Wesley Alden

6 days ago | orlandosentinel.com | Edgar Thompson |Mark Long |Wesley Alden

Florida's national championship earned coach Todd Golden a new contract with a hefty raise to put him among the nation's highest-paid men's basketball coaches at age 39. UF included plenty of perks and some incentives to enhance the 6-year, $40.5 million package, but did little to make the deal ironclad if the NBA came calling. Meanwhile, Billy Napier's assistant coaches got richer this offseason, highlighting the cost of doing business in SEC football - even for an 8-win team.

2 weeks ago | orlandosentinel.com | Edgar Thompson |Mark Long |Wesley Alden

The NFL draft was a waiting game for the Gators, but seven Florida players eventually had their names called while several others heard from NFL teams once the three-day marathon concluded. DJ Lagway's wait also is over as Florida's star quarterback has resumed throwing after resting and rehabbing an ailing shoulder in recent months. Meanwhile, Todd Golden added another transfer, Orlando native AJ Brown, as he continues to put the pieces together to make another championship run.

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Edgar Thompson |Mark Long |Wesley Alden

The NFL draft was a waiting game for the Gators, but seven Florida players eventually had their names called while several others heard from NFL teams once the three-day marathon concluded. DJ Lagway’s wait also is over as Florida’s star quarterback has resumed throwing after resting and rehabbing an ailing shoulder in recent months. Meanwhile, Todd Golden added another transfer, Orlando native AJ Brown, as he continues to put the pieces together to make another championship run.

3 weeks ago | orlandosentinel.com | Edgar Thompson |Mark Long |Wesley Alden

Fresh off a national championship, Todd Golden turned his attention to restocking his roster and completing his coaching staff. Yet, Golden did not expect Denzel Aberdeen to become part of the equation. Instead, the Orlando native and member of Golden's first UF team three seasons ago entered the transfer portal for a bigger payday and, presumably, a better opportunity at SEC rival Kentucky. Aberdeen's about-face is a sign of the times.

1 month ago | orlandosentinel.com | Edgar Thompson |Mark Long |Wesley Alden

Florida's spring football game also became one last chance to celebrate newly minted national champions in men's basketball. On a picturesque day in Gainesville, a reported crowd of 56,563, the largest since Tim Tebow's final spring game, came out to cheer Todd Golden's team and see whether Billy Napier's program is getting closer to competing for one.