Tyler Surber, younger brother of Brandon [owner/writer of Gator Sports Nation] participated in the Billy Donovan basketball camp in Gainesville and returned home with something he will never forget. The 5-foot-4 thirteen year old guard from Ocala, FL., plays for Coach Greg at Lake Weir Middle Sch

USC Apologizes -After USC freshman Dillon Baxter accused the Florida coaching staff of illegally contacting him during recruiting the air has been cleared. USC AD Mike Garrett sent a formal letter to Jeremy Foley apologizing for the confusion and embarrassment that was caused by the situation and t

Congratulations to the University of Florida Athletic program and Athletic Director Jeremy Foley. Not for the football team’s recent accomplishments, nor for the basketball team’s not-so –recent success. And, even though the baseball team ended an improbable run at a College World Series Title

While the Florida Gators scored the first run of the game with a RBI single the bats were mostly silent in their 8-5 loss to Florida State on Monday night. The Gators left 10 runners on base and were out hit as well by the Seminoles. Most fans are wondering if Florida left it's solid pitching ba

Florida got another good commitment today from Tampa Catholic fullback Hunter Joyer. Despite Joyer's solid offer list there was a particular school that was missing and that was the Florida Gators. Earlier in his recruitment coach Dan McCarney had said they did not know if they would have a schol

For the first since 2005, the Florida Gators will be taking a visit to Omaha for the College World Series. The Gators clinched their spot after another Miami miscue resulted in a 3-3 tie in the top of the ninth inning, leading to the eventual game winning double by Austin Maddox that put them up 4-3

After their 2008 world series appearance against Washington, the Lady Gators fell just short of making their second straight appearance in the final series. The 3-2 defeat to the hands of the Georgia Bulldogs put an end to their season, and a bit of a disappointment to conclude the year. With the

Billy Donovan added his final recruit with six foot two inch guard Scottie Wilbekin from Gainesville, FL. Donovan stated after the NCAA Tournament he needed to do a "better" job of providing depth for his basketball team and he has certainly lived up to his word. Wilbekin was not scheduled to gradu

Tim Tebow is showing the Denver Broncos that he will do anything to live up to his first round draft pick status. It has been reported that Tebow has turned down several seven-figure endorsement deals because they would have interfered with football. EA Sports and Nike are two companies that have

On Thursday night, at the NFL Draft in New York, the Florida Gators tied a 1989 school record with three University of Florida football players selected in the first round. Just as expected, the first Gator to be drafted was cornerback Joe Haden. Haden was selected by the Cleveland Browns with th