 Kills | 16 Digs | 11 Assists | 2 Team Blocks | 1 Ace

Set 2

* After being tied at seven, Georgia Tech maintained a steady lead after going on a 3-0 scoring run to head into the media timeout with a 15-11 lead. The Yellow Jackets added two more points on the board and Florida called a timeout in hopes to end their opponent's 4-0 scoring run. Out of the huddle, the Gators went on their own 3-0 scoring run behind kills from Rothe and Fitzpatrick to force a Yellow Jacket timeout after an error. Trailing 22-16, Florida was unable to defend Georgia Tech's .400 hitting clip and fell 25-19 in the second set.

* Set 2 Team Stats | .303 Hitting % | 12 Kills | 11 Assists | 10 Digs | 2 Team Blocks | 1 Ace

Set 3

* Martin put one down to finish a hard-fought rally and give Florida a 4-3 lead. All tied up at sevens again, it was Florida this time who took a 4-0 scoring run to climb to a 11-7 lead. The Yellow Jackets evened the score, but the Gators huddled for the media timeout ahead 15-14. Three errors from Georgia Tech kept Florida ahead by two heading into a home-team timeout, ahead 18-16. Following the break, Georgia Tech tallied back-to-back kills, as the two teams went point-for-point heading into the final five points. A Gator service error was followed with a Yellow Jacket kill and Florida called a its final timeout of the set, trailing 20-22. Right out of the break, Thomas put one down to get within one, but two errors secured Georgia Tech's 25-21 third-set win. Overall there were 12 ties in the final set.

* Set 3 Team Stats | .227 Hitting % | 19 Digs | 17 Kills | 16 Assists | 1 Team Block

Notables

* Amaya Thomas recorded a career-high five blocks and two digs

* Three Gators tallied double-digit kills: AC Fitzpatrick (12), Isabel Martin (10) and Jaela Auguste (10)

* UF moves to 1-2 (1-2 under Wise) in all-time series against Georgia Tech

* The Gators are now 0-1 in three-set matches against the Yellow Jackets

* Florida now holds a 0-1 record against Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA

* UF is now 2-1 in three-set matches during the 2024 season


Up Next

* The Gators play their second match in Atlanta on Thursday against Alabama State. The neutral-site matchup begins at 3:30 p.m. inside O'Keefe Gym.

There will be no live stream for tomorrow's match, but fans can follow along via live stats.
No. 13 Florida vs. Alabama State
Thursday, Sept. 12 | 3:30 p.m. ET
O'Keefe Gym | Atlanta, GA
#13 Florida 5-1 | Alabama State 3-4


Series Information

* Series record 4-0 (4-0 under Wise)

* 3-set: 4-0, 4-set: 0-0; 5-set: 0-0

* Home: 4-0; Away: 0-0; Neutral: 0-0

* Last time out: 2019 |W, 3-0 | H | 25-10, 25-16, 25-20

*Bryce Baker said he still wants to get down to UF for a game this season. His father continues to say positive things about UF & Coach Ryan O'Hara. They have high interest in UF even though Baker is committed to UNC...
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*Ben Boulware continues to speak highly of UF and Joe Hamilton reached out last week to peek his interest. Expect Ben to attend a home game or 2 this season. Ben was recently offered by UGA and FSU...
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*Jabian Shabazz called Monday and has high interest in UF, Jabian was recently offered by Ohio State, FSU and UNC... We are hoping to get him down for a game this season to check out Gainesville and the gameday environment...
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As Always....GO GATORS!!

For those they had issues last Saturday initially setting up your tailgate at your favorite parking spot

The Gators travel to Tuscaloosa to open their Fall 2024 season.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The Florida men's tennis team is set to open its Fall season over the weekend with six Gators competing in Alabama at the SEC Challenge. The tournament will feature eight teams: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt.

Rookie Preview

Mattia Akcan: Akcan joined the Gators prior to the 2024 Spring season and will make his debut at the SEC Challenge.

Francesco Cordova: Cordova enters his first season as a Gator and will begin his collegiate career this weekend. Prior to Florida, Cordova was top three in the state of Texas and earned three ITF singles titles.

Bradley Paliska: The Cornell transfer and France native will make his official return to the courts in Orange and Blue. Paliska ended his previous season with a 14-11 record.

