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Gators still haven’t resolved Antonio Callaway or Treon Harris for ’16 season

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He’s in his second season, but University of Florida players are still proving themselves to head coach Jim McElwain. McElwain, speaking on SEC Media Days, said that neither receiver Antonio Callaway or Treon Harris have been permitted to rejoin the Gators just yet. McElwain said the two are enrolled in school and are working out, but nothing has been resolved beyond that. “There’s not really a timetable on that,” McElwain said. McElwain admitted he was disappointed as the Gators lost…

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The running backs: Emmitt Smith was in the Heisman top 10 twice for Gators

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Once, the first thing an opponent had to stop at the University of Florida was the featured running back. Once, that wasn’t easy to do. In those pre-Spurrier days, before the Fun ‘N Gun and the quarterbacks and all of those wide receivers, the Gators had a formidable running game featuring Emmitt and Errict and all the rest. Perhaps, in the years to come, the Gators will again. What comes first? The return of the great quarterback or the return…

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Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley stepping down after successful run

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Remember him standing in the end zone, looking out at another conquest. More than anything, this was the image of Jeremy Foley, the band leader of the University of Florida Gators for most of the last quarter-century. Under Foley, the Gators worked. He was the one who saw the great potential of the program, and he guided it well. Football championships. Basketball championships. As much as anyone, Foley helped to unify Gator Nation. Yes, he hired well most of the…

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Florida to name football field after former coach Steve Spurrier

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It was always his yard, really. From the time he was a player  at the University of Florida, winning the school’s first Heisman Trophy, until he was slinging his visor while coaching on the sidelines. Now, it bears his name. Are you ready for Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium? Yeah, it’s a mouthful. But so, too, was Spurrier’s impact. Already, he is in the Ring of Honor and has a statue outside of the stadium. If the…

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Transfer Luke Del Rio shines, leads Blue to win in Spring game

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As of now, Will Grier is West Virgina’s. Treon Harris is yesterday’s. And hello, Luke Del Rio. Yes, it was only a spring game, but Del Rio did a lot to calm the nerves of the Florida faithful Friday night. Del Rio hit 10 of 11 passes for 176 yards and two touchdowns to lead his Blue team to a 44-6 victory over the Orange. Austin Appleby hit six of eight passes for the Orange for 44 yards (and two…

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Florida gives $750,000 raise to football coach Jim McElwain

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It wasn’t a million-dollar season. Not quite. But for the University of Florida‘s Jim McElwain, the first season with the Gators was profitable nevertheless. Florida has announced that it has given McElwain a $750,000 raise, bringing his total compensation to $4.25 million. That puts McElwain fifth in the SEC in compensation, just behind LSU’s Les Miles, who earns $4.3 million season. Nick Saban is first in the league at $6.9 million. The Gators won 10 games last season after totaling…

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University of Florida to sell alcohol at football, men’s basketball games

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Florida is the latest school to start selling alcohol at sporting events. The University Athletic Association announced Wednesday it will offer beer and wine sales in premium seating at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and at men’s basketball games in the O’Connell Center beginning this fall. Like most programs around the country, the Gators are looking to improve game-day experience in hopes of boosting ticket sales and create a new revenue stream at a time when costs are on the rise…

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