A few thoughts to jump start your Monday morning: Simply calling winning one of three games at Arkansas “a frustrating weekend” was probably diplomatic on the part of Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan. He knew the Gators should have departed Fayetteville with a sweep but in games one and two they shot themselves in the foot, both times turning perfectly winnable games into one-run losses.   “We continue to talk about the same things over and over and they continue to happen... ,” O’Sullivan said Saturday after the Gators lost game one to Arkansas, 6-5, thanks in large part to a baserunni ..read more

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The National Football League has held its annual cattle show,  a showpiece for all the usual suspects like Michigan, Texas, Alabama and Georgia whose programs combined to send 42 players to the league. The SEC, as always, led the way with 59 players selected, 16 more than the Pac-12, 17 more than the Big Ten.   Ricky Pearsall, selected with the 31st pick by the San Francisco 49ers not only kept Florida’s streak of years with at least one first rounder alive at five, but prevented the Gators from whiffing completely. Twelve SEC schools – Alabama 10, Georgia 8, Missouri 6, LSU 6, A ..read more

Perhaps in a couple of weeks Todd Golden will be able to give a more definitive answer about the team he will be sending out on the O-Dome floor in November. He has at least two open scholarships and that number could swell to at least four if Walter Clayton Jr. and Will Richard get enough affirmation from workouts to remain in the NBA Draft.   It is entirely possible that Clayton and Richard could light it up working out for NBA teams and at the combine if they are invited. Because the NBA only selects 60 players in a 2-round draft and neither Clayton nor Richard appear on anyone’s t ..read more

A few thoughts to jump start your Friday morning: Ricky Pearsall won’t have to wait for the second round of the NFL Draft to get here. That’s where he was expected to go Thursday night, but the San Francisco 49ers obviously weren’t willing to wait around. With the 31st pick in the first round, the 49ers chose Pearsall, extending Florida’s streak to five straight years with a No. 1 pick. Pearsall is the 45th Florida wide receiver taken in the draft, third most in NCAA history and first in the Southeastern Conference. He is the eighth Florida receiver to be selected in the first round.   A ..read more

There was plenty of buzz leaving Condron Family Ballpark Tuesday night about the 2,814 feet seven Florida home runs traveled. There were two opposite field home runs by Jac Caglianone, a rare homer by Michael Robertson also to the opposite field, a monster of a home run to the right of the green monster in center field by Cade Kurland, a line drive of a homer over the left field bullpen by Luke Heyman and a deep blast in left center by Ty Evans. Plus, there was a 493-foot moonshot by Brody Donay, who earlier in the game laid down a perfect bunt between the Stetson pitcher and third baseman ..read more

A few thoughts to jump start your Tuesday morning: Barring some sort of shocking development over the next couple of days, Ricky Pearsall won’t hear his name called Thursday night when the NFL selects its first round picks of the 2024 Draft. A year or two from now, a bunch of teams that could have taken Pearsall early might regret letting the former Florida wide receiver slip into the second round.   Thought to be a fourth round or after prospect prior to the 2023 season, Pearsall has climbed up everyone’s charts based on 2023 productivity and a brilliant combine in which he turned in a ..read more

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A few thoughts to jump start your Monday morning: Todd Golden added one more piece to the puzzle Sunday when Alijah Martin announced he is transferring to Florida from Florida Atlantic. A 3-year starter for Dusty May at FAU, Martin averaged 13.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. In 124 games in four years at FAU, Martin scored 1,476 points.   IThe addition of Martin leaves Golden with two open scholarships. An offer has been extended to Lorenzo Cason (6-3, 195, Lakeland, FL Victory Christian), who signed with Florida Atlantic but got his NLI released when May left FAU to ta ..read more

FORT WORTH -- Florida's gymnastics team ended its season with a deep run into postseason, finishing fourth at the NCAA championship. The LSU Tigers won the school's first national championship ..read more