Seventeen members of the Gator baseball team were named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll announced on Tuesday. The total matched the highest number of Academic All-SEC recipients for Florida baseball in school history, set in 2003.
Written by Gatorzone Baseball Headlines on June 24th, 2008 with no comments.
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Matt den Dekker (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) from the University of Florida was named to the 22-man roster for the 2008 USA Baseball National Team announced on Tuesday.
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There is a big rumor swirling around that Orson Charles has eliminated the Florida Gators from consideration. It started on the message boards last week and quickly got out of control. According to the rumor, Charles, a 6-3, 230-pound tight end from Tampa Plant had narrowed his choices to Miami and Georgia but when Charles talked to Gator Country it was a completely different story.
Written by GatorCountry.com on June 24th, 2008 with no comments.
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Monday was overcast and dreary outside in Gainesville, but that didn't keep Jonotthan Harrison away. Harrison, a 6-4, 280-pound offensive lineman from Groveland South Lake came up to check out the University of Florida and by the time he left, he had a clear understanding of what the Gators are all about.
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It is those even calendar years that are always cause for the greatest anxiety for Florida fans, particularly if it’s a year in which the Gators look like they’re capable of making a run at a national championship. It was true in the 1990s when the Gators had to go on the road to visit Tennessee in Knoxville and FSU in Tallahassee and it remains true even today. To win it all means winning in those hostile environments.
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Nick Alajajian rates with the nation’s best linemen in the recruiting class of 2008. Big (6-4, 280), strong and nasty, he’s the reason college coaches from across the nation have been beating a path to Naples. In addition to the kind of physical ability that makes him a dominator on the field, Alajajian has got it together in the classroom because wherever he chooses to go to school next year, he’ll be starting in January as an early.
Written by GatorCountry.com on June 23rd, 2008 with no comments.
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Lonnie Pryor jokes that his Gainesville experience was an omen of sorts. A participant last week at the Urban Meyer Football Camp, Pryor started feeling ill during the evening of his visit last Monday. Since he’s never made a mystery of his affection for Florida State, Pryor got a couple of giggles about that experience.
Written by GatorCountry.com on June 23rd, 2008 with no comments.
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It’s an even year. The schedule is favorable. The players are very good. The coaching staff could be as stellar as before and the head coach has become a rock star. A championship or two could hang in the balance.
Written by GatorCountry.com on June 23rd, 2008 with no comments.
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The Urban Meyer Football Camps have come and gone and so the recruiting board as usual will make some moves at certain positions. Those moves are, of course, dependent on who participated in camp and did well or not so well as it is in some cases this camping season.
Written by GatorCountry.com on June 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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Kyle Koehne is a 6-6, 290-pound powder keg who is waiting for someone to light his fuse.
Written by GatorCountry.com on June 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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Venice High School’s Trey Burton has proven to be a quick learner when it comes to playing the quarterback position. By the time he is through with his high school career in two seasons, he could be a valedictorian.
Written by GatorCountry.com on June 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Gator Country was the only Florida media outlet to have a photographer at the Women's College World Series as the Gators' made the first appearance in the program's 12-year history. Here's the fourth of five photo galleries, featuring 250 images you won't find anywhere else.
Written by GatorCountry.com on June 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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Ryan Moss has been covering Florida recruiting for Gator Country for the past two years. He’s in constant contact with a number of outstanding young prospects on a regular basis. Here is the first of his monthly reports detailing what is going on in the recruiting process of the players that he keeps tabs on.
Written by GatorCountry.com on June 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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Jeffrey Demps’ football career at Florida may have a detour before it begins.
A detour through Eugene, Ore., and, Demps hopes, eventually to Beijing, China, in August for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
Written by GatorCountry.com on June 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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Perhaps it's time that the state of Florida was given more consideration as a top recruiting ground for high school basketball talent. No, it's not New York or California and it's not even Georgia, which right now might be producing more top flight talent per capita than any state in the union, but Florida is starting to emerge as a fertile recruiting ground.
Written by GatorCountry.com on June 20th, 2008 with no comments.
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Jon Bostic has always taken pride in speed that has allowed him to play cornerback or safety. Now that he’s grown to 6-2 and 225 pounds, he has moved to linebacker where his combination of speed and size should make him a genuine thorn in the side of opponents’ offensive units.
Written by GatorCountry.com on June 20th, 2008 with no comments.
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If preparation is the key to early success as a collegiate football player, it shouldn't take long for Will Hill to make an impact at the University of Florida. Not only has Hill been working out to get ready for his step up in the football world, he also has the inside track on how he should be training as a Gator.
Written by GatorCountry.com on June 20th, 2008 with no comments.
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If preparation is the key to early success as a collegiate football player, it shouldn't take long for Will Hill to make an impact at the University of Florida. Not only has Hill been working out to get ready for his step up in the football world, he also has the inside track on how he should be training as a Gator.
Written by GatorCountry.com on June 20th, 2008 with no comments.
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Terry Shankle had his hands full during the second week of June. Literally. The all-star defensive back from South Stanly High School in North Carolina attended the Tommy Bowden Clemson football camp and went up against some of the best recruits in the country.
Written by GatorCountry.com on June 19th, 2008 with no comments.
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In the Urban Meyer era at the University of Florida, no position has come under as much scrutiny as running back. It’s the job of first year running backs coach Kenny Carter to change the perceptions of that position and it’s a challenge he welcomes. Carter is the kind of coach that actually welcomes preseason criticism because he will use that to motivate his troops to make their critics eat their words once the season is in progress.
Written by GatorCountry.com on June 19th, 2008 with no comments.
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