Wednesday, September 4, 2024

3 things learned after FSU’s 2nd consecutive loss to open season

Week 3 football live: No. 5 Edgewater bounces back from Friday loss • After roster overhaul and months of promises, exactly where did Gators improve? | Analysis
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Sentinel Sports Final

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

The Seminoles in the 12-team playoff? Think again. They have bigger issues than talent. They're missing leadership on the field. Sentinel correspondent explains the fallout after Monday night's shocking home loss to Boston College which led them to fall out of the Top 25. ... The Gators aren't in much better shape. They made a bunch of changes after a losing season and still look like the same team. On the bright side, Samford is coming up next. ... UCF 's passing game should be better this week given Sam Houston is the opponent. We won't know for sure for a few more weeks exactly where QB KJ Jefferson stands in Gus Malzahn's offense. ...

3 things learned after FSU’s 2nd consecutive loss to open season

The Seminoles’ biggest issue isn’t talent or coaching. It is hunger and leadership. This isn’t to say all of FSU’s players are lacking the hunger, but clearly there aren’t enough leaders.

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Week 3 football live: No. 5 Edgewater bounces back from Friday loss

Week 3 of Orlando area FHSAA high school football kicked off Tuesday with Edgewater (0-1), No. 5 in the Sentinel Super 16, playing at Wekiva (0-1) in game postponed from Aug. 23. Both play on three days' rest after Friday losses. Friday includes Lakeland-Lake Mary. Jones-Evans is Saturday afternoon.

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After roster overhaul and months of promises, exactly where did Gators improve? | Analysis

An offseason reset following a 5-7 season yielded no improvement, other than on special teams. Without receiver Ricky Pearsall and tailback Trevor Etienne, the offense regressed. An overhauled defense was run over.

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Orlando area high school scores and top performers from Tuesday, Sept. 3

Among girls volleyball winners were Osceola, Freedom and International Community. Windermere Prep and The First Academy had boys golf wins while Windermere had a girls golf win.

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Should UCF be concerned about slow start in passing game? | Analysis

While the Knights struggled to get started through the air early against New Hampshire, they aren't worried about it moving forward.

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Jeffrey Springs pitches 6 sharp innings as Rays top Twins

Springs (2-2) permitted one run and four hits in his seventh start since returning from elbow surgery. The left-hander struck out four.

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GATORS PODCAST: Temperature rises at UF after Billy Napier's Week 1 debacle (Ep. 238)

Billy Napier's offseason overhaul, optimism and assurances fell as flat. Talk of a much-improved defense proved to be false hopes and empty words.

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FSU drops out of AP Top 25 after 0-2 start; Texas up to No. 3 behind Georgia, Ohio State

Ohio State is No. 2 with five first-place votes. No. 3 Texas and No. 4 Alabama each moved up a spot, putting three Southeastern Conference teams in the top four along with Georgia.

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Online fundraiser for Matthew Gaudreau's widow raises more than $560K as the sports world mourns

More tributes are pouring in from around the hockey community after the deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew, who were killed last week by a suspected drunken driver.

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Analysis: IndyCar left scrambling after NASCAR takes race to Mexico City

Indianapolis 500 runner-up Pato O'Ward was not happy at all when NASCAR last week announced it would race in Mexico City at Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, the really popular Formula 1 venue and best circuit in his home country.

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Scottie Scheffler has a strong mind that will be put to the test as expectations rise | Analysis

His mental strength will need to be stronger than ever going forward. Scheffler has the Presidents Cup in two weeks, a title to defend in the Bahamas at the Hero World Challenge after Thanksgiving and then it's on to 2025.

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Little Tymir Gaines breaks out at Mount Dora | Football Insider

Tymir Gaines, the No. 29-ranked player in the Sentinel's 2026 Central Florida Super60, is second in the state in rushing yards and tied for first in touchdowns with 8.

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