The University of Florida is doing away from one of its most popular chants at sporting events. In a Thursday letter to the UF community that was titled “Another Step Toward Positive Change Against ...

The University of Florida’s decision to ban the “gator bait” cheer was met with mixed reviews from some former football players on Thursday. Florida president Kent Fuchs said in a letter the cheer ...

The University of Florida’s president announced Thursday that the school is discontinuing the use of its “Gator Bait” cheer and band performance at sporting events. According to CBS News, the school ...

The University of Florida will no longer use the “Gator Bait” cheer at sporting events, President Kent Fuchs announced Thursday, citing the racist imagery associated with the phrase as the primary ...

The University of Florida announced this week that it will be doing away with one of its most popular chants at sporting events, and the former player who started the chant is not pleased with the ...

The University of Florida will no longer use the “Gator Bait” cheer at sporting events, President Kent Fuchs announced Thursday, citing the racist imagery associated with the phrase as the primary ...

UF president Kent Fuchs announced Thursday the popular cheer would be banned at sporting events due to the “horrific racist imagery” associated with the phrase, dating to the 19th century when black ...

The cheer is often used by students and athletes at football games and other athletic events. UF President Kent Fuchs included banning the "Gator Bait" cheer in a larger statement posted Thursday on ...

Most, if not all, of the thousands of University of Florida fans who yell the words "Gator bait" at home games likely are unaware of the unspeakable history tied to that phrase. But that history does ...