Inside Tampa’s push to bring SEC Football Media Days to Florida

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SEC Football Media Days podium stands in front of a large SEC-branded backdrop featuring a blue football helmet at the JW Marriott Tampa Water Street.

SEC Football Media Days began Monday in downtown Tampa, marking the first time the Southeastern Conference has held its annual football event in Florida. The four-day gathering is expected to draw roughly 1,200 to 1,400 people, including 900 to 1,000 reporters, the conference’s 16 head coaches, student-athletes, school staff and sponsors. Lanness Robinson, executive director … Read more

Rob Higgins and the University That Shaped Him

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Rob Higgins stands at the construction site of the University of South Florida's on-campus football stadium in Tampa.

July Cover Story Rob Higgins and the University That Shaped Him Rob Higgins overlooks practice inside USF’s indoor football facility. Photo courtesy of Evan Smith. At his father’s first oncology appointment, Rob Higgins found himself paying closer attention to his family history than he ever had before. The appointment followed a bladder cancer diagnosis that … Read more