South Florida State Panthers

The South Florida State Panthers category covers South Florida State College athletics in Florida's NJCAA / FCSAA landscape. Florida Sports Blog follows schedules, scores, recruiting, player development, state and regional tournaments, national postseason opportunities and program news across the college's varsity teams. South Florida State was founded as South Florida Junior College in 1965, and athletics were part of campus life from the beginning, including a basketball team in the college's first year. The Panthers have since maintained a regional NJCAA presence in Avon Park across sports such as baseball, softball, volleyball, cross country and golf. That history gives the program roots stretching back to the first years of the institution itself.