May 29th, 2008 02:45pm

Serenity now in the SEC

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SANDESTIN ” They call this panhandle resort Serenity Now. That’s appropriate, because how else can you explain 12 rival football coaches, 12 rival athletic directors and 24 rival basketball coaches (men and women) sharing three or four days together in the same hotel and getting along like best friends. Call it the power of the beach. Or the SEC spring meetings. With no games (or losses) in sight, the pressure is off when the league convenes here … Read More »
May 21st, 2008 01:38pm

Okine bulking up

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Enrolling early at Florida looks like it’s been a good thing for former Gainesville High star defensive end Earl Okine. He had a solid spring and has really started to add bulk and muscle to his long, athletic frame. I ran into Okine on campus Tuesday and he looked like a different person compared to when I interviewed him for a story about a year ago (the theme of that story, by the way, was whether … Read More »
May 13th, 2008 01:28pm

Robey hops on board early

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Buford (Ga.) teammates Omar Hunter and T.J. Pridemore aren’t the only two true freshmen who are enrolled in the Summer A semester at Florida. Also starting classes on Monday was offensive lineman Sam Robey from Trinity High School in Louisville, Ky. Hunter, of course, is the highly rated defensive tackle whom Urban Meyer thinks will have a chance to start this season on the Gators’ relatively inexperienced defensive front. Pridemore also could get in the playing rotation … Read More »