Veteran Profile

Kevin Edengren: Edengren joined Florida in the Spring of 2024, marking this tournament as the first Fall campaign of his collegiate career. Edengren manned court six and posted a 10-5 overall record in dual singles. Edengren ended his Spring season only dropping two singles matches during conference play for a 6-2 record again conference mates.

Henry Jefferson: Jefferson will also be making his Fall debut after joining the Gators prior to the 2024 Spring dual season. Jefferson sealed two wins for Florida last season clinching a singles point to defeat the Citadel and a doubles point in the SEC opener against Texas A&M.

JanMagnus Johnson: The graduate student will make a much-anticipated debut for the Gators after facing an injury that ended the remainder of his 2024 campaign. Prior to his transfer to Florida, Johnson was a three-time ASUN Conference Player of the Year for 2021-2023.

Coach Steinberg on opening the Fall season...
"Excited to get started and begin the mission that we are on. Guys have been working hard and can't wait to compete together at the Bama Invite. I expect them to prepare the right way and play with great energy, focus, and intensity all weekend long."

The first round will be doubles matches, followed by the first of two waves of 10 singles matches. The tournament will be held over three days with each player competing in one doubles match and one singles match each day.

MATCH COVERAGE
Full coverage of the match can be found through the following link:

He is a rising star at USF that runs an exciting offense. (coached at UCF and Tenn under Heupel)

Does anyone know how (if at all possible) to get tickets behind the Florida bench? Moving to Bentonville and it’s the day before my birthday so don’t mind dropping the money, just not sure how besides the secondary market and those tickets never seem to be available. I’m sure the ticket office has some available to every away game, but I’m guessing I can’t get access. TIA!

I thought it was on there before but now it’s not…

Didn’t see the game but AR #5 sure looked good this past Sunday. I have been critical from time to time but if he can continue to play like this the sky’s the limit. That 60 something yard flick of the wrist for TD 💫💥💫

I apologize the videos all say property of the NFL so the YouTube videos won’t play.🤷‍♂️
I tried to delete the thread but there’s not a delete function anymore at least that I can find.

Do yourself a favor and google Anthony Richardson vs Houston Texans Highlights. Really impressive day.

at the A&M Game this Weekend...Somebody start lying to me!! 😂 😂 😂

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Saturday's game can be seen live on television, online, and via mobile devices, and the audio broadcast is also available in multiple formats.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Gators football team hosts their SEC opener on Saturday as they host the Texas A&M Aggies for Championship Reunion and Family Weekend at 3:30 p.m. ET inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Saturday’s game is presented by NARCAN.

Florida's full game day information can be found here. Florida Gators tickets are now mobile – learn how to access your tickets here. Mini Plans and single game tickets are still available for Florida's other six home games during the 2024 season by clicking here.

Streaming ABC
Broadcast Talent Play-by-Play: Joe Tessitore
Analyst: Jesse Palmer
Reporter: Katie George

Radio Gator Sports Network from LEARFIELD
Pre-Game Coverage Begins at 12:30 p.m.
SiriusXM 374 | SiriusXM App

Home Radio Broadcast Talent Play-by-Play: Sean Kelley
Analyst: Shane Matthews
Reporter: Tate Casey

Live Audio ESPN Gainesville – WRUF | The Varsity Network
TV Replays Tues. 9/17 - 12:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
Wed. 9/18 - 1 a.m. ET – SEC Network

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - After moving to 5-1 in the 2024 season, the Florida volleyball team sits No. 13 in the AVCA/TARAFLEX Division I WVB Poll.

After a wild week of NCAA volleyball, two teams who were previously unranked entered the top-25 and 11 teams dropped from Sept. 2 rankings. Florida remains in the top-15 following their 2-1 finish this past weekend in the Florida Invitational. The Gators only loss came from USF, who received votes in this week's poll.

