Florida

Miami’s Kaaya continues to lead state QBs

September 21, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Quarterbacks are the reason that the powerhouse teams of the state are unbeaten. And quarterbacks are the reason each team has a chance to remain that way. A brief look, then, at the state’s quarterbacks after Week Three. 1. Brad Kaaya, Miami: Kaaya’s value was never more apparent that in Saturday’s overtime victory against Nebraska. […]

Tagged as: FSU, Golson, Grier, Kaaya, Miami

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Florida beats Kentucky; what else is new?

September 19, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 11:29 p.m. Certain things, you can count on. Sunrises. The sun rising in the East. Noise on the radio. And Florida beating Kentucky. Again. For 29 years, since the year that Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen were born, from the year of the Challenger disaster, since Ronald Reagan was president, Florida has owned the Kentucky Wildcats. Well, it happened again. […]

Tagged as: Florida, FSU, Grier, Miami

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Why do fans prefer stormy to stable?

September 16, 2015 Florida

Wednesday, 6 a.m. One of the guys lost his mind. The veins in Jim McElwain’s neck were like undersea cables. His face was flushed. He could not stop yelling. McElwain would seemingly finish his piece, and he would start to turn away, and then he would start up all over again. This was the face […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Florida, McElwain, Rage, Smith

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Ranking the state’s quarterbacks after week 2

September 14, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Monday, 9:30 a.m. Two weeks in the shallow end of the pool. Most teams haven’t given themselves a chance to lose yet. By the same token, most teams haven’t given their quarterback a chance to fail yet. A brief glance at the top quarterbacks in the state: 1. Brad Kaaya, Miami: Kaaya is like an […]

Tagged as: Golson, Kaaya, quarterbacks, State

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Ask Gary: Covering Queen Serena and her sister

September 12, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, and we all talk about the world of sports.  Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment or be […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Cash, Jennings, Silverman, Stamkos, Winston

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Miami’s Kaaya leads the state’s top 10 QBs

September 7, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Monday, 6 a.m. Ah, opening weekend. Everyone won. Everyone looked good. Everyone made their fans dream of the touchdowns to come. But in the state of Florida, who was the best? The incumbent? The transfer? The guys sharing the job? The newcomer? Who? Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: Florida, FSU, Golson, Grier Flowers, Kaaya, Miami

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College roundup: McElwain, QBs sizzle

September 6, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 2:54 a.m. There will be, of course, darker days than this. There will be times when Jim McElwain loses, perhaps times when he picks the wrong quarterback, times when the offense doesn’t look so snazzy, times when runners fumble and receivers stumble and officials bumble. No one goes undefeated in college football, and there […]

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Will Archer face negative feedback for his tweet?

August 1, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, and we all talk about the world of sports.  Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment or be funny. Send the […]

Tagged as: Archer, Designated hitter, Gators, Rays, Steelers, trade

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Can college football, and all its flavors, get here?

July 24, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Friday, 6:15 a.m. Every now and then, college football beats you up. Jimbo Fisher sits the front of the room, talking about his school’s athletes and their problems with violence against women.Not long ago, Nevin Shapiro was making another headline in Miami. Teams quibble over the subjectivity of who gets in the playoffs and who […]

Tagged as: Bowden, Bryant, College football, Jackson, Spurrier, Tebow, Walker

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