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NCAA denies the appeal of Gators’ quarterback Will Grier

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For one of the few times all season, something has not gone right with the Florida Gators. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the NCAA has decided to reject the appeal of Gators’ quarterback Will Grier. Grier will remain suspended until next Oct. 15, just before the team plays against Missouri. Grier was suspended by the NCAA for use of a banned substance. Grier said it was an over-the-counter supplement and did not check with the Florida medical staff. Sophomore Treon…

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Basketball, post season soccer on tap this weekend

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With no marquee college football games in Florida over the weekend, other sports will gain extra attention. Post season men’s and women’s soccer and early season college basketball have some interesting match ups. The Florida State men’s basketball team is in the Virgin Islands for the Paradise Jam this weekend. The Seminoles take on high-scoring Hofstra in their opening game on Friday. A lot of points are expected to be on the menu. FSU has scored 207 points in their…

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Gators pick dental student as backup kicker

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A dental student has filled Florida’s open kicker spot. The 11th-ranked Gators announced Friday that Neil MacInnes will serve as the team’s backup Saturday against Southeastern Conference rival Georgia in Jacksonville. Austin Hardin, who has been dealing with a leg injury, is expected to be available to handle kicking duties. MacInnes, a senior studying to be a dental ceramist, was one of 216 students who responded to an open call after Florida lost Jorge Powell to a season-ending knee injury…

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University of Florida celebrates 50 years of Gatorade

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The research question posed to University of Florida professor J. Robert Cade, M.D., and his research fellows in 1965 was a simple one: Why were so many Gator football players getting sick in the unrelenting Florida heat? “That question changed our lives,” Cade would later tell reporters, because the answer led him and his team to develop an innovative product that forever changed athletic performance, launched a new industry, helped people suffering from dehydration and sparked a legacy of innovation…

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Gators’ Will Grier named as Sunshine State Player of the Week

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It was fourth-down-and-legacy. Man, did Florida quarterback Will Grier have a long way to go. For three quarters, he had been just another quarterback. But there in a fourth-quarter comeback, darned if Grier didn’t take on the look of a player who had arrived, leading the Gators to a 28-27 comeback victory that will sting the Tennessee Vols for a while. For his efforts, Grier is the Sunshaine State Player of the Week. Grier had hit only 12 of 24 passes…

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College Roundup: Florida’s Will Grier stars on fourth down

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Call him Mr. Fourth down. Will Grier went from a resort freshman quarterback to a piece of lore Saturday afternoon, leading the Florida Gators to a dramatic comeback over the Tennessee Vols. Florida, behind 20-7 at one point, roared back to beat the Vols, 21-20, in the first significant victory of the Jim McElwain era Saturday. In the win, Grier went from a quarterback who hadn’t quite satisfied his head coach to a player to content with. He picked up…

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Can Florida still trust Treon Harris to play quarterback?

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If Treon Harris gained ground without playing, he has lost it. Harris may someday be the Florida Gators’ starting quarterback, but he may have never been further away from the job. It was one thing when Harris sat on the bench against Kentucky. Being suspended – allegedly for drugs – is worse. How can the Gators trust him after this? If he does become the starting quarterback, how is coach Jim Elwain ever going to completely believe there will not…

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