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After a weekend of waiting for word on UF wide receiver Percy Harvin's injury, coach Urban Meyer said on Monday that the team has yet to commit to surgery for Harvin.

Meyer was part of a conference call over the weekend with doctors, and they determined performing surgery is still a possibility.

"Not too many guys have ever had this," Meyer said. "The MRI showed that it's a significant injury. We just want to make sure we do it right."

The decision has been delayed because of the rarity of Harvin's injury.

"When I hear a doctor say, 'Well, we've never really dealt with this,' they're making a lot of calls to see if anybody else in the country is dealing with this," Meyer said.

Harvin's injury was caused by overuse, Meyer said, and spread from his heel to his knee.

"He's in pain," Meyer said. "He's trying to compensate for his heel and now he's starting to have knee and hip issues. He's had this for a couple years. He actually had this injury, he noticed it in high school and it came to a head last summer. We thought it was tendinitis."

Harvin was the Gators' leading receiver last season, catching 59 passes for 858 yards and four touchdowns. He was also UF's second-leading rusher behind quarterback Tim Tebow, carrying the ball 83 times for 764 yards and six touchdowns.

He missed two games last season while hospitalized with migraines.

CAL RB EYES UF: California's James Montgomery, the Golden Bears' No. 1 tailback at the start of spring practice, made a trip to Gainesville last week in hopes of transferring to UF.

"If Florida offers him (a scholarship), this is where he's going," friend and UF wide receiver Carl Moore said following practice Saturday afternoon. Montgomery and Moore grew up in the Sacramento area and played together at Rancho Cordova High.

Montgomery could not be reached for comment.

The Gators did not offer Montgomery a scholarship before he flew back to Sacramento on Sunday, Montgomery's father, James Sr., said.

Moore said UF wants Montgomery to come back for a second visit, but the running back already has plans to go to Washington State this weekend.

UF, Washington State and South Carolina top Montgomery's list of transfer schools.

As a redshirt freshman last year, Montgomery backed up departing senior Justin Forsett and rushed 36 times for 171 yards and two touchdowns in 13 games.

-Nick Zaccardi