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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2016 13:03:02 GMT -5
A couple of differences:
1. The ESPN announcers graded the OL as a B. They graded UT's OL a D. 2. I'd drop the coaching to a C. 3. I'd raise the offense from a C- to a C
Zach A's grades for the opener:
Offense: C-
The Gators still have work to do offensively, but there were some positives. The unit had 21 first downs, converted 9 of 17 third down attempts and didn’t turn it over. Starting quarterback Luke Del Rio was accurate with the ball and drove Florida into UMass territory on seven of the 10 drives. UF should have scored more points against an inferior team and didn’t have enough explosive plays, especially on the ground. The offensive line did a poor job of run blocking and the pass protection was even worse. That’s partly why you saw a dink-and-dunk offense all night. The other reason was offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier wanting to keep it vanilla in the first game.
Defense: B+
Florida gave up a few big plays in the passing game and committed costly penalties, two of which led to a touchdown for UMass. Those issues kept the Gators from receiving an A grade. The Minutemen couldn’t do much of anything offensively. They were held to 187 offensive yards, 1 of 11 on third down and quarterback Ross Comis was sacked four times, twice by redshirt freshman defensive end Jabari Zuniga. Linebacker Alex Anzalone looked spectacular in his return. Florida’s depth at cornerback is a concern and could hurt the Gators when starters are out like they were Saturday. Teez Tabor will be back from suspension next week and should solidify the position.
Special teams: A
Had it not been for Eddy Pineiro, only a touchdown would have separated Florida and UMass. His three field goals allowed the Gators to put the game away in the fourth quarter. It was an impressive debut for Pineiro, who had The Swamp chanting his name before kickoffs. Johnny Townsend had two of his four punts downed inside the 20, and Antonio Callaway had a couple good returns.
Coaching: B-
Florida coach Jim McElwain and his assistants obviously didn’t show all their cards against UMass, even with the game close in the second half. We saw a base defense and not a lot of offensive creativity, but that was to be expected. The coaches knew they could win with simple schemes, but they’ll have to show more against Kentucky and get the team to play sharper.
Overall: C
The Gators have set a much higher standard than what they showed Saturday. As McElwain put it, this team still has a long way to go before they can meet expectations and successfully defend their SEC East title. But after ending 2015 with a three-game losing streak and seeing six SEC teams open their season with losses, Florida will take the win.
Zach Abolverdi is the Florida beat writer for SEC Country and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2016 13:10:15 GMT -5
This really stinks. Dre Massey's knee is a season ender.
Pat Dooley @pat_dooley Just confirmed Dre Massey knee injury will keep him out for the rest of the year.
Massey came out of JUCO as a 3 to play 2 so he can RS and still have 2 years to play, 17 & 18.
My guess is Brandon Powell moves back to the slot WR position.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2016 18:49:45 GMT -5
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Lee Taylor, Dre Massey’s high school football coach, had settled in front of the television Saturday night with his wife to watch his former star player make his much-anticipated debut with the Florida Gators.
Just like those watching live in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Taylor was wondering why Massey was barely playing in the Gators’ season opener against Massachusetts, only to learn later that the slot receiver had sustained a knee injury on the opening kickoff of the game.
Massey, one of the standouts of Florida’s preseason, gutted his way through the first half, trying to play through the pain, but coach Jim McElwain confirmed Monday he will undergo surgery and miss the rest of the season.
Taylor, who coached Massey at Mauldin (S.C.) High School, texted with him on Sunday and said the surgery is to repair his ACL.
“We started watching the game and he returned the kick and they did the little feature on him in their opener when they took the field, and my wife goes, ‘Hold on, Dre is starting and he’s not on the field.’ I said, ‘Oh, they run wide receivers in and out. It’s no big deal,'” Taylor recalled.
As it turns out, it was a very big deal.
The junior college transfer might have been the fastest player on the Florida roster and was projected to be used in a variety of creative ways this fall.
Taylor formed a close bond with Massey during his high school days and considered himself a father figure of sorts to him. He said Massey’s phone was broken Sunday so they could only text back and forth.
But Taylor got the impression Massey was handling the situation as well as he could.
“I texted him Sunday and said ‘Good win.’ He texted me back and said, ‘Yeah, I’m done for the season.’ That’s when I found out,” Taylor said. “We texted back and forth yesterday and he seems to be taking it in stride. He knows he can get a medical redshirt and still have two years (of eligibility). He told me, ‘It’s just something else I have to overcome.’ He’s gone through a lot in his life and came through it and I think he’ll come out of this once again. …
“I guess he’s taking it as good as you can take it. I know he was looking forward to the season. He was excited about the team, excited about the possibilities. He’s a little down about that.”
