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Welcome to a Tuesday edition of Gators News! Today is a bit of a slow day as the Gators football team sits out for two weeks due to an outbreak of the novel coronavirus. However, there are a couple of Florida sports in action early this week.
After the first round of The Ally at Old Waverly, hosted by Mississippi State, Gators women’s golf leads the all-SEC field. Marina Escobar Domingo and Addie Baggarly both recorded five birdies and finished 4 under par to lead UF to the top spot; both golfers also sit in a tie for second place individually at the conclusion of Day 1. The second round starts at 10:30 a.m. EDT today and will culminate on Wednesday.
Speaking of tomorrow, the Gators volleyball team kick off their 2020 schedule on the road against Auburn in the first of back-to-back matches against the Tigers in Alabama. The squad is only playing in eight games this year against four different SEC schools — all in the same two-day format — due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Around the Swamp
- Florida’s outlook is Peachy in latest bowl projections from CBS Sports: UF was named a possibility for the Peach and Orange Bowls earlier in the year, and the latest outlook puts them in the former.
- Gators hold pat in CBS Sports’ latest college football rankings: While the Gators remained at No. 7 in CBS Sports’ latest college football rankings, their outlook on Florida’s past week was not at all encouraging.
- Tyree Appleby among ESPN’s top up-and-coming NCAA basketball newcomers: Appleby will likely step in for Andrew Nembhard at the starting point guard position.
- ESPN’s college football power rankings apparently hate the Florida Gators: Florida checked in at No. 14 in the latest edition of ESPN’s college football power rankings.
- Sports Illustrated has Florida Gators football at No. 7 in latest rankings: The Gators are ranked No. 7 despite not playing on Saturday.
- Do the Florida Gators have Final Four potential in 2020-21?: Florida’s roster is once again loaded with talent and coach Mike White has never assembled a roster this experienced in Gainesville.
- Check out this sensational interception by Marcus Maye vs the Dolphins in NFL’s Week 6: The amazing catch was made in the third quarter as the Dolphins were steamrolling over the New York Jets and was Fitzpatrick’s second pick of the day.
It’s great to be a Florida Gator!
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