Graham Hall

2 days ago | 247sports.com | Graham Hall

As expected, the Florida men's basketball program will once again face its in-state rival, Florida State, early in the 2025-26 season. The Gators and Seminoles will meet on Nov. 11 in Gainesville, according to CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein. Florida has won the previous four games in the series, with the latest coming in Tallahassee on Nov. 15, 2024. Florida built a double-digit lead against FSU, only for the 'Noles to make it a one-possession game in the closing minutes.

2 days ago | 247sports.com | Graham Hall

The Gators have had notable success at wideout throughout Billy Napier's time in Gainesville. After logging 661 yards during the 2022 campaign, Ricky Pearsall fell just 35 yards shy of 1,000 receiving yards, which would have made the former Arizona State wideout Florida's first receiver to eclipse 1,000 receiving yards since the 2002 season, when Taylor Jacobs tallied 1,088 receiving yards.

2 days ago | 247sports.com | Graham Hall

An early enrollee football player was arrested SundayA freshman football player has been arrested, Swamp247 can confirm. The Gainesville Sun's Kevin Brockway was the first to report the arrest. Due to the player being a minor, the Alachua County's juvenile detention center will not release the player's name nor an arrest report with the charges. The Gainesville Sun's report states the unnamed player has been arrested on a third-degree felony charge of false imprisonment (dating violence).

2 days ago | 247sports.com | Graham Hall

The Florida higher education system's Board of Governors has rejected the University of Florida's hiring of Dr. Santa J. Ono as the university's 14th President. Ono received six votes in favor of him becoming President, with 10 voting against him. The UF Board of Trustees now must restart the search process, which can be done either publicly or under Florida's confidential search exemption.

2 days ago | 247sports.com | Graham Hall

The 2025 season is right around the corner, and excitement is palpable for quarterback DJ Lagway's second season in Gainesville and his first year as the full-time starter. A five-star signee out of Willis, Texas, Lagway started six of Florida's final seven games after a season-ending injury to sixth-year quarterback Graham Mertz, with Lagway missing its blowout loss to then-No. 5 Texas in Week 11 with a hamstring strain suffered against then-No. 2 Georgia the week before.