In his comments Monday, McElwain hadn’t specified the kind of injury Massey sustained and thus did not offer any kind of timeline for recovery after the surgery.
Taylor said Massey told him an MRI had confirmed it was to his ACL and that he was confident he would come back strong as ever from what has become a fairly common injury in the sport.
“I know his personality. He’ll be back, and he will be back stronger than he has been,” Taylor said. “I don’t worry about him.”
Ryan Young is a Florida beat writer for SEC Country and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2016 18:58:50 GMT -5
WRs Tyrie Cleveland and Rick Wells have had their suspensions lifted and they will be available against UK:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida has two more options at wide receiver this week.
UF coach Jim McElwain said true freshmen Tyrie Cleveland and Rick Wells will be available against Kentucky after serving suspensions for the season opener. They were arrested in the summer for a BB gun incident.
Cleveland and Wells both missed practice in fall camp with hamstring injuries, and McElwain said they’ll have to catch up. Cleveland was ranked the nation’s No. 2 wide receiver in the Class of 2016.
With Dre Massey suffering a season-ending knee injury, Gators quarterback Luke Del Rio is looking forward to having Cleveland and Wells in the lineup.
“Tyrie and Rick are extremely athletic and fast,” Del Rio said. “Big guys for freshmen. If you just saw them in the locker room, you probably wouldn’t think that they’re true freshmen because they’re pretty developed physically.
“The biggest thing with them is just getting comfortable. They both had hamstrings, so just getting them reintegrated back into the offense. It’s really good to have them back, especially with Dre being down.”
Zach Abolverdi is the Florida beat writer for SEC Country and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2016 19:07:13 GMT -5
Weird complaint as I thought the OL was required to practice at a fast and high level. If that isn't happening, it might be time for a new OL coach:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Offensive line play was problematic in Florida’s season opener.
UF coach Jim McElwain criticized his linemen for their lack of energy following the 24-7 win over UMass. McElwain confirmed what he saw live while evaluating the film Sunday.
“Assignment wise, it was good for the most part,” McElwain said. “We were on edge in protection. We got our head down a little bit. My biggest piece there is the energy and body language in which they get to the line scrimmage.
“Make the call and let’s go. We were slow with that. It’s something’s that’s got to change.”
McElwain added he doesn’t plan on making any changes in the starting lineup, at least not yet.
He called his linemen “dead fish” last year because they didn’t show enough life on the field, and that was an issue again Saturday. McElwain said quarterback Luke Del Rio missed a couple throws in the game because his protection broke down and the pocket collapsed.
“We’ve got to clean that piece up and make sure we keep the chief clean,” McElwain said. “We’ve got to make sure we secure the pocket. … (With) a pretty clean pocket, he’s going to get his feet set and get it to where it needs to go.”
Del Rio didn’t express as much concern over the performance of his line, and he feels the problems are correctable.
“There were a few plays where we got a little loose,” Del Rio said. “The critical downs I thought the protection was good. I thought I did a good job of getting rid of the ball. They opened up some holes for the running backs. It’s really just one block here, another block there.
“We’re really close to scoring a lot of points. It’s just tightening down those things.”
Kentucky’s defensive line will present a tougher — and bigger — test for the Gators. McElwain challenged them to change their demeanor ahead of the first SEC opponent in 2016.
“We’ve got to challenge our guys up front, control the line of scrimmage a little bit,” McElwain said. “My challenge to the guys up front is not only do your job and do your assignment, but let’s do it at a high tempo and an energy to create some spark offensively.”
Zach Abolverdi is the Florida beat writer for SEC Country and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2016 19:29:41 GMT -5
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida head coach Jim McElwain held his first press conference of the week Monday to reflect once more on the season opener, update some major injury matters and look ahead to the Gators’ SEC opener this weekend against Kentucky.
