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We are just a day away from the big game between the Florida Gators and the Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville, Tenn. While Vandy does not strike fear in the hearts of most football fans, every game counts and on any given day anything can happen. But there is a lot more happening than the ol’ pigskin game that brings pride to the Gator Nation.
Four Florida athletic teams currently sit in the top 10 of their respective sports, with men’s swimming and diving as well as volleyball at No 5, football at No. 6, and women’s swimming and diving at No. 10.
Speaking of the men’s aquatic team, the swimmers swept all of their events and the Gators finished up with seven total event victories to lead the pack at the Auburn Invitational. Meanwhile, the women also fared well at the same competition, with freshman Cecilia Porter shattering the 100 breast school record by .33 seconds to give the Lady Gators the overall lead heading into the final day. The event competition as well as dual meets for the fall conclude today.
Finally, there is the volleyball team (5-1, 5-1 SEC), which has had quite a successful season heading into their last two matches of the year on their home floor against the Georgia Bulldogs (3-3, 3-3 SEC) tonight. UF holds a 66-9 series advantage over UGA, sporting a dominating 63-1 record with coach Mary Wise at the helm.
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Friday ā”ļø 7 pm
Saturday ā”ļø 5 pm #GoGators pic.twitter.com/MWmfN6Clw1— Gators Volleyball (@GatorsVB) November 16, 2020
Around the Swamp
- Florida will easily beat Vanderbilt. Here are five reasons why you should watch anyway: Florida needs to win just three of its remaining four games to clinch an SEC East title and a spot in the SEC Championship Game, and itās hard to imagine the Commodores will be able to stand in the way of that.
- Kyle Trask latest Gator to accept Senior Bowl invite: Lost in much of the latest media hype over Floridaās star quarterbackĀ Kyle TraskĀ was his recent acceptance to theĀ Reeseās Senior Bowl, which was announced via Twitter on Tuesday.
- These two Gators are among CBS Sports’ top 101 basketball players: The menās college basketball season is quickly approaching with the first game on the Florida Gatorsā schedule a little less than a week away.
- Florida has a player on the Naismith Trophy Watch List: The finalists for theĀ 2021 Jersey Mikeās Naismith Trophy Watch ListĀ were announced on Thursday, with one particular Florida Gator continuing to rack up the preseason accolades.
- Scottie Lewis is one of the top wings in the nation: Staff writer Eammon Brennan ranked Lewis third in the nation, behind Sam Hauser of Virginia and Corey Kispert of Gonzaga, respectively.
- NCAA Division I Council extends recruiting ‘dead period’ to April 15: TheĀ National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I CouncilĀ announced on Wednesday that the recruiting dead period in all sports has been extended until April 15, 2021.
It’s great to be a Florida Gator!
These Top š š won't back down.@GatorsVB@GatorsSwimDv@GatorsFB#GoGators || @FLBlue pic.twitter.com/Ub2Hx30FC7
— Florida Gators (@FloridaGators) November 19, 2020
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