Sept. 9 AVCA/TARAFLEX Division I WVB Poll
Rank
Institution (First Place Votes)
Points
Previous
Rank



1


Pittsburgh (29)


1,471


3


2


Stanford (23)


1,462


5


3


Penn State (6)


1,389


7


4


Louisville (1)


1,284


4


5


Nebraska (2)


1,277


2


6


Texas


1,168


1


7


Purdue


1,118


8


8


Wisconsin


1,087


6


9


Creighton


1,042


11


10


Kentucky


945


9


11


Kansas


898


13


12


Oregon


836


12


13


Florida


632


10


14


Arizona State


603


16


15


Georgia Tech


575


19


16


Tennessee


500


17


17


BYU


488


14


18


Baylor


465


23


19


Minnesota


433


18


20


Miami


393


NR


21


Florida State


344


15


22


Arkansas


303


21


23


Southern California


295


20


24


Dayton


221


22


25


TCU


165


NR

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: SMU 132; Auburn 85; UCLA 74; Marquette 39; Washington 22; Georgia 20; South Florida 18; Western Kentucky 3. Dropped Out: Marquette (24), UCLA (25)

9 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 38 combined points

UF 2024 Week-By-Week Rankings
Week

AVCA Ranking

Aug. 19

No. 11

Sept. 2

No. 10

Sept. 9

No. 13


Florida travels to Atlanta, GA for two mid-week matches on Wednesday, Sept. 11 and Thursday, Sept. 12 against Georiga Tech and Alabama State. The Gator face their first ranked opponent of the season and look to redeem their 2023 NCAA Tournament finish against No. 19 Yellow Jackets on Wednesday. First serve is set for 7 p.m. ET inside McCamish Pavilion and will be aired on ESPN2 with Anne Marie Anderson and Holly McPeak on call. Thursday's neutral-site matchup against the Hornets will begin at 3:30 p.m. inside McCamish Pavilion.

The latest on a lot of big names:

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Aaron Murray breaks down what he saw from our guy, whether or not it being against Samford matters, and DJ’s reads and progressions

Remember how excited we were when the University was finally committing to putting funds into the program needed to turn it around?

You simply cannot just throw a ton of money at something and expect results. The UF admin has given Billy more money than any coach in history and lets just take a look at the two most important hires he has made. OC- Do we even have one? Of course we do and it's Billy. Why is he still the OC? Well because he "enjoys it". DC- 2019 UGA Quality Control, 2020 Lousiana LB coach, 2021-2022 Southern Miss DC/LB coach. 2023 UF DC.

Why would we seriously have had high expectations for this season when you look deep into this staff? HC has proven to have no clue what he is doing on gameday. We still called a timeout after a dead ball against Miami. OC, He has failed at every stop doing this. He begged for the position at Bama for years and was put off. Fired at Clemson and only one year at ASU. There is ABSOLUTELY NOT REASON he should have ever been allowed to be the OC. None. The fact that he was and was given the contract he was is amazing and possibly a sign that we literally had no other options to be HC, which is terrifying with another new hire looming.

We have given this guy more money than anyone in history to hire a bunch of buddies and admin from LOUISIANA! How can an AD see this happening and not step in and say something? We are fans, fans in general have a way of pissing their pants and thinking its nice to feel warm. A true sense of how of to judge a hire is how people on the outside feel about it. They aren't blinded by fandom. No one was impressed. Most laughed and mocked the hires. We had a strength coach get one good look at this program and say peace out after maybe a month.

There two scenarios and both could be true. 1) Billy is flat out stealing money and hiring his buddies. 2) No one wants to work for him.

We seen much much lesser schools hiring highly successful coordinators while we play fiddle sticks with unproven guys. Why is this happening constantly? What is going on at this University to cause this from HC to OC to DC and beyond? Are we the smartest guy in the room? Or is it something much deeper? It can't be money.

All of these things were obvious serious issues that everyone should have realized at the time they were done but chose HOPE instead of logic. What do we do now? We all talk about Lane but outside of him having a Spurrier-like ego, why would he come? Literally every fan I talk to says the next hire has to be someone who has proven themselves. I have no idea who in the hell that could possibly be and why they would come. "We are UF" is no longer a sufficient answer and neither is we will pay him (everyone can now).

I've never felt more hopeless about this program and after last year, that says a lot. We are literally at a point where the only legit man who could excite this program and turn it around is likely to lead his team to the playoffs in Oxford. Can we get him to rent a Uhaul at 2am like he did in Tenn? I would drive it. Thats also about the only way SS could avoid not calling a realtor soon.