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Monday, April 29, 2024

The Percy Harvin watch continues.

UF's junior wide receiver still isn't practicing because of a sprained right ankle, and his status for Saturday's game against No. 1 Alabama is still up in the air.

"He was moving around," coach Urban Meyer said. "I'd tell you guys if I knew, but right now I don't (know his status). … I think he's averaging over 10 hours a day in the training room."

Meyer said junior receiver David Nelson, who doesn't have nearly the explosiveness Harvin does, has done well in practice this week. Harvin has 16 total touchdowns on the season.

POUNCEYS' FATHER MAY MAKE GAME: Twin sophomore offensive linemen Mike and Maurkice Pouncey's stepfather, Rob Webster, may be able to get to the Southeastern Conference Championship Game after he had his leg severed in a train accident at work last week.

"Whenever it first happened," Maurkice Pouncey said, "he was just like, 'Man, I ain't Superman no more.' It just brought tears to my eyes."

Maurkice said Webster is expected to receive a prosthetic leg.

"He said he feels like Lieutenant Dan from 'Forrest Gump,'" Maurkice said. "I just hope he makes it to the game."

FINESSE VS. POWER: With Alabama's reputation built on the power of its offensive and defensive lines and the Gators developing their name as a team based on speed, talk has arose of this game a contest between finesse and power.

"At the end of the day, I think we both believe in the same things," Meyer said. "You watch them play and you watch us play, and it looks similar. … They're very efficient on offense. They're, I think, close to us in third-down efficiency. It's very similar."

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