UF President on athletics, Gators extend Nike deal, SEC coaching turnover, more tidbits
Thursday, February 26, 2015 | Baseball, Men's Basketball, Football, Women's Swimming & Diving, Scott Carter
VIDEO: New UF President Kent Fuchs discusses role of athletics at a university such as Florida in this interview with WCJB-TV20 (around the 1:05 time stamp)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Hey folks, good Thursday morning to you.
Getting ready to write a feature on Gators gymnast Rachel Spicer and why tomorrow night's home meet at the O'Connell Center has extra, extra meaning to her this year.
For now, here are some fresh links from around the World Wide Web with items of interest to Gator fans:
--UF recently extended its deal with Nike to be its official athletic supplier through 2024 writes Matthew Kish of the Portland (Ore.) Business Journal.
--Former UF standout Udonis Haslem, playing more in absence of Miami Heat teammate Chris Bosh, knows what Bosh is going through with blood clots on his lungs writes Shandel Richardson of South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Gators head coach Jim McElwain has a pretty good job according to ESPN.com. (File photo)
--ESPN.com writer Edward Aschoff ranks Florida's head coaching job as the best in the SEC.
--Fans storming the court has always been unpopular with Gators AD Jeremy Foley writes Mike Bianchi of The Orlando Sentinel.
--David Morrison of the Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune has updated his SEC Coaching Staff Turnover chart to reflect football staff changes at each SEC school since 2001.
--D1Baseball.com writer Aaron Fitt filed this lengthy post with his impressions from the Miami-Florida series.
--Gators defensive lineman Dante Fowler Jr. on Giants' radar writes Nick Powell of NJ.com.
--Who is Lynden Trail? SI.com writer Andy Staples explores that question regarding the former UF player who found success at Norfolk State.
--Former Gators defensive lineman Leon Orr discusses some of the tough questions he faced at the NFL Combine writes Landon Watnick of Rivals.com.
--Actor James Franco, one of the stars of the controversial film “The Interview,'' spoke at UF on Wednesday night writes Cyanne Dunn of the Independent Florida Alligator.
