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FLORIDA SOCCER 2012 MEDIA SUPPLEMENT
MEDIA COvERAgE
from the tip of the Panhandle and down through Miami, the
University of florida athletic program attracts statewide interest
from newspapers, magazines, television, websites and radio
stations. Uf holds its fair share of the national spotlight too, as
media outlets such as ESPN, USA Today and Sports Illustrated
track the progress of not only the nationally ranked football team,
but also the careers of the many Gator world-class athletes. Locally,
more than dozen media outlets regularly cover the Gators.
In addition to daily coverage from the local media, many of the
state’s larger papers such as the orlando Sentinel, Palm Beach
Post and the St. Petersburg Times employ beat writers who
live in Gainesville year-round for the sole purpose of covering
Gator teams. The Uf communications Department also helps
student-athletes’ hometown media follow the careers of Gators
from their area.
ESPN ANd THE SEC: brING CONFErENCE
ACTION TO THE NATION
The fall of 2012 is the fourth in the unprecedented contract
between the Southeastern conference and ESPN. ESPNU will air
several women’s matches, including the oct. 7 florida at Texas
A&M contest in college Station, Texas. The SEc Tournament championship match is set
to air Sunday, Nov. 4 at 3:30 p.m. on ESPNU. The SEc-ESPN contract is set to run for 15
seasons, giving the conference unprecedented national exposure on the ESPN channels.
The SEc’s regional league television package will have the Gators appearing twice on
cSS – Sept. 23 versus Georgia and oct. 14 versus Mississippi State. Uf also appears on
SportsSouth when it plays at LSU on oct. 5.
Sun Sports will air more than 100 Uf events during the 2012-13 academic year and will air
four additional florida soccer matches – Aug. 17 versus Miami, oct. 12 versus Missouri,
oct. 21 at vanderbilt and oct. 25 at South carolina.
2011 TElEvISEd FlOrIdA SOCCEr MATCHES
match Date Opponent time (Et) Affiliate
friday, Aug. 17 Miami 7 p.m. SUN
Sunday, Sept. 23 Georgia 2 p.m. cSS
friday, oct. 5 LSU 7:30 p.m. SportsSouth
Sunday, oct. 7 Texas A&M 1:30 p.m. ESPNU
friday, oct. 12 Missouri 7 p.m. SUN
Sunday, oct. 14 Mississippi State 2 p.m. cSS
Sunday, oct. 21 vanderbilt 2 p.m. SUN
Thursday, oct. 25 South carolina 6 p.m. SUN
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Mick Hubert (right) and Matthew Stubbington team to call the action at a Florida soccer broadcast.
The University of Florida athletics program attracts national and statewide interest from newspapers, magazines,
television and radio stations. Above, cameras line the end of the field at a Gator soccer match.
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