Defense hasn't forgotten last year's loss
Oct. 7, 2008It's been one year, and UF still can't forget.
It's been one year, and UF still can't forget.
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.
The UF offense may still be looking for its identity, but its statistics continue to show signs of a talented core.
Don't expect No. 11 UF to pile up rushing yards this weekend like it did in Saturday's 38-7 win at Arkansas.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Let's forget about numbers for a second.
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. - It's the UF philosophy: when one playmaker goes down, another steps right up.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - It was as surreal a second quarter as Urban Meyer had ever witnessed.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - It's the UF philosophy: When one playmaker goes down, another steps right up.
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. - Let's forget about numbers for a second.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - It was as surreal a second quarter as Urban Meyer had ever witnessed.
Suddenly, statistics do not seem so important.
Everyone knows that animals can be a guy's best friend.
Saying that Bobby Petrino's debut as a Southeastern Conference coach has been a disappointment would be an understatement.
UF coach Urban Meyer confirmed after Wednesday's practice that several of his players will not take part in the Arkansas game this weekend.
As the last of the Rebel yells faded from Gainesville on Sunday night, a UF football team still reeling from an upset loss to Mississippi the day before took to the practice field.
If you were expecting UF to pull in yet another top-five recruiting class this year, you may be disappointed.
UF linebacker Dustin Doe, who played sparingly against Mississippi on Saturday, is undergoing surgery for a double hernia on Wednesday, coach Urban Meyer said.
Talk remained all on Mississippi at Urban Meyer's Monday morning press conference.