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Name Image Likeness with Ross Dellenger on the GatorSports Podcast May 26, 2021

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Gainesville Sun and GatorsSports.com beat writers Zach Abolverdi and Graham Hall talk all things Florida Gators in this episode of The GatorSports Podcast. This week the guys talk about Name Image and Likeness with Sports Illustrated college football writer Ross Dellenger. Dellenger talks about the orgins of NIL and how he thinks it will affect programs going forward.

Show Breakdown:

0:10 Big weekend UF Men’s Tennis win the NCAA Championships first for the program

2:00 Preview of our guest Ross Dellenger and the Name Image Likeness

2:50 Back to Men’s Tennis what an amazing win

3:40 First national championship since the pandemic

4:25 News on the recruiting front, UF gets top CB transfer Jadarrius Perkins

7:25 Florida now has two of the Top-5 JUCO transfers

8:40 Interview with Ross Dellenger, College Football writer with Sports Illustrated, Talking about Name Image Likeness

11:50 How did this start at the state level and gone up the levels

14:00 Does this get slowed down in legislation

18:40 How will NIL be enforced

25:20 Why do you think it wont have an impact on recruiting? Who will it impact?

27:30 How do you thin k the attendance will be this season

30:30 Thank you to Ross Dellenger from SI

31:20 Let’s start talking about UF Softball and the impressive win in the Gainesville Regional

33:40 UF Softball gets to play Georgia for the Super Regional

35:50 UF Baseball stumbles in Arkansas but wins in game one of SEC Tourney

40:00 UF Basketball Mike White hires assistant coach Erik Pastrana to the staff

42:00 Florida hires a new UF Soccer head coach, Tony Amato from Arizona

UF Moves to Full Capacity as Softball and Baseball prepare for Big Weekends May 21, 2021

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Gainesville Sun and GatorsSports.com beat writers Zach Abolverdi and Graham Hall talk all things Florida Gators in this episode of The GatorSports Podcast. Guest Jeff Cardozo joins the guys to talk about Florida Baseball going into the final weekend of the regular season and the Gators chances in the NCAA tournament.

Breakdown:

0:30 Welcome back to the show and here is what we have for you today

1:45 UF has moved to full capacity for fans at all sporting events

3:00 People are ready to get out

4:30 UF Baseball is excited about the chance to have fans fill the stands

5:30 How will this reopening effect recruiting at UF,

8:30 UF Baseball beats Georgia and looking forward to Arkansas

11:30 Interview with Jeff Cardozo, Voice of Florida Baseball and former Gators pitcher

12:00 Lets talk pitching

15:00 It’s great to see more and more fans at the ball park

15:50 Lets talk about Nathan Hickey

17:45 Jud Fabian hits a milestone Homer

19:30 How can Florida fair against Arkansas?

24:20 Lets talk about Florida Softball in the NCAA’s

28:15 Lets talk about Men’s Tennis making the elite 8

30:15 UF Lacrosse competing for a spot in the Final 4 in the NCAA

An Update on All Things Florida Gators Right Now May 14, 2021

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Gainesville Sun writers Zach Abolverdi and Graham Hall talk all things Florida Gators in this weeks episode of the GatorSports Podcast.

Breakdown:

:30 UF softball on a roll

2:00 Diwun Black is on campus and he is ready to be a Florida Gator

6:00 Florida add Marcus Burke, a deep threat, to the WR depth chart

10:30 Florida adds another WR for 2022 with Isaiah Bond, a big commitment

12:30 UF receivers coach Billy Gonzalez

15:05 Lets take a look ahead, The Way to Early 2022 Mock NFL Draft

Kaiir Elam, Brenton Cox, Vantrell Miller and Emory Jones

29:30 Lets talk about Tim Tebow and the Jacksonville Jaguars.

35:30 Tony Khan may be trying to distract with Tebow

37:00 But What could be Tebow’s role

38:20 Team Prayer with Trevor and Tebow

38:50 Florida Softball win a share of the SEC title

40:00 Updates of UF Sports

A Look At the Great 2021 Draft Class for the Gators, But Was it Historic? May 07, 2021

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Zach Abolverdi and Graham Hall, sports beat writers for The Gainesville Sun and GatorSports.com, talk about all things Florida Gators. The guys talk about how the Gators did in the NFL Draft. Zach and Graham discuss the best Gators recruiting classes by most players Drafted. Got any guesses who is in the Top 6? Spurrier has two. Listen in to more Florida Gators talk on the GatorSports Podcast for the list.
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Kyle Pitts Could Be Highest TE Ever Drafted, Former Florida TE Ben Troupe talks NFL Draft Apr 28, 2021

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Zach Abolverdi and Graham Hall, sports beat writers for The Gainesville Sun and GatorSports.com, talk about all things Florida Gators. The guys talk about the upcoming NFL Draft and which Florida Gators they think will get drafted and where. Ben Troupe, the highest drafted Florida Gators TE, joins the guys to talk about the NFL Draft and how he thinks Kyle Pitts will do. Troupe also talks about the Gator program, history and a great Spurrier story. And much more Florida Gators talk on the GatorSports Podcast.
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Top Recruits Ready for Campus Visits and Florida writer Chris Harry joins the show Apr 22, 2021

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Zach Abolverdi and Graham Hall, sports beat writers for The Gainesville Sun and GatorSports.com, talk about all things Florida Gators. The guys talk about Florida football recruiting and the opening of on campus visits. QB Nick Evers climbing up the Elite charts. And guest Chris Harry, the senior writer at FloridaGators.com, joins the guys to recap the end of the Florida Basketball season and talk about the future of team filled with transfers. And much more Florida Gators talk on the GatorSports Podcast.

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Football Is A Tool To Teach Life Lessons: Florida Gators Coach Charlie Skalaski on the Show Apr 15, 2021

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Zach Abolverdi and Graham Hall, sports beat writers for The Gainesville Sun and GatorSports.com, talk about all things Florida Gators. The guys talk about the four coaches on the Florida Football staff that are Players turned Coaches. Zach interviews Gators Football Director of Player Personnel Charlie Skalaski. “Football is a tool to teach life lessons,” said Coach Skalaski. Hear about coach Skalaski’s journey from Gators player to coach and head of recruiting. Skalaski will talk about how 9/11 changed his life and got him back into coaching . And much more Florida Gators talk on the GatorSports Podcast.

Florida Basketball Reloads from the Transfer Portal Apr 08, 2021

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Zach Abolverdi and Graham Hall, sports beat writers for The Gainesville Sun and GatorSports.com, talk about all things Florida Gators. The guys talk about Florida basketball getting some very impressive transfers, upgrading on defense, Scott Stricklin, new coach Corey Bell, and much more Florida Gators talk on the GatorSports Podcast.

Gators Show Out at UF Pro Day and Florida Basketball Transfers Apr 01, 2021

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Zach Abolverdi and Graham Hall, sports beat writers for The Gainesville Sun, talk about all things Florida Gators. The guys talk about Florida football Pro Day, Mike White and the transfers, Tre Mann going pro, UF Baseball and Gators Gymnastics.

Spring Practice ends and the Gators got in Quality prep time: Plus more Florida Sports talk Mar 24, 2021

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Zach Abolverdi and Graham Hall, Florida sports beat writers for The Gainesville Sun, talk all things Florida Gators in this weeks episode of the GatorsSports Podcast. The guys discuss the end of Spring football practice and how the prep this year will go a long way for the team. Also they wrap-up basketball after a tough loss in the NCAA Tourney, and a look at other sports around the Gators community.

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