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Gator Football - 7/3/07
Ronnie Wilson Suspended For 1 Year - James To Sit Out 1st Game
Florida offensive lineman Ronnie Wilson has been suspended for the 2007 season and running back Brandon James is
suspended for Florida's first game because of separate non-football incidents.
According to a Gainesville police report, Wilson spit on and slapped Francis Fuller during a scuffle at XS nightclub early
on the morning of April 5. Fuller then waited for Wilson to leave the club. According to the report, Fuller drove behind Wilson and called 911 to report the incident in the club. After Wilson realized he was being followed, he turned into a parking lot, stopped his car, got out and pulled an AK-47 from the trunk. He then fired a shot into the air, according to the report.
Brandon James was arrested along with Florida basketball player Brandon Powell for buying less than 20 grams of
marijuana during a reverse sting by Gainesville law enforcement. |
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Gator Football - 7/3/07
Florida's No. 1 2007 football recruiting class is now in class
Twenty-six of the 27 prospects who signed with the Gators in February are enrolled at UF in the Summer B semester, which
began Monday.
The only player not yet in school is former Lakeland defensive tackle John Brown, who needs to pass one more high school
course to become academically eligible to enroll at Florida.
Many of the freshman class are expected to start competing for playing time when two-a-days begin in early August.
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Gator Basketball - 7/3/07
Gators lose Powell after tumultuous freshman season
By KARL HYPPOLITE - Alligator Staff Writer
After receiving little playing time last season, guard Brandon Powell has decided to transfer from UF.
Powell appeared in 23 games last season and averaged just 1.6 ppg in his lone season as a Gator.
Powell had been dissatisfied with his playing time throughout the season, leading to several conversations with Coach
Billy Donovan. Monday morning, Donovan announced that Powell was planning to transfer from the university. |
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Gator Sports - 7/5/07
UF athletics program remains among nation's best
THE GATORS ARE RANKED SIXTH IN THE NATION.
By DANNY KLEIN - Alligator Staff Writer
When UF won back-to-back national titles on the floor of the Georgia Dome last April, it became the first program to hold
the men's basketball and football titles in the same academic year.
This feat, coupled with the success of Gators in all athletic fields, has led the program to receive some extra recognition.
The UF Athletics Program finished sixth in the 2006-07 Sports Academy Directors' Cup competition, marking UF's 24th
consecutive top-10 finish.
"Titles by both men's basketball and football certainly led the highlights of this season for the Gators," Athletics Director
Jeremy Foley said. "A total of 11 teams among the top 10 showed the strong performances by several of our teams." |
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Gator Football - 7/8/07
2008 Football Contributions Increase
The University Athletic Association and Gator Boosters, Inc. recently reviewed the program's financial obligations, current
revenue and increasing operating expenses, including the addition of the seventh home football game. Other peer institutions' per seat contributions were surveyed and it was determined that the majority of the seating areas within Ben Hill Griffin Stadium are considerably below the market price. This review resulted in a proposal that was approved by the Gator Booster Board of Directors on April 14, 2007 to increase the per seat requirements within club levels and all of the luxury areas which are part of the Gator Booster system, beginning with the 2008 Gator Football season. |
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Gator Volleyball - 7/10/07
Volleyball's Hampton To Represent USA At Pan American Games
University of Florida senior outside hitter Marcie Hampton has been named to the U.S. Women's National Team roster
for the XV Pan American Games, which begin July 13 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The volleyball competition segment is scheduled for July 14-19. |
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Gator Sports - 7/12/07
Academic SEC Team Totals Announced
During the 2006-07 academic year, the Gators totaled 187 honorees, tieing South Carolina for the SEC season-high total.
The Gators total of 187 honorees ranks second to the school-record of 193 set in 2002-03. |
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Gator Soccer - 7/12/07
Former Gator Abby Wambach Named to USA's 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Roster
Former Gator All-American Abby Wambach is among the 18 players chosen Wednesday by U.S. Women's National
Team head coach Greg Ryan to participate in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup will be held in five Chinese cities from Sept. 10-30. The USA opens the
tournament against North Korea on Sept. 11 in Chengdu. Wambach also played on the USA 2003 World Cup team. |
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Gator Basketball - 7/17/07
Donovan eyes depth, size to rebuild
By NICK ZACCARDI - Alligator Writer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - In the last month, the focus for Billy Donovan has turned from the Orlando Magic to an overused "R"
word.
Rebuilding.
