COLLEGE SPORTS

Tolu Smith scored a career-high 28 points, including a go-ahead basket in overtime with 4.3 seconds left, and Mississippi State beat Florida 69-68 in the second round of the SEC Tournament.

Florida has hired Austin Armstrong as its defensive coordinator.

Florida State battled back from a 19-point deficit but came up short at home, losing 75-69 to Boston College.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill to allow universities to help set up endorsement deals for college athletes in the state.

The Southeastern Conference says it distributed an average of just under $50 million to its 14 member schools for the fiscal year that ended last August.

The opening of college football’s traditional signing period for high school prospects brought an apparent end to two of the cycle’s most notable recruitments.

Using name, image and likeness compensation to recruit college athletes is still very much against NCAA rules. The recent de-commitment from Florida by blue chip quarterback Jaden Rashada shows that NIL is definitely a factor in decisions. Booster-funded collectives are taking on a big role in compensating athletes. Schools can only hope they are acting within the rules and in their best interest. Inserting a third-party in the recruiting process between coaches and recruits has only complicated things. Experts say the collectives should focus on athletes who are already on campus.

Florida has granted quarterback Jaden Rashada a release from his national letter of intent.

Former Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz is transferring to Florida, giving the Gators an experienced starter at a depleted position.

Florida head coach Billy Napier on Thursday spoke about the arrest of backup quarterback Jalen Kitna on child pornography charges.

Florida quarterback Jack Miller will make his first collegiate start when the Gators play 17th-ranked Oregon State in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson on Monday announced his decision to enter the 2023 NFL draft.

Florida has formally dismissed quarterback Jalen Kitna from the team following his arrest on five child pornography charges.

Florida Gators backup quarterback Jalen Kitna bonded out of jail Thursday evening after he was arrested Wednesday on two charges of distribution of child exploitation material and three charges of possession of child pornography.

Florida coach Billy Napier is shaking up his secondary after the Gators allowed 349 yards passing — including 247 of those on eight plays — in a loss at Tennessee.

No. 20 Florida has failed to throw a touchdown through three games.

No. 20 Kentucky intercepted Anthony Richardson twice, Keidron Smith returned one of those interception 65 yards for a touchdown, and the Wildcats toppled 12th-ranked Florida 26-16 in the Swamp.

Florida track and field coach Mike “Mouse” Holloway is getting a four-year extension that puts him under contract through 2032.

Two-time defending conference champion Alabama was predicted to win a third consecutive Southeastern Conference title in voting at this week’s SEC Media Days.

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart has been grumbling about the Florida-Georgia game being held in Jacksonville for years, and during Southeastern Conference Media Days this week, he renewed his calls for the annual rivalry game to be played on the universities’ campuses instead.

The Southeastern Conference is a leading player in dramatic changes to the national football landscape.

The Southeastern Conference approved future regular-season schedules and postseason formats for six sports — just not football — to conclude its annual league meetings.

Tennessee is the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA baseball tournament after finishing one of the most dominant runs in Southeastern Conference history.

The Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference each had four teams selected as regional sites for the NCAA baseball tournament.

Camden Sewell threw five scoreless innings, Drew Gilbert had four RBIs and No. 1 seed Tennessee beat Florida 8-5 to win the SEC Tournament.

The Florida Gators dominated Virginia Tech in a winner-take-all Super Regional game, advancing to the Women's College World Series with a 12-0 win on Sunday.

Mick Hubert -- the unmistakable “Voice of the Gators” who has excited Florida fans for more than three decades with his signature “Oh, my!” -- is retiring.

After winning the ASUN conference championship, the #17 JU Dolphins are looking to take it to the next level in the NCAA tournament, starting Friday.

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is down to its final four teams, if you can believe it.

Myreon Jones had 18 points and five 3-pointers, Tyree Appleby scored all 17 of his points in the second half and Florida beat Missouri 66-65 in a game moved ahead six hours due to a winter storm.

Jahvon Quinerly and Juwan Gary scored 19 points apiece and No. 15 Alabama opened the second half with a 22-4 run en route to an 83-70 win over Florida.

The Gators and the Bulldogs will face off in an exhibition baseball game at 121 Financial Ballpark in Jacksonville ahead of the annual Florida-Georgia football game.

In a game where Oklahoma set an NCAA record for home runs in a season, the Sooners used the longball to beat Florida State 6-2 and force a decisive game in the championship round of the Women's College World Series.

Florida State opened the best-of-three championship round at the Women's College World Series with a resounding win over No. 1 Oklahoma, leaving the Seminoles one win away from the school's second NCAA softball championship.

For the second time in 24 hours, Florida State knocked off Alabama to earn a spot in the championship round of the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla.

There’s no place like home, and the UNF baseball team is hoping that proves to be the difference in the ASUN Tournament.

Needing a win to keep their season alive, Jacksonville University enjoyed their biggest offensive explosion of the year to keep their postseason going.

After being saved by the rain, Jacksonville University's men's soccer team is heading to the NCAA tournament following a 2-0 win over Florida Gulf Coast in the ASUN conference finals.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Warning about a patchwork of laws in different states, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., announced legislation Thursday that would require the NCAA to put in place rules that would allow college athletes to get paid for their names, images and likenesses. Ron DeSantis signed a bill designed to allow Florida college athletes to receive compensation. Rubios proposal would take a national approach, requiring the NCAA to put in place rules by June 30, 2021, that would allow athletes to be compensated. As states continue to pass laws determining how college athletes can be compensated for their name, image, and likeness, it is clear that a patchwork of 50 state laws would be devastating to college sports, Rubio said in a prepared statement. The bill DeSantis signed last Friday establishes rights for college athletes and schools and allows students to have professional representation through agents licensed by the state or attorneys in good standing with The Florida Bar.

Cleveland State University womens head basketball coach, Chris Kielsmeier, 44, had no known underlying health conditions when he learned he had COVID-19. Just as the pandemic ended the college basketball season, Kielsmeiers symptoms began to worsen. When I woke up on Thursday I didn't feel any better and, and then it really started to hit like, Gosh, could this be the coronavirus? asked Kielsmeier. He was really sick. Even though its taken him longer than expected to get back into the swing of things, he continues fighting every day.