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We are mere hours away from Florida Gators football as the beloved boys in Orange and Blue continue to prepare for their gridiron tussle with the Missouri Tigers on Saturday. Despite ongoing issues with positive coronavirus testing numbers, the game appears to be set to go.
This big news on this Friday is Heisman Trophy front-runner Trevor Lawrence’s positive COVID-19 test and subsequent quarantine. The junior quarterback for the No. 1-ranked Clemson Tigers will not play in Saturday’s game against Boston College.
Today, the No. 10 women’s and No. 3 men’s swimming and diving teams take on the Georgia Bulldogs, whose teams rank No. 4 and No. 8 in the nation, respectively, in Athens. The competition is the first of the fall season for both teams.
The cross country team kicks off the SEC Championships Friday morning after participating in just three events the past month. The meet is hosted by LSU and is being held in Baton Rouge.
Gators soccer will also see action today against the Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville, Tenn. The Lady Gators enter with a 1-3-1 record during a hard-luck season and will look to get back on track with a win against the 2-3-1 Vols.
Finally, the fourth-ranked Florida volleyball squad heads to Tuscaloosa for a back-to-back match with the Alabama Crimson Tide. Florida boasts a 2-0 record on the year while Bama is winless in two matches.
Around the Swamp
- Tim Tebow ranks tenth all-time among NFL left-handed quarterbacks: Here’s a look at the greatest left-handed quarterbacks in NFL history, a collection that includes two Hall of Famers.
- Florida Gators land commitment from 2022 five-star athlete Sam McCall: As his two-minute-and-twenty-second video shows, he chose Florida over the Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, and Oklahoma Sooners.
- Five things to watch for when Florida plays Missouri on Saturday: Mizzou is coming off back-to-back wins against LSU and Kentucky, and the rusty Gators could find themselves struggling against a Tigers team that has improved every week.
It’s great to be a Florida Gator!
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— Florida Gators (@FloridaGators) October 29, 2020
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