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VOLUME 114 ISSUE 4
MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2019 Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida
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FOOTBALL
UF leaves Orlando with a win and a lot to work on By Kyle Wood Sports Writer
Florida’s football team may have had a slightly shorter offseason than the majority of Division I football teams, but it still had 238 days since its last snap of meaningful football to prepare for Miami. But months of offseason preparation was nearly all for naught. “I mean, we go back and we talk about our plan to win and how we want to win games,” coach Dan Mullen said after Saturday’s 24-20 win in Orlando. “And we certainly didn’t do that tonight with turning the ball over, with not scoring touchdowns when we get down on the red zone, some critical penalties at critical times.” The Gators’ offensive play-calling neutralized their own playmaking threats more than the Hurricanes’ could have hoped to do themselves. The defense had momentary lapses — including a few glaring missed tackles — but it executed the game plan well for three and a half quarters.
Then all discipline disappeared, and UF (1-0) tried its best to hand the game to the ‘Canes (0-1). Luckily for Florida, UM’s mistakes cost it a chance at a win. So the Gators escaped Orlando with a win over the Hurricanes and a long list of items to work on over the next two weeks. To start, UF’s receivers must play a more prominent role in the offense the rest of the season. Van Jefferson and Trevon Grimes, first and second on the team in receptions in 2018, respectively, combined for two catches on five targets and just 24 yards. Josh Hammond and Kadarius Toney compensated for the lack of volume. Quarterback Feleipe Franks’ top two targets each saw breakout plays of more than 60 yards, but relying on such plays in the future is risky. Florida’s four scoring drives went 79, 33, 11 and 80 yards. The two longer drives banked on Toney’s elusiveness and Franks’ deep ball to Hammond. The 11-yard drive resulted in a touchdown but came after a muffed punt.
SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 10
Chris King / Alligator Staff
Redshirt junior quarterback Feleipe Franks scored the game-winning touchdown on a 3-yard draw in the fourth quarter. Florida beat Miami 24-20 Saturday in Orlando.
Miami fans attack UF band director Talent manager arrested after alleged after Florida versus Miami game sexual assault, voyeurism of minors HE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED AND IS HOME RECOVERING
By Melissa Hernandez Alligator Staff Writer
UF’s band director is at home recovering following an attack by Miami fans at the Florida vs. Miami football game on Saturday in Orlando. John “Jay” Watkins, the UF band director and an assistant professor for the School of Music, was guiding the marching band from the Camping World Stadium back to the bus when a female Hurricanes fan tried walking through the band line after the game. Watkins stuck his arm out in an attempt to stop her. He was then grabbed from behind in a chokehold by another male fan and thrown on the ground, UF spokesperson Steve Orlando said. An Orlando Police Department officer on the scene filed an incident report but no arrests have been made, Orlando said.
Volleyball coasts past UCF
UF’s volleyball team defeated the Knights in its exhibition matchup Saturday afternoon in a five-set contest at the O’Connell Center, pg. 10
No students have been reported injured. Orlando described the event as “terribly unfortunate.” “These types of things should not happen, and it is unfortunate that it did,” he said. Skylar Valentin, a 20-year-old UF English junior who plays alto saxophone in the marching band, said she thinks the attack had to do with the outcome of the game. Miami lost by four points. “I think that since it’s been a while that we played (Miami) and they lost that the fans were angry,” Valentin said. “But I think that’s how all games go.” Watkins sustained minor injuries and returned home on the bus with students after Emergency Medical Services examined him at the scene, Orlando said. “We’re very thankful no students were injured,” Orlando said. “That’s the most important thing.” @melissamh_ mhernandez@alligator.org
HOWARD LOUIS ANDERSON JR. HAS A $525,000 BOND By Dana Cassidy Alligator Staff Writer
The discovery of a bathroom spy camera led to the arrest of a Gainesville talent manager for sexual coercion, massages and filming of minors, police said. On Aug. 5, a person was in a bathroom with his girlfriend when he noticed a clock that looked like a hidden camera, according to a Gainesville Police report. When he opened the back of the clock, he found an SD card. Shortly after discovering the spy camera, the person who uncovered the camera got an unprompted call from Howard Louis Anderson Jr., 38, trying to explain why he placed the camera there, police said. The address was redacted from the report. The man told police that Anderson said he placed the clock in the bathroom to set alarms and avoid being late. When police looked at the contents of the camera, which they believe was Wi-Fi enabled
First international food truck rally
First Magnitude Brewing Company hosts first rally of Fall, pg 3
and live video capable, they found sexually explicit videos. Police found six videos on the motion-activated camera, four of which show only a man’s torso and below. In the last video, a man, identified later as Anderson, was fixing the view of the spy camera, according to records. After the man gave police the videos, he also told them Anderson had sexually battered him. Another victim had reported the same thing, police said. One victim recounted how Anderson gave him alcohol when he was younger, presumably as a minor, and started giving him a massage, police said. Anderson started massaging the victim’s legs and genital area without consent then forcefully kissed him. The victim said he was “completely in shock” and too afraid to move due Anderson’s size and strength, according to the arrest report. Anderson only stopped when his children started knocking on the locked bedroom door. Another victim told police Anderson promotes himself as a photographer and talent
SEE BATTERY, PAGE 3
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