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Did anyone have a better weekend nationally than the Fighting Irish athletic teams?
There are good weekends and then there are great weekends and the Notre Dame athletic department just had a truly great one. Sure, we’re all aware the football team cruised to a 28-3 primetime victory at Virginia that moved them to 9-1 on the year, but it wasn’t just the football team taking care of business.
Nine different Fighting Irish athletic teams went to battle this weekend and walked out with an array of impressive accomplishments. Here’s the rundown for you:
A whole smorgasbord of Gators sports is on tap this weekend.
There was a bit of a lull there during the week but Gators sports return on Friday in full force as eight athletic teams gear up for competition this weekend. Women’s tennis, both cross country teams, softball, women’s basketball, and volleyball all compete today — the latter two also spill into the rest of the weekend — while the football team hits the gridiron on Saturday and the men’s basketball team takes to the parquet on Sunday.
There is plenty to preview, so strap in and get ready for a weekend chock-full-o the Orange and Blue.
The swimming and diving teams both beat Georgia, but baseball and football came up short.
It was a tough weekend for Florida football fans as their beloved team got manhandled by its most bitter rival, the Georgia Bulldogs. But it was not just on the gridiron that our foes from the north tormented the Orange and Blue — the Dawgs also took one from the baseball team in an exhibition as well.
The good news is that the highly-ranked swimming and diving teams both took care of business against UGA, while the soccer team advanced in the SEC Tournament, the volleyball team won its third in a row and the cross country team also wrapped up its SEC Tournament competition
Speaking of exhibitions, the men’s basketball team plays in its first warm-up ahead of the upcoming season tonight at home. Here is everything you need to know from the past few days in the Gator Nation.
Here’s a look at the action around the Gator Nation this weekend.
We are just a day away from the annual World Largest Cocktail Party in Jacksonville when the Florida Gators take the field against the Georgia Bulldogs in one of the most storied rivalries in all of college football. But it is not just the gridiron gang facing UGA — the swimming and diving teams also host their SEC brethren in the O’Connell Center while the baseball team also travels to Jax to face the ‘Dawgs on the diamond.
Also on the agenda are the cross country and volleyball teams which travel to Columbia, Missouri, this weekend, and the soccer team which wrapped up its regular season and heads into SEC tournament play on Sunday. Here is everything you need to know to follow the Gators this weekend.
Florida sports had both winners and losers this past weekend.
It was a rough weekend for the Gator Nation as the football team saw its postseason aspirations evaporate in Death Valley at the hands of the LSU Tigers and the soccer team continued to struggle as well. The good news is that some of the other sports picked up the slack, including the volleyball team. Meanwhile, the cross country team saw some action in Tallahassee, the diving team hosted the Hurricanes, and both the women’s tennis team and men’s golf team continue to compete at their respective tournaments.
Here is a look at the weekend roundup.
Nine Gators sports teams are in action this weekend. Here’s a look at what’s on tap.
The weekend is nearly here and this time around the Gator Nation has nine total sports teams spanning over seven programs in action from Friday to Sunday, including the football team’s big road game against the LSU Tigers. There is a whole lot happening with the Orange and Blue these next few days, so let us dive right in.
Here’s a quick summary of all the athletic action from the Gator Nation this past weekend as well as today.
Despite Florida football’s ugly loss on the road to the Kentucky Wildcats this past weekend, it actually was quite a successful one for the school’s athletic programs overall.
The women’s tennis, volleyball and swimming teams all saw sweeps against their opponents while the men’s cross country team came away with a first-place trophy. Truly, it was only the “foot” ball sports that fell short the past few days, as the soccer team also dropped a hard-fought match. Meanwhile, both tennis teams continue to compete while both golf teams return to the links today.
Here is a look at a full round-up of the past weekend in the Gator Nation.
The Gator Nation celebrates its first truly full sports weekend since the end of the spring season.
We are on the cusp of another college football weekend as the Gators hit the road to face the Wildcats in Kentucky. But the even bigger story is the full return of Florida sports over the next few days as seven programs participate in their respective competitions for the pride of the Orange and Blue. Here is a look at everything that is on tap.
It was a mostly successful weekend for Florida athletics as three of the four programs competing came away winners, while a fourth flailed.
Welcome back from a weekend chock-full of Gators sports — the first since the end of the spring season. It was a mostly successful three days for Florida athletics as three of the four programs competing came away victorious while a fourth stumbled against a top-25 opponent. Additionally, the women’s golf team opens its fall season today out on the links. Here is a look at the latest from around the Swamp.
After a few weeks of sparse action, the fall season officially begins today as we have five teams to report on heading into the weekend.
Folks, the big weekend is finally here! After a few weeks of sparse action, the fall season officially begins today as we have five teams to report on heading into the weekend.
The soccer team struggled against superior competition last night while the men’s tennis team starts off its season this morning and the volleyball kicks off a two-game set tonight. Then tomorrow, the cross country team also gets started on its fall campaign. And of course, who can forget that the football team has a date in Tampa with an in-state foe. Here is what’s on tap for the first big weekend for Gators sports.
