Gainesville, Fla. – The BCS National Champion University of Florida football team will return to Gainesville, Fla., on Friday, Jan. 9. The University Athletic Association (UAA) has also announced it will hold a celebration for fans to show their support on Sunday, Jan. 11.
The event will be held from 1-2 p.m. ET at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Sunday and the gates will open at 11:30 a.m. The celebration will be broadcast live on Sun Sports. A special re-air of the Gators’ 24-14 win over Oklahoma will be shown on Sun Sports on Friday at 7 p.m.
Due to security and traffic concerns, Gator fans are asked not to come to the airport. Gainesville police officers will be monitoring the airline passenger terminal area to ensure airline passengers, customers or others associated with business of the airport are not impacted. Fans are advised that the team will not be visible to the general public, as ground transportation will be provided directly at the aircraft.