Gators News: Football, soccer stumble and other weekend updates

It was a rough weekend for the Gator Nation as the football team saw its postseason aspirations evaporate in Death Valley at the hands of the LSU Tigers and the soccer team continued to struggle as well. The good news is that some of the other sports picked up the slack, including the volleyball team. Meanwhile, the cross country team saw some action in Tallahassee, the diving team hosted the Hurricanes, and both the women’s tennis team and men’s golf team continue to compete at their respective tournaments.

Here is a look at the weekend roundup.

Women's tennis

The six women’s tennis players participating in the ITA Regional Championships in Lake Nona, Florida, continue to compete today after making it through a weekend of play to make it into the main draw.

Cross country

The cross country teams ran in the Pre-Nationals meet at Florida State on Friday with 15 Gators posting personal bests. Overall, the men finished No. 30 out of 40 competing schools while the women placed No. 16 out of 33 teams.

Diving

The No. 12 men’s and No. 3 women’s diving teams hosted the Miami Hurricanes this weekend in the O’Connell Center. Results for specific events can be found on the team’s Twitter feed.

Football

The now-unranked football team took a trip to Baton Rouge and got burned by the LSU Tigers on Sunday, 49-42. Here is a look at our full coverage of the game below.

• Final score prediction: Here’s how SP+ sees UF-LSU playing out

• USA TODAY Sports’ staff picks for Saturday’s UF vs LSU game

• UF’s threads vs. LSU named one of the top uni combos of the week

• 10 players you should watch for when Florida takes on LSU

• UF updates depth chart after dismissing Elijah Blades

• Complete coverage of Florida football’s road game against LSU

• Fan reactions ahead of the Florida at LSU football game

• WATCH: Gators block LSU punt after opening drive

• UF loses two key starters to injury in 1st half against LSU

• WATCH: Jones connects with Shorter on halftime Hail Mary

• Halftime Takeaways: Successful Hail Mary keeps Florida within one score against LSU

• WATCH: Anthony Richardson answers pick-6 with TD drive

• WATCH: Richardson connects with Copeland to tie game

• Five takeaways: Breaking down Florida’s painful loss to LSU

• PHOTOS: Highlights from Florida’s shoot-out loss at LSU Tigers

• Sunday Hash: LSU cooks up some Gator gumbo in wild win

• The Good, Bad and Ugly: Why the Gators got burned in the bayou

Volleyball

The No. 23 volleyball team swept the visiting Texas A&M Aggies in straight sets on Saturday to earn a much-needed SEC win. The Gators improved to 12-6, 6-2 SEC on the year with a road match against Alabama Crimson Tide coming up next on Wednesday. First serve is scheduled for 8 p.m. EDT and it will be broadcast on ESPNU.

Men's golf

The men’s golf team hit the links on Sunday at the Isleworth Collegiate in Windermere, Florida, finishing in 10th place out of 14 schools after the first round of play with a 5-over par performance. The squad is back at it today for round two, which teed off at 8 a.m. EDT.

Soccer

The soccer team lost its road match with the No. 23 Auburn Tigers on Sunday, 2-0, dropping the Gators to a 3-9-3 record overall with just a 2-4-1 mark in SEC play. Florida faces the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens next Thursday to wrap up its regular-season SEC road schedule.

Around the Swamp

• Anthony Richardson clarifies position on transfer concerns: When asked about a potential transfer down the road after the loss to LSU, Richardson gave a response that worried some fans.

• Florida basketball ranked in the preseason Pomeroy Rankings: The team lost six players during the offseason between the transfer portal and the NBA draft, but it reloaded with its own solid haul of transfers.

• Florida drops out of AP Top 25 after loss to LSU: Interestingly, LSU didn’t leapfrog Florida with the win.

• Are the Gators still ranked in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll?: Coach Dan Mullen is now 2-6 in his last eight games against Power Five teams.

• SEC Week 7 Results: Turnovers doom Florida, Arkansas slips to Auburn: Here are all the results from across the SEC this week.

• Florida football one of USA TODAY Sports Week 7 ‘losers’ unsurprisingly: To be perfectly honest, the loss was embarrassing for many reasons.

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