Florida's 'gator bait' cheer, banned in '20, revived at opener
📍 Where it landed
{ "epilogue": "The controversial 'gator bait' cheer returned during the season opener at the Swamp six years after it was initially banned for historic racist imagery. The cheer was revived during Jon Sumrall's debut as head coach for the Florida Gators.
Following these reports from the season opener against FAU, the story quieted without further definitive conclusion in the coverage." }
Epilogue added 28d ago, after coverage quieted.
The reporting (8)
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Florida's 'gator bait' cheer, banned in '20, revived at opener ESPN · 55d ago broke it first
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- Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage escalated across 7 distinct news outlets with 8 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 5.
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