COLLEGE SPORTS: UF ends 'gator bait' cheer, cites racism

  • Gator fans watch a 2018 game against Charleston Southern at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville. (TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE)
    Gator fans watch a 2018 game against Charleston Southern at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville. (TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE)
The University of Florida is ending its “gator bait” cheer at football games and other sports events because of its racial connotations, the school’s president announced Thursday in a letter making…

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