"We're really in a situation this year where depth - without question - is an issue for us, size is an issue for us," Donovan
said during the Southeastern Conference men's basketball summer teleconference Monday, three months before preseason practice begins for the two-time defending national champions. "You're not going to lose five guys in an NBA Draft and Lee Humphrey and be able to come right back and replace all that. ... We've lost as much as anybody has lost in the country." |
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Gator Football - 7/20/07
Preseason All-SEC Coaches Team Announced
Two Gators were named to the preseason All-SEC coaches football team on Thursday. Junior defensive end Derrick
Harvey and senior offensive lineman Drew Miller were chosen by the coaches. |
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1st TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE
TE Jacob Tamme Kentucky
OL Will Arnold LSU
OL Michael Oher Ole Miss
OL Drew Miller Florida
OL Chris Williams Vanderbilt
C Jonathan Luigs Arkansas
WR Earl Bennett Vanderbilt
WR Early Doucet LSU
QB Andre' Woodson Kentucky
RB Darren McFadden Arkansas
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis Ole Miss
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1st TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE
DL Glenn Dorsey LSU
DL Quentin Groves Auburn
DL Derrick Harvey Florida
LB Ali Highsmith LSU
LB Jonathan Goff Vanderbilt
LB Jasper Brinkley South Carolina
LB Jerod Mayo Tennessee
DB Simeon Castille Alabama
DB Jonathan Hefney Tennessee
DB Chevis Jackson LSU
DB Derek Pegues Miss. State
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Gator Football - 7/23/07
Emmitt Smith Joins College Football Hall of Fame
Number 22 in orange and blue became only the fourth former Gator player to be inducted into the College Football Hall
of Fame yesterday. He joins Steve Spurrier, Jack Youngblood, and Dale Van Sickle in the South Bend, Indiana shrine. |
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Gator Women's Basketball - 7/10/07
Former Gator Great DeLisha Milton-Jones Selected to WNBA All-Star Team
Former University of Florida women's basketball standout DeLisha Milton-Jones was selected Monday to the 2007
WNBA All-Star Team. |
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Gator Football - 7/27/07
Gators, Meyer face uncharted territory
Quarterback Tim Tebow has no backup, and coach Urban Meyer's team is full of players who spent more
time on the sideline than the field last season. But many still expect the team to win the SEC.
Tim Tebow wasn't at Southeastern Conference football media days. He should have been. The young quarterback
charged with leading the defending champion Florida Gators is all anybody wanted to talk about. |
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Gator Football - 7/27/07
Writers Preseason All-SEC Football Team Announced
Two Gators were named to the preseason Football Writers All-SEC team today. Junior defensive end Derrick Harvey and
senior offensive lineman Phil Trautwein were chosen by the football writers of the SEC.
The LSU Tigers were picked to win the West Division of the SEC while the Gators were chosen to win the East Division.
LSU was also picked to win the SEC Championship game. |
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FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE
TE Jacob Tamme Kentucky 6-5 240 Sr.
OL Will Arnold LSU 6-4 319 Sr.
OL Michael Oher Ole Miss 6-5 325 Jr.
OL Andre Smith Alabama 6-4 348 So.
OL Phil Trautwein Florida 6-6 298 Sr.
C Jonathan Luigs Arkansas 6-4 307 Jr.
WR Earl Bennett Vanderbilt 6-1 202 Jr.
WR Marcus Monk Arkansas 6-6 220 Sr.
QB Andre' Woodson Kentucky 6-5 230 Sr.
RB Darren McFadden Arkansas 6-2 215 Jr.
RB Felix Jones Arkansas 6-0 207 Jr.
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FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE
DL Glenn Dorsey LSU 6-2 299 Sr.
DL Quentin Groves Auburn 6-3 254 Sr.
DL Derrick Harvey Florida 6-4 245 Jr.
LB Jasper Brinkley SC 6-2 262 Sr.
LB Jonathan Goff Vanderbilt 6-4 235 Sr.
LB Ali Highsmith LSU 6-1 226 Sr.
LB Jerod Mayo Tennessee 6-2 230 Jr.
DB Simeon Castille Alabama 6-1 189 Sr.
DB Jonathan Hefney TN 5-9 185 Sr.
DB Chevis Jackson LSU 6-0 190 Sr.
DB Derek Pegues Miss. St. 5-10 196 Jr.
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Gator Football - 7/31/07
Gators ready to begin camp after tough off-season
By NICK ZACCARDI - Alligator Staff Writer
HOOVER, Ala. - Maybe three national championships in a little over a year have spoiled The Gator Nation.
Back home in Gainesville - amid the autograph and photo requests, pats on the back and general well wishes - one
question comes for those on the football roster.
"People ask us all the time when we're on campus, 'Are we going to repeat?'" UF safety Tony Joiner said. "I just tell them
this: We're trying to get back to Atlanta (the site of the SEC Championship Game) this year." |