Gator Tales with Sean Kelley

Any number of words can be used to describe the 2020 athletic season: unprecedented, weird, nerve-racking, bizarre, frustrating, exciting and many more all across the spectrum. It was undoubtedly a difficult year, and that required a steady hand at the wheel to lead the program through the unknown. On today’s show, host Adam Schick welcomes athletic director Scott Stricklin to assess where the pro...

When it comes to coaches, especially at the collegiate and professional levels, they tend to be easy to typecast as hard-driving and laser-focused individuals with one goal – winning. But then there are those like Becky Burleigh, a true original who recently retired as the only head coach in the history of the Florida soccer program. On the special edition of "Gator Greats," host Adam Schick takes...

Following baseball’s early exit from the NCAA Tournament, the athletic calendar has nearly reached its conclusion, although track and field is hoping to have something more to say before the book is officially closed. On today’s show, host Adam Schick convenes the final Gator Roundtable of the season with FloridaGators.com senior writers Scott Carter and Chris Harry, covering baseball’s last stand...

Our last show highlighted the joys of men’s tennis prevailing at the end of the NCAA Tournament, but softball’s disappointing weekend served as a stark reminder that only one team gets to truly finish their season the way they want, and it’s incredibly difficult to be that last one standing. And though one bat-and-ball sport is done, the other is entering its own final proving ground. On today’s s...

Thanks to a prolonged track record of success, the Florida athletic program has a check next to most items on the proverbial bucket list. But this past weekend, one of the few remaining boxes was filled in, with men’s tennis claiming its first national title in front of a rowdy bunch of Gators in Orlando. On today’s show, host Adam Schick connects with the man of the hour – championship-clinching...

In a year where good news has been hard to come by, the last week has been a spectacular ray of sunshine, as the CDC’s new guidelines for vaccinated Americans have led to the first real movement toward normalcy since this nightmare began. For sports, that means fans are coming back, and in Gainesville, the potential for 100% capacity as soon as this weekend at softball. On today’s show, host Adam...

Approaching or entering the postseason, momentum is a buzz word you often hear, and it can be critical in determining whether a team looks back on a good year as opposed to a great year – maybe even a special year. This past weekend saw a number of Gator teams throwing their weight around, some doing it dramatically like softball, others emphatically like lacrosse. On today’s show, host Adam Schic...

It was quite a weekend for the Gators in Cleveland, which is not a phrase you hear very often. But that was the site of an NFL Draft that saw eight former Gators taken over the course of the three days, part of an astounding showing by the SEC. On today’s show, host Adam Schick and FloridaGators.com senior writer Chris Harry recap all the new NFL destinations, critical series wins for both basebal...

Step one to a career in the NFL is making your mark in college, and if you can turn enough heads during your time in places like The Swamp, you just might get a ticket to your next destination after hearing your name called by the commissioner. For the Gators, anticipation is sky high to see where a host of stars are going, especially All-American TE Kyle Pitts. On today’s show, host Adam Schick f...

While it’s getting late in the spring calendar, this past week saw a flurry of action in Gator athletics, with some teams achieving new season highs at the same time others saw their postseason runs coming to crushing ends. And that doesn’t even account for some major announcements off the court that drastically changed basketball’s off-season. On today’s show, host Adam Schick welcomes FloridaGat...

On our last show, we talked about 250 SEC titles for the athletic program, but now we are moving into NCAA Championship season, with both gymnastics and volleyball heading to the final destinations for their sport’s top prize. On today’s show, host Adam Schick convenes FloridaGators.com senior writers Scott Carter and Chris Harry for a roundtable discussing baseball’s mid-week walk-off against FSU...

If life is ultimately a series of milestones, this past week was a significant one in the annals of Gator lore, as the program celebrated a remarkable 250th SEC team championship. Delivered the moment the men’s tennis team triumphed over Kentucky, Florida’s conference dominance is unparalleled and shows no signs of slowing down. On today’s show, host Adam Schick is joined by FloridaGators.com seni...

