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Xavier Nixon named to Outland Trophy Watch List

Posted by admin on July 17th, 2011 No Comment

Florida Gator junior Xavier Nixon received the opportunity to join 65 players on the Outland trophy watch list.

The list features only tackles, guards and centers. The list was cut down to only 6 tackles only, and the rest were all offensive lineman. The Outland Trophy winner will be chosen from three finalists who are part of the FWAA All-America Team. The three finalists for the award will be announced on November 21.

The trophy has been presented ever since 1946 which is the third oldest presentation award in college football history. The award was named after John Outland, an All-America lineman at Penn and Kansas. The winner of the 66th Outland Trophy will be announced during the ESPY awards show at The Home Depot College Football Awards on December 8 which will be aired on ESPN.

Xavier Nixon contributed in 12 games last season for the Gators, starting eight times.

Matt Elam named to Jim Thorpe Watch List

Posted by admin on July 16th, 2011 No Comment

Florida Gator sophomore safety Matt Elam has been added to the 2011 Jim Thorpe Award watch list. The award is given to the best defensive back in the Nation.

Elam played in every game last season for the Gators, collecting 22 tackles (16 of those were solo), and was the top secondary player. Not to mention Elam saw plenty of playing time out on special teams.

The watch list is created by the Jim Thorpe Awards committee and has 37 players throughout the Nation on the list. The winner will be announced on December 8 on The Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN. Good luck to Matt Elam and all other players.

Patric Young leads USA in rebounding

Posted by admin on July 11th, 2011 No Comment

Patric Young had the chance to show off over in Latvia with the USA Basketball U19 team. USA finished in 5th place in the FIBA World Championships, while beating Poland 78-77 on Sunday to top it all off.

Young dominated on rebounding, which most people in the county don’t find it very shocking. Young has also gained near 10 pounds since the off season. Not to mention that he led the Americans with just under 7 boards per game, and averaged 9.7 points per contest. The USA finished 7-2 and Patric started every game. This kid is going to be a pure beast in the upcoming season. He has my pick as one of the top centers in college basketball next season, without a doubt.

Young, who will be a sophomore this season will have higher expectations than he did last year, especially with Alex Tyus and Vernon Macklin gone. Look for young to dominate down in the paint.

Take a peak at some highlights gathered by the Sentinel, and a special thanks to the FIBA.

Corey Brewer will host camp in Gainesville

Posted by admin on July 5th, 2011 No Comment

Former Florida Gator forward Corey Brewer will be hosting his second consecutive basketball camp in Gainesville. Brewer, who was traded to the Dallas Mavericks earlier in the year before winning the NBA championship, will be hosting his camp at The Rock on August 1- August 3.

“I had a great time with the kids last year. I am so fortunate to have played basketball at the University of Florida,” Brewer said in a release. “I always like going back to give back to the community that has given me so much.”

The camp is for any boy and girl between the ages of 9-17. The camp fee is $150 but included a t-shirt, one meal during each day of the camp, and a picture with the one and only Corey Brewer. It will start at 8am and will end at 4pm each day.

Every penny made from the event will be donated to the Shands Health Care. “Corey Brewer Fight Diabetes Fund” is a charity that Corey came up with to support all diabetes patients. Corey has had several members in his family who were diagnosed with diabetes. He is a given kid.

For more info please visit his website @ www.coreybrewer.com

Demps sits on top of ESPN’s football freak list

Posted by admin on May 18th, 2011 No Comment

ESPN’s Bruce Feldman has recently released his list of the 2011 college football freak list and guess who was out on top?…. Jeff Demps. Not only is Demps a start out on the field, but he is also the NCAA back-to-back indoor track titles in the 60- meter dash and he capped on with the 100-meter outdoor title as well. Can’t you say he IS a freak?

Gathered by Feldman’s story online;

“Demps, who led the Gators in rushing last season with 551 yards despite missing some time due to a foot injury, arrived at Florida weighing 170 pounds, and is expected to play this fall at 188. Gators strength coach Mickey Marotti says the back can squat “an ungodly amount of weight.” And despite the added pounds, Demps has gotten faster. “He was a 10.1 guy, is now a 9.9 guy and probably will be a 9.8 guy,” said Marotti, who adds that Demps has really improved his acceleration.

Demps isn’t actually in the top five Gators when it comes to his first 10 yards. Teammate Chris Rainey’s is tops at UF, with a 1.49 10-yard split (Demps is at 1.57), but it’s Demps’ closing speed that is jaw-dropping. His “Flying 20″ — which the Gators gauge as a player’s electronic time for the final 20 yards of his 40 — is a blistering 1.76 seconds. (Both Rainey and former Gators speedster Percy Harvin measured in the 1.8s.)”

Demps attended but did not participate in this past Orange and Blue debut so he could focus on track.

Janoris Jenkins to transfer to North Alabama?

Posted by admin on May 15th, 2011 No Comment

The word going on right now is that Janoris Jenkins may be transferring to North Alabama, a division II school. According to a tweet by Shane Hallam, Jenkins is just waited to be approved from the NCAA b before he joins Terry Bowden.

Jenkins, who was honored with First-Team All SEC was dismissed from the team during last month after being arrested for the third time in the past two years. Not to mention it was his second Marijuana charge during a three month process.

He is also trying to hire an agent to enter the NFL’s supplemental draft, that is if there is one. If it doesn’t happen, Jenkins will have the chance to play at North Alabama and then he may enter next years NFL draft in April.

Lacrosse earns first ever NCAA tournament berth

Posted by admin on May 9th, 2011 No Comment

The Florida lacrosse team continued making history earlier this week when they received there first ever NCAA tournament bid.

The Gators, who are the fourth seed will host No. 13 Stanford this coming Saturday at 1 pm.

This is the second season for the Gators since the program has opened up, they finished with an overall record of 15-3 and went undefeated in ALC (American Lacrosse Conference) play and climbed all the way to No. 2 in the IWLCA standings which made Florida the highest ranking ever for a second year program which is awesome. The lacrosse program is really starting to build up.

Along with Florida, Boston College and Albany have been chosen for NCAA bids for the first time ever.

UF spills details on Will Muschamp’s contract

Posted by admin on May 8th, 2011 No Comment

The University of Florida released the contract details for new head coach Will Muschamp. Muschamp will earn $13.75 million if he stays the five years, which is an average of $2.75 million per year.

According to Antonya English, Muschamp will get $278,846.31 his first year and $250,000 for the following four seasons. Not to mention he will also receive $1.7 million for his appearances on television, the radio and other public media relations and a one time signing bonus worth $750,000.

If coach Muschamp does stay for the five years, he will get a $500,000 retention bonus check that would be paid on January 31 of 2016. But say he were to leave early or find another job he would have to pay that same exact amount back. And if he got fired he would still receive $2 million annually until his contract comes to an end.