Orange & Blue Notes: Pierce's Toughness, Faedo Called Up, More Gators Tidbits
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 | General, Scott Carter
The baseball and softball regular seasons are swinging toward the finish line. The outdoor track season is heating up. Golf, tennis and lacrosse are postseason bound.
And these are the Gators. They're always in the spotlight and the headlines.
Without further ado, look at notable items of interest to Gators fans:
QUICK READS
-- Gators running back Dameon Pierce fulfilled a lifelong dream when he heard his name called by the Houston Texans writes Demetrius Harvey of SI.com.
-- Should Florida football players get parking perks? Yes, they earned them writes David Whitley of the Gainesville Sun.
-- Former Gators basketball standout Keyontae Johnson has entered the transfer portal writes Mark Long of the Associated Press via ESPN.com.
-- Why this is the last, best chance to ignite Tennessee vs. Florida football rivalry writes Blake Toppmeyer of the USA Today Sports Network.
-- Don't let Kaiir Elam's stats fool you: Torrian Gray offers a fuller picture of Buffalo's first-round pick writes Tim Graham of The Athletic.
QUOTE OF NOTE
"One of the highlights they showed, and a guy's helmet was ripped off, but he kept running. He doesn't care about his physical well-being. He is trying to be a football player." — Houston GM Nick Caseria on running back Dameon Pierce's helmetless run against Florida State
Woke up and chose violence with this pick 😈 @IRep229
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) April 30, 2022
📺 #NFLDraft on NFL Network pic.twitter.com/ABV1AyoGLY
TOPICAL TWITTER
The former Gators standout, hampered by elbow problems since 2019, is finally headed to big leagues ...
The stage is set!
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) May 3, 2022
Alex Faedo, the club's No. 16 prospect per @MLBPipeline, will be the 27th man for tomorrow's doubleheader and make his Major League debut as the starter in the second game. pic.twitter.com/cxBfsBv8Cs
Running back Malik Davis is one of the Gators to sign as an undrafted free agent ...
Congratulations to Malik Davis!
— Endurance Management (@EnduranceManag1) May 1, 2022
Dallas Cowboys@dallascowboys #Cowboys pic.twitter.com/9CB6ISNEMF
Gators LB Jeremiah Moon (Ravens), OL Jean Delance (Bears), and DTs Antonio Valentino and Tyrone Truesdell (Giants) also signed as undrafted free agents ...
Introducing the @NFL's newest members!#GoGators | #GatorMade pic.twitter.com/OY8M5C9rhA
— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) May 3, 2022
Gators gymnast Leah Clapper announced she plans to return for her Super Senior season ...
I'M SO EXCITED FOR MY SUPER SENIOR YEAR!!!! @GatorsGym 🐊🤩#GoGators #NCAAGym #gymnastics pic.twitter.com/OY980U6Xte
— Leah (@leahclapper) May 1, 2022
This is a non-Gators Gainesville tweet, featuring guitarist Mike Campbell and drummer Stan Lynch of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Campbell returns to Gainesville this weekend for a pair of shows on Friday and Saturday night at the High Dive. Thanks to a very generous Twitter pal, I'll be at Friday's show ...
A very special guest will join us on drums at all Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs shows through June 26 in Aspen, starting tonight in Boulder and including the run in June with Chris Stapleton. His name is Stan Lynch, founding drummer of the Heartbreakers! pic.twitter.com/ZZxsDisb7f
— Mike Campbell // The Dirty Knobs (@MikeCampbellHQ) April 23, 2022
