With two open practices are in the books for Florida including one with full pads, it’s time to do a quick rundown of what we’ve learned after two days.
Safety Josh Evans (9) tackles wideout Dorial Green-Beckham (15) during Florida’s 14-7 win against Missouri on Nov. 3 in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
The Gators (3-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) loss to Mississippi Saturday caused them to fall eight spots in the new Associated Press poll. UF checks in at No.12 this week , while Georgia falls to No. 11. Alabama jumps up to No. 2 after their win in Athens, Ga. and former No. 1 Southern California slides to No.9 following its loss to Oregon State.
I was just perusing on ESPN.com through their list of most important stadiums in history by Jim Caple. Note that this list is not "best" stadiums or "prettiest" or the writer's favorite stadiums. Most important means how it was influential to the sports world.
First, if you want to get Urban Meyer mad, talk about the new clock rules. The new rules have significantly reduced the number of plays a team can run, as evident in UF running less than 50 -plays against Tennessee-a game the Gators dominated. The new rules cause the clock to always be reset after a play, barring a timeout. And when teams have 40 seconds, instead of 25, to get a play off, there's less plays that run. Meyer called the new rules "awful."
Well I certainly thought the Ohio State-USC game would end the way it did, but apparently I'm not alone.
Wanna get Tim Tebow riled up? Say something negative about Urban Meyer.
Gators junior defensive end Jermaine Cunningham was named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Lineman of the week Monday after the Gators' defeated Miami by a 26-3 margin Saturday night.
It looks like the Gators may have to make due without Percy Harvin until the Tennessee game, according to a report in the Orlando Sentinel.
Gators running back Chris Rainey may not be the best player to talk to for many things, but he sure as hell knows how to make reporters laugh. This exchange could be heard at UF's morning press conference today with the player of "I'm a white-girl man" fame.
Gators starting middle linebacker Brandon Spikes will probably not be playing in Saturday's season-opener against Hawaii, UF coach Urban Meyer said Monday morning.
ESPN and the Southeastern Conference has reached a huge ridiculous 15-year deal. The deal begins in 2009-10 and will include events from football, men's basketball and women's basketball. Check our Web site later tonight as we'll have a full story.
According to the Miami Herald former UF safety Jamar Hornsby has enrolled at East Mississippi Community College where he will play football this season. He will be eligible to transfer to another FBS school next year. Hornsby was kicked off the team earlier this summer after it was discovered that he made nearly $3,000 worth of charges to the credit card of deceased UF student Ashley Slonina. Hornsby was originally arrested on a felony charge. According to Alachua County court records, the charges were reduced Wednesday to four misdemeanor counts of unauthorized use of a credit card.
Team goofball and media favorite Duke Lemmens spoke today and he joked he was going to prep for Hurricane Fay by getting an umbrella as his protection. The Cali native hasn't ever been through a hurricane and has only dealt with earthquakes and fires.
The Associated Press preseason poll was released on Saturday, and UF found itself in familiar territory.
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