University of Florida dropped its “Gator Bait” cheer used at sporting events due to the phrase's invocation of a history of racist imagery of Black children being used as "alligator bait." ...

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

The University of Florida will no longer allow its "Gator Bait" cheer at sporting events because of "historic racist imagery associated with the phrase," school president Kent Fuchs announced ...

Confederate statues across the country are being removed 04:44. The University of Florida's president announced Thursday that the school is discontinuing the use of its "Gator Bait" cheer and band ...

David Stirt founded Gator Bait Magazine in 1980, two years after moving to Gainesville from Stowe, Vermont, for graduate school. A Gainesville native to this day, ...

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 ...

Playing “Dixie” and chanting “Gator Bait” are not as dissimilar as you might think, says the university's official historian. Fans hold cards that spell out “Gator Bait” during a ...

Florida will no longer allow its "Gator Bait" cheer at sporting events because of "historic racist imagery associated with the phrase," school president Kent Fuchs announced Thursday.

The University of Florida will discontinue its “Gator Bait” fight song because of “horrific historic racist imagery associated with the phrase,” school president Kent Fuchs said in an open ...

The recognizable "Gator Bait" chant and correlating Gator chomp arm motion will no longer be heard and seen at University of Florida sporting events. The discontinuation of the cheer is part of ...

The “Gator Bait” chant originated in 1995, when former Florida defensive back Lawrence Wright famously said “if you ain’t a Gator, ya Gator bait, ...