Welcome to another week on Gators Wire! As we flip the calendar over to August, the weather and the news from the sports world continues to heat up with the novel coronavirus continues to disrupt our way of life.
Major League Baseball continues to battle COVID-19, being forced to postpone several games this week as the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals sort out their outbreaks while the rest of the league looks to clamp down and avoid any further threats to the season. Additionally, New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes opted out for the season in the most dramatic fashion, essentially ghosting the team, which led to an awkward tweet by the Mets organization — basically a bad look for both the player and the organization.
Meanwhile, college football continues to push forward with its varied plans at holding a season this coming fall, but there could also be a push for the Power Five to split with the NCAA. Only time will tell.
Here is the news from the Gators Nation over the past weekend.
Around the Swamp
- Don’t get too excited about a 10-game SEC football schedule: There’s a difference between hoping for this disastrous situation to perpetuate and arguing against shortsighted action that jeopardizes the longterm viability of sports.
- Where do Duruji and Appleby stand in latest transfer rankings?: In the most recent iteration of ESPN’s transfer ratings, both Anthony Duruji, a Louisiana Tech transfer, and Tyree Appleby, a Cleveland State transfer, were both featured on the rankings.
- Kyle Pitts, two other Gators featured on Draft Wire three-round mock: Here are the predicted landing spots for the three players expected to go in the first 96 picks.
- SEC Basketball Power Rankings: Where does Florida stack up?: As we approach the fall and get closer to college basketball’s currently projected start in November, Sports Illustrated has released a power ranking of the 14 teams in the SEC.
- Three Florida Gators 2021 football commits receive official offers from program: Three members of the Florida Gators’ 2021 class, Diwun Black, Carlos Del Rio-Wilson and Donovan McMillon, received their official offers from the coaching staff on Saturday.
It’s great to be a Florida Gator!
Not all heroes wear capes 🤣
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— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) July 25, 2020
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