No. 7 Florida clinched a share of the SEC title on Saturday night with an authoritative 111-77 victory over No. 20 Arkansas, a feat that even last year’s national title team never claimed. The Gators can take the outright crown on Tuesday with a win over Mississippi State or an Alabama loss to Georgia. It […]
NEW YORK – In the past 35 years, only two reigning national champions have started a season by losing four of their first nine games. This year’s Florida Gators are one of two. The other was 2014-15 UConn, which finished 20-15 and missed the NCAA Tournament under then-coach Kevin Ollie. However, that won’t be the […]
Jon Scheyer had an arduously long offseason to reflect on how small the margins are between victory and defeat. The nightmares of blowing a 14-point lead in the Final Four to Houston, including a last-minute shot from the depths of hell, will never completely go away. You have to wonder if these all-too-familiar thoughts began […]