Spikes, defense shut down Georgia
JACKSONVILLE - If there's one certain way to stop a team from stomping in your end zone it's keeping them out of your end zone altogether.
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JACKSONVILLE - If there's one certain way to stop a team from stomping in your end zone it's keeping them out of your end zone altogether.
Despite the Gators' self-imposed silence this week, even they will admit this weekend's matchup against Georgia is likely the biggest game of the season.
It wasn't long ago that UF's rushing defense was a sieve and depth on the defensive line was unheard of.
On an overcast afternoon where George Edmundson-AKA Mr. Two-Bits-was honored for his 60 years of service, the Gators decided to throw a block party in his honor.
Pardon me, as I steal a line from one of my favorite rappers, but "Will the real Gators please stand up?"
The Gators' suddenly lethal rushing attack looks to be getting a key weapon back this week.
As Carl Johnson approached the tunnel - just minutes away from storming onto the field for his first career start against defending champion LSU - he received some simple but choice words to give him inspiration from the man he is attempting to replace, Jim Tartt.
When UF's coaching staff told Janoris Jenkins that he would be starting at cornerback opposite Joe Haden, the true freshman had a rather simple reaction.
If there's such a thing as being fashionably late in college football, UF's offense has that party strategy down pat.
They say that football is a game of inches, but sometimes it's a game of bounces.
They all have "it," the good ones.
Wide receiver Percy Harvin is expected to play Saturday against LSU, UF coach Urban Meyer said Wednesday.
Percy Harvin hasn't escaped the injury bug just yet. The junior playmaker sat out his second consecutive practice Tuesday with a nagging ankle injury but is expected to resume workouts today and is expected to be ready for Saturday's matchup with LSU.
It's been one year, and UF still can't forget.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas entered Saturday's contest dead last in the Southeastern Conference in rushing offense, averaging a meager 90.5 yards per game - more than 20 yards fewer than the next-lowest team, Mississippi State.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas entered Saturday's contest dead last in the Southeastern Conference in rushing offense, averaging a meager 90.5 yards per game - more than 20 yards fewer than the next-lowest team, Mississippi State.
Saying that Bobby Petrino's debut as a Southeastern Conference coach has been a disappointment would be an understatement.
As I sat and watched Tim Tebow speak, his eyes bloodshot and his lips quivering in Saturday's postgame press conference, I thought this would likely be the defining moment of his defining season.
Entering the season, the idea that UF's offense could possibly cost the defense a game would be ludicrous.
On a humid day at the Sanders Practice Field, Major Wright is searching, probing for his next opportunity.