VIDEO: Practice Update with Coach Butler, Carlie Needles and Cassie Peoples

GatorVision Online caught up with a few Gators before practice to find out how preseason preparations are going for the 2013-14 season that gets underway next Fri., Nov. 8 at 5:15 p.m. against Bethune-Cookman.

Head Coach Amanda Butler talked with the media:

2Way2Watch:

GatorVision: http://www.gatorvision.tv/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=3090919&db_oem_id=6500
and
YouTube: http://youtu.be/LK03ccih5SU

Sophomores Carlie Needles (Woodlands Ranch, Col.) and Cassie Peoples (San Antonio, Texas)

2Way2Watch:

GatorVision: http://www.gatorvision.tv/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=3090918&db_oem_id=6500
and
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIzzioOeRvc&feature=share&list=UUj1cSMRhdRSrCn5N_G1Oh9Q

Countdown to Tip-Off fun fact:

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Season-Opener a Homecoming Affair:

The Gators play host to Bethune-Cookman on Fri., Nov. 8 at 5:15 p.m. in the O'Connell Center. It's the second game of a Gator Basketball double-header, with the men's team facing North Florida at 3 p.m.

Those events help kick-off the school's annual football homecoming activities, with the Homecoming Parade starting at noon along University Avenue.

The O'Connell Center parking lot will open at 2 p.m. following the parade to fans attending the basketball games. Details on a shuttle will be available in the near future.

Gator Growl, the largest student-run pep rally in the nation, begins at 7 p.m. inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, with featured performances by The Fray, Sister Hazel and New Directions Veterans Choir.

On Saturday, the Gator football team plays host to Vanderbilt at a time to be announced.

The women's hoops team will encourage Gator fans to keep their Orange & Blue spirit high and attend its game on Sunday against North Florida at 2 p.m. to cap an event-filled weekend.

Missed Any Recent Videos?

Nov. 1: Practice Update with head coach Amanda Butler

http://youtu.be/LK03ccih5SU

Nov. 1: Practice update with Carlie Needles and Cassie Peoples

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIzzioOeRvc&feature=share&list=UUj1cSMRhdRSrCn5N_G1Oh9Q

Oct. 31: Season Preview

http://www.gatorvision.tv/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=3088686&db_oem_id=6500

Oct. 28: Practice Update with Assistant Coach David Lowery

http://www.gatorvision.tv/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=3089046&db_oem_id=6500

Oct. 23: Practice Update with Antoinette Bannister, Kayla Lewis and Ronni Williams

http://youtu.be/K30Z0Bw3aBU

Oct. 21: Coach Butler assesses preseason practice, sharing her thoughts about strengths, weaknesses and more!

http://youtu.be/Jnb7cLhie8U

Oct. 17: VIDEO Coach Butler interviewed men's senior Patric Young and women's senior Jaterra Bonds about their SEC Media Day experience (yes, you read that right): youtu.be/yr_eUseuIqk

Oct. 14: 2 minutes with Carlie Needles & Ronni Williams – and Carlie likes to do WHAT in her spare time?

http://youtu.be/78AHnY5Fopw

Oct. 9: Coach Amanda Butler previews the Gators at their annual Media Day

http://youtu.be/9XkrRljrDVM

Oct. 8: Language lessons and geographic differences with January Miller and Viktorija Dimaite

http://youtu.be/D5-J_nWWdBY

Oct. 3: Cookin' with Christin Mercer and Kayla Lewis

http://youtu.be/CI0Mino83Xk

Oct. 1: Coach Butler and January Miller – Opening Practice Recap

http://youtu.be/r_0THmechJc

Sept. 30: 2 Minutes with sophomore transfers Antoinette Bannister and Cassie Peoples

http://youtu.be/0mwdmB-RiVo