Florida gymnastics proves it can hang with mighty Oklahoma despite home loss

Florida gymnastics coach Jenny Rowland wanted her team to act like goldfish this week leading up to the showdown with No. 1 Oklahoma. Instead, the Gators behaved like gophers. They dug themselves into a hole for the second meet in a row. Unlike last week, the Gators found another gear and performed well enough to win. By meet’s end, the Gators felt like an ant. They laid breadcrumbs for future success. UF lost at home for the first time since January 2024 and suffered back-to-back losses for the first time since Nelly topped the charts in January 2006 with the 198.075-197.575 defeat at the hands of the slaughtering Sooners That’s not ideal, especially since...