GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida-Georgia game is one of the great rivalries in college football.
The Gators can't stand the Bulldogs. And the Bulldogs can't stand the Gators. That's the way it should be.
The annual game is making news for other reasons this week following a radio interview by Jacksonville mayor
Lenny Curry on Wednesday.
TIAA Bank Field, which hosts the annual game, is set for some major renovations in the not-so-distant future according to Curry. What would that mean for the Florida-Georgia game?
Brings back memories of when the Jaguars joined the NFL and the old Gator Bowl was torn down and replaced by what is now known as TIAA Bank Field. The schools played in Gainesville in 1994 and in Athens in 1995. They returned to Jacksonville in '96 and every game in the series has been played there since.
Another question: Where would the Jags play for two seasons? Could Ben Hill Griffin Stadium be an option?
Gators athletic director
Scott Stricklin said that possibility is at least worth a conversation.
A closer look at the story and others of interest to Gators fans this morning:
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--The Florida-Georgia game
could move for two seasons due to stadium renovations writes
Andy Staples and
Daniel Kaplan of
The Athletic. Staples
offers analysis of other potential sites for the games.
--Gators slugger
Jac Caglianone, who has a program-record 27 home runs,
has a fan in Matt LaPorta, who once owned the record writes
Kevin Brockway of the
Gainesville Sun.
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--The Gators
are not getting much love to win the SEC East from Las Vegas writes
Graham Hall of
247Sports.com.
--What are the realistic expectations of former Gators quarterback
Anthony Richardson in Year 1 for Colts? That is the question
Nate Atkins of the
Indianapolis Star seeks to answer.
--The UF softball team got rained out at the SEC Tournament on Wednesday.
A game-by-game look at what is happening at the tournament from
SECSports.com.
--ICYMI, NCAA.com recently listed its all-time Gators softball team. You may or may not agree:
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-- I am writing a feature on Gators women's tennis player
Rachel Gailis as UF prepares for Friday's showdown with No. 1 North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels are led by
Fiona Crawley,
who is very accomplished writes
Gwen Peace of the
Daily Tar Heel.
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