David Stirt

David Stirt has been a keen observer of the Gator football scene for a quarter of a century, first as the editor of Go Gators magazine, then as the founder and publisher of Gator Bait newspaper, and most recently as the editor and publisher of Fightin' Gators magazine. In addition to his publishing activities, he taught sports reporting in the University of Florida College of Journalism for eight years and was a graduate student at UF after earning his bachelor's degree in journalism from the...See more

David Stirt has been a keen observer of the Gator football scene for a quarter of a century, first as the editor of Go Gators magazine, then as the founder and publisher of Gator Bait newspaper, and most recently as the editor and publisher of Fightin' Gators magazine. In addition to his publishing activities, he taught sports reporting in the University of Florida College of Journalism for eight years and was a graduate student at UF after earning his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. Stirt served as the president and executive director of the College Sports Publishers Association for nine years and is currently a publishing consultant with Citadel Media, LLC, the parent company of Citadel Publishing and TheInsiders.com network of sports websites. See less