Winning on the road in the SEC is never easy, but Florida trailed until the final moments on Wednesday against South Carolina.

Will Richard scored on a driving layup with 4.8 seconds remaining to lift No. 5 Florida — down 14 points in the the second half — past South Carolina, 70-69 on Wednesday night. Richard finished with 22 points for the Gators (17-2,

Will Richard capped a 22-point showing by hitting the go-ahead layup with five seconds left as fifth-ranked Florida executed down the stretch and rallied for a 70-69 victory over South Carolina on Wednesday night in Columbia,

Superintendents: The Alachua County school board extended interim superintendent Kamela Patton’s contract through June 2026, the Independent Florida Alligator reports. Teachers, who recently rejected the district’s 1.6% pay raise offer, complained about the board’s offer to Patton while teacher contracts remain unsettled, WCJB reports.

Students shouldn’t start catching buses at 5:30 am. That’s why Florida lawmakers passed a law in 2023, saying high school shouldn’t start until 8:30 am. But now they’re talking

Unless the bill is passed, Florida school districts will need to push back start times for older students by the start of the 2026-27 school year.