Went hunting for gators at the park. Only saw this baby one. I named it Nina in honor of the quick print I did while looking. I tried telling it about the @met_lparmy but it seemed uninterested. You ever print money while looking for gators in the wild or is this a first?

We're making disease-resistant Strawberries available to farmers in Florida, in partnership with several local partners, including @UF (Go Gators!) Time to end the years of devastating losses for FL farmers.

Ambassador Blanchard: "It's a small world! @UF President Dr. Stuart Bell came to Florida from the University of Alabama, where he did great work improving student graduation rates and increasing sponsored programs. Now he is on a mission to do the same at Florida's world class agriculture programs, @ufhorticulture and @ufplantpath, from which we will all benefit. As ya'll already know, all good things start in Alabama... Go 'Gators!"

From the Sunshine State to the global stage. Ambassador Blanchard visited @UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to explore how Florida's world-class agricultural research can help American farmers and fulfill President Trump's vision at UN food and agriculture institutions. 🌽 Land grant universities know that food security is national security, and that less wars start when people are well fed. UF's work on drought-resilient crops, water management, and food systems innovation is central to U.S. priorities at @FAO, @IFAD, and @WFP. 🐊🇺🇸 The Gator Nation is Everywhere. Go Gators!

Former BYU QB Jake Retzlaff joined us yesterday on @espnthefan to discuss his journey to Tulane and playing in the college football playoffs: Q: How would you evaluate that final year of your collegiate career? Retzlaff: It was a blast. Winning games solves a lot of problems, and we had so much fun. Making the College Football Playoff was an unbelievable experience. To help Tulane earn its first-ever playoff appearance is something I'll always be proud of. Not many players, and even fewer quarterbacks, can say they've played in the College Football Playoff. To be part of that group is something I'll always hang my hat on. Q: Take us through the emotions leading up to that playoff game. You experienced that kind of stage with BYU, but Tulane has such a unique history. The program wasn't traditionally known as a football power, but under Willie Fritz and now others, it's experienced an incredible rise. Retzlaff: It really has been a remarkable rise. Historically, Tulane wasn't known for football, so everything we've accomplished has been a first. We won the program's first game under Coach Jon Sumrall against a Power Four opponent when we beat Northwestern. We continued making history throughout the season. The foundation was built by Willie Fritz before he left for Houston, where he's doing a great job now. He even brought a couple of our best players with him—a standout left guard and a really talented nickelback. Shoutout to those guys. Now it's Coach Sumrall's turn, and he's done an outstanding job. I'm excited to see what he accomplishes at Florida. That's just the reality for Group of Five schools—if you have a great coach, bigger programs are going to come after him. You almost have to start planning for who's next. I'm excited for Will Hall taking over at Tulane. He was our passing game coordinator last season, and I think he'll do a tremendous job. Since I've been back in Utah, I've had a lot of people tell me they became Tulane fans because of our season. I tell them the momentum can continue because Coach Hall is a great coach. A lot of the staff went to Florida, too, so I guess I'm kind of a Gators fan now, which is funny considering I'm from Southern California and played college football in Utah. It was an incredible year. We accomplished a lot of firsts, and from day one, the mindset was simply to see how much we could accomplish. We had a talented, gritty team, and that grit has always been a part of who I am. Q: How did you handle the heat and humidity in New Orleans? Retzlaff: It was no joke. I got there on July 22, about a week before fall camp. I'd taken a little time off from running during the transition, so after my first quarterback meeting around 10 a.m., I figured I'd go get some conditioning in around noon. That was a terrible decision. I got through my warm-up and maybe four reps before I realized how brutal the humidity was. You're sweating nonstop. That's when I finally understood why quarterbacks wear those huge wristbands. I always thought they looked cool, but they're absolutely necessary because sweat constantly runs down your arm into your hand. For our season opener against Northwestern, which kicked off at 11 a.m., I probably used a different wristband every quarter. Every time I came to the sideline, there was a towel waiting for me so I could wipe down my face, arms, and hands just to keep a grip on the football. There were times I'd hand the ball to the running back and hope the official wiped it down because it was so slick I didn't feel comfortable throwing a deep ball. The humidity definitely takes time to adjust to, but it also became a competitive advantage for us. Teams like Northwestern had never experienced anything like that. We'd been practicing in those conditions throughout fall camp, while visiting teams were melting on the sideline. Link to Jake's full interview: 📸: @TulaneAthletics