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Posted November 10, 2012 on florida.scout.com
PLAYERS: Billy Donovan
TEAMS: Florida Gators
USS BATAAN — In the record book years from now, there won’t be mention of the 2012 Navy-Marine Corps Classic. Florida head coach Billy Donovan hopes that’s not the case in the minds of his players. The Florida team was able to spend two days around men and women in the military to give back. After a wounded warrior spoke Thursday night, it was the Gators that took a lesson away from the trip.
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