Gator Tales #209: AD Scott Stricklin on Coronavirus Crisis

While this podcast focuses on Gator athletics, college sports, pro sports and nearly everything else took a backseat this week due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. This brave new world has led to unprecedented circumstances in almost every aspect of life, and while we don’t have answers to so many key questions that will ultimately make the biggest difference in peoples’ lives, we wanted to set the record straight on what this means for the Gators and the athletes and coaches you clearly love if you tune into this podcast. On this week’s show, host Adam Schick covers all angles relevant to the Gators with athletic director Scott Stricklin, including what the athlete and coaches are able to do as of now (1:55), how this situation played out behind the scenes (8:04), the prospect of giving extra eligibility to affected athletes (14:16), the status of spring football (17:47), what this means for the UAA’s employees (20:57), his unexpected trip with Dr. Sanjay Gupta (24:20), the successful unveiling of Billy D Court (28:37) and what he plans to do to stay entertained during all his time at home (30:39). Please subscribe and leave a review if you like what you hear, and for more information, visit FloridaGators.com/GatorTales.