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Gators QB Tim Tebow a first round pick; Broncos select him No. 25 overall in 2010 NFL Draft

Round 1 – No. 25 Tim Tebow, QB Denver Broncos Height: 6’3″ – Weight: 236 lbs. Age: 22 – Class: Senior For the first time since 1989, three former University of Florida...

Browns nab Gators CB Joe Haden with No. 7 overall pick in first round of 2010 NFL Draft

Round 1 – No. 7 Joe Haden, CB Cleveland Browns Height: 5’11” – Weight: 193 lbs. Age: 20 – Class: Junior Months of speculation came to an end Thursday night when the...

Rockies president Keli McGregor passes away

Colorado Rockies president Keli McGregor, a former assistant football coach with the Florida Gators from 1988-89, died in a hotel room in Kansas City, MO, Tuesday. McGregor, 48, was an All-American tight...

Ray Shipman had some good times at Florida

Former Florida Gators guard Ray Shipman is leaving the program because of playing time. This is an issue that has never been disputed. And after speaking with a writer for The Independent...

FOUR BITS: Haden, Tebow, eye black rule, Jones

1 » Former Florida Gators cornerback Joe Haden has been announced as one of 12 players selected to be featured on ESPN‘s three-time Emmy Award-winning program Sport Science. All 12 special segments...

FOUR BITS: Fishing, Knight, Williams, transfers

1 » As OGGOA first reported via Twitter yesterday, the Florida Gators have taken home yet another national title: the National Guard FLW College Fishing National Championship. That’s right – the University...

SAAC holds first annual Florida Letterman Awards

The University of Florida’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) held the first annual Florida Letterman Awards on Monday at the Phillips Center in Gainesville, FL. Check out the winners of each award…after...

Wilkerson, Taylor inducted into 2010 Hall of Fame

Eight former letterwinners, including Gator Greats Brad Wilkerson (baseball), Fred Taylor (football) and Brian Gay (men’s golf), were inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame on April 9 as...

Florida Gators’ Billy Donovan honored with John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award

University of Florida men’s basketball head coach Billy Donovan was honored with the John R. Wooden “Legends of Coaching Award” on Friday at a banquet and ceremony at the Los Angeles Athletic...

Billy Donovan on Shipman, recruiting, coaching

From falling to the Brigham Young Cougars in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament and losing sophomore guard Ray Shipman to transfer to being a name rumored in two head...