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Football

TWO BITS: Pouncey at SEC Media Day; Story solid

July 19, 2010 | By Adam Silverstein

1 » Three Florida Gators seniors – center Mike Pouncey, safety Ahmad Black and defensive end Justin Trattou – were slated to join head coach Urban Meyer at the team’s 2010 Southeastern...

Football

Maurkice Pouncey allegedly paid $100K by agent

July 19, 2010 | By Adam Silverstein

An investigation is underway at the University of Florida to determine whether or not former Florida Gators center Maurkice Pouncey (a first-round draft choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers) was paid $100,000 by...

Football

TWO BITS: Tebow starting, Caldwell working

July 19, 2010 | By Adam Silverstein

1 » Appearing Friday on The Scott Van Pelt Show on ESPN Radio, the network’s AFC West blogger Bill Williamson predicted that former Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow will start this season...

Football

TWO BITS: Haden slipping? Amateurs qualify.

July 18, 2010 | By Adam Silverstein

1 » NFL.com senior analyst Michael Lombardi reports that former Florida Gators cornerback Joe Haden of the Cleveland Browns has “not been very impressive in camps and might not have enough speed...

Basketball

SIX BITS: Wilder, Smith, Harvin, Ingram, Heat, golf

July 18, 2010 | By Adam Silverstein

1 » Though he did not commit to the team as was rumored late last week due to a falsified e-mail, five-star athlete James Wilder, Jr. (Tampa, FL) does have a leader:...

Football

Hammond gets probation in DUI plea deal

July 16, 2010 | By Adam Silverstein

Florida Gators redshirt sophomore wide receiver Frankie Hammond, Jr. was sentenced to a year of probation as part of a plea deal accepted by the Alachua County court on Friday. Hammond will...

Basketball

TWO BITS: Dorial Green, The Open Championship

July 16, 2010 | By Adam Silverstein

1 » While some in the media fawned over the false commitment story surrounding five-star 2011 athlete James Wilder, Jr. (Tampa, FL) on Thursday, the Florida Gators have been setting their sights...

Other

Tim Tebow’s NCAA 11 cover spoofed in Alabama

July 16, 2010 | By Adam Silverstein

Florida Gators fans across the country were excited to hear that Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Tim Tebow had been chosen for the cover of EA Sports’ NCAA Football 11 video game. Alabama...

Other

Erin Andrews suing hotel chains for $1.2 million

July 16, 2010 | By Adam Silverstein

Victimized by an interstate stalker who plead guilty to secretly filming her in the nude on numerous occasions in hotel rooms across the country last year, former Florida Gators dazzler turned ESPN...

Basketball

Gator Bites for Thursday, July 15th

July 15, 2010 | By Adam Silverstein

From time to time, OGGOA will come across a plethora of news and notes that we wish to share with our readers. In those instances, we present a special post: Gator Bites....