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2021’s version of March Madness has no doubt lived up to its billing, and while Florida has been the beneficiary of that chaos in the past, it was not meant to be this time around, as the glass slipper fit for Oral Roberts in Indianapolis. On today’s show, host Adam Schick jumps back in time to visit with the hero of Florida’s last Sweet Sixteen appearance and current member of the Brooklyn Nets,...

While many of us went mad at various points in 2020, we didn’t have March Madness to keep us in check. Thankfully, a full dose of crazy is coming our way, and the Gators are dancing for a 4th straight time, the longest active streak of any team in the SEC. On today’s show, host Adam Schick welcomes head coach Mike White to discuss the difficult road his team has charted this season and the path ah...

Spring football may not be quite the same in 2021 as it’s been in the past, but it beats the alternative of 2020, when it was canceled entirely. So while fans don’t get to be there live to see the reps or root for the orange team and the blue team in April in The Swamp, critical development is still happening, especially at the most important position on the field. On this week’s show, host Adam S...

Don’t look now, but the calendar just turned to March, which means for the first time in over 700 days, we are counting down to the return of the NCAA Tournament after COVID yanked it away at the last minute in 2020. And while it is almost certain to include the Gators, seeds are still up for grabs, which is why these last few games start to carry that additional pressure. On today’s show, host Ad...

The final week in the shortest month of the year featured the fullest slate of action yet in this COVID-altered athletic season, with everything from baseball to swimming to golf and much more. On this week’s show, host Adam Schick fires up the roundtable with FloridaGators.com senior writers Chris Harry and Scott Carter to discuss a solid rebound for men’s basketball, early takeaways from spring...

Despite all that is abnormal about the world we currently live in, there is something comforting about the return of college baseball in mid-February – right on schedule. The Gators enter the year with all kinds of juicy storylines, from the opening of the spectacular Florida Ballpark to the unanimous praise as the preseason top team in the nation. On today’s show, baseball broadcaster Jeff Cardoz...

We learned early in this 2020-21 athletic season to expect the unexpected and be ready for anything, and this week provided more curveballs for men’s basketball, as both of their games were called off due to COVID-19 protocols. Having said that, this week will see the start of literal curveballs on the southwest side of campus, as softball opens their season this week and baseball is soon to follo...

This past week marked a big step for the men’s basketball program, reentering the top 25 for the first time in 14 months following an upset of West Virginia in Morgantown. But success often makes the hunter the hunted, and Florida’s first outing following that national recognition was spoiled by underdog South Carolina.  On today’s show, host Adam Schick chats with FloridaGators.com senior writer...

After shocking the college basketball world with their shorthanded domination of Tennessee, the men’s basketball squad continued its momentum with strong performances against Georgia and Tennessee, quickly becoming one of the hottest teams in the league. On today’s show, we’ll convene FloridaGators.com senior writers Chris Harry and Scott Carter to discuss the streaking Gators, the 2021 football s...

As cliché as it is to say, games aren’t played on paper, and the men’s basketball squad gave Tennessee a shocking reminder that anything can happen on a given night in the O’Dome. On today’s show, host Adam Schick welcomes FloridaGators.com senior writers Chris Harry and Scott Carter to discuss that remarkable upset, the latest on the transfer portal and coaching carousel for football, the SEC’s a...

Reaching a milestone presents an opportunity for reflection, and while we won’t go all the way back to our beginnings in 2015 to mark our 250th episode, we will use it to take a big picture view of how the Gators and college athletics in general have gotten through the challenging times of COVID. In a wide-ranging conversation with host Adam Schick, athletic director Scott Stricklin discusses how...

As 2021 gets into full swing, Gator Nation is shifting its focus from football to basketball, with Mike White’s team getting rolling in the SEC following the temporary pause in the season. But because of this odd pandemic year, there was still some 2020 business that needed to be conducted, specifically the awarding of the Heisman. On today’s show, host Adam Schick convenes FloridaGators.com senio...