Here were the highlights. •“First and foremost, it’s great to come in here obviously after a win. In a game that I felt like defensively we did a great job of shutting them down, except for whatever they had, 189 yards. And 107 of those came on three plays, which when you look at this Kentucky game, they have about eight or nine plays over 30 yards offensively, so obviously the the explosive plays we’ve got to do a great job of getting off the field and shutting down there. The one drive they scored we hurt ourselves with 35 yards worth of penalties, and yet there’s things we can learn from.” •“Offensively, I wanted to get Eddy some shots at some field goals, but I’d rather have touchdowns when we’re down in the (red zone). So we’ve got to do that. We hurt ourselves on three drives there on unforced errors. So there’s some things there we need to work on, and yet UMass came in and did exactly what you’re supposed to do. They played slow, they bled the clock, they did a pretty good job of nickel and diming some first downs and staying on the field and keeping us off the field.” •“There was some good, there was some ugly, there was some bad, and yet the important part is, from Gator Walk on that stadium was electric. My hat’s off to the students who showed up and to our Gators fans who showed up on a questionable rainy night to watch the Gators.” •On playing Kentucky this Saturday: “Against a team that is hurting a little bit. Obviously they had the 25-point lead. They only had the ball 15 times, I think it was, in the second half. Kentucky was going up and down the field and stopped themselves a couple times. They’re going to come in here with obviously with that mentality where the last time they played in this stadium they probably felt they could have won the ballgame. … We have to grow up and grow up soon and I’m looking forward to that transformation as we go into this ballgame” •On Dre Massey’s injury: “Big loss that we’re going to need some guys to step up, obviously Dre Massey hurt his leg and he’ll be out. He’ll get that operated on when the swelling goes down and he’ll be out for the year.” McElwain said Dre hurt his knee on the opening kickoff and played the entire first half. “That shows you his toughness and his want to do what he can for this football team.” •Linebacker Daniel McMillian has a badly injured ankle as well. “I think that speaks for those two guys’ character, their want and a little bit about this football team.” •McElwain said LB Alex Anzalone had the most “production points” on defense. •McElwain said Khairi Clark was Florida’s player of the game on defense, even if the stats didn’t show it. •On offense, Brandon Powell “the big plays he made energized our team.” He also said, “Jordan Scarlett, I think showed up a little bit.” •McElwain credited Ahmad Fulwood’s contributions on special teams.” •On players returning: WR C.J. Worton “I think, we’ll see. Time will tell on that. And both the freshman receivers (Tyrie Cleveland and Rick Wells) will be back in the mix this week. They obviously didn’t get much practice time at all, but hopefully the injuries they had, they’re ready to go.” •On QB Luke Del Rio: “Luke did all right. There were probably like six throws I know he’d like back. There were like four drops. But I think he was good at not taking sacks. He threw it to our colored jersey and was pretty efficient, and for a first start he literally got his feet wet, but I thought played pretty darn good.” •On the OL: “My biggest piece there is the energy and body language with which they get to the line of scrimmage, make the call and let’s go. They were slow with that.” No changes to the OL plan this week. •On OC Doug Nussmeier being on the field this year: “His working, I think, with the quarterbacks and really the whole offense between series is something he felt comfortable with and I thought it worked out pretty good.” •On RB Jordan Scarlett separating himself: “No, in some of the (run-pass options) those guys would have gotten more runs, but they were giving you the stuff on the outside, which we made some hay with. I think he’s doing a really good job and so are those other guys. I think Cronkrite did a really good job as well, and Mark had a couple drops obviously, but he’s a guy we have to get the ball to.” •On replacing Massey: “It’s no secret we had some packages for Dre. Cronkrite picked that up a little bit. We only got into a wildcat package one time. Moving forward this week, we’ll get somebody else in there. I think they did a great job, it’s the beauty of teaching them different positions and teaching them different concepts, so we were able to move some guys around. A lot of that will hinge this week on the health of the guys we talked about earlier to see where that will go.” •On nickelback Duke Dawson: “He had a shoulder or a chicken wing that was a little loose, but according to the training report today, limited, contact reps okay. So it sounds like he’s okay.” •On Brandon Powell: “The first three or four games last year this guy made plays, right, and then he got banged up. He’s definitely an explosive playmaker, he’s a guy that we need to continue to make those plays, and we’ve got to get him the ball.” •On the 29-straight wins over Kentucky: “Well it’s there. The biggest piece to me is, that was done by teams before. As I told them last year, they had a chance going into The Swamp. There was a questionable piece to that — I don’t know which way it went, I wasn’t here — and last year we had to play our tails off against them. The streak thing, it’s something to write about, but … right now it’s 0-0. These teams haven’t played.” •On Jalen Tabor and C’yontai Lewis returning from suspension: “I’m just excited for them to come back and play. In all cases, when you take something away from somebody that’s really important, you hope they’ve learned from their actions. … I expect great play from both of them and I’m excited to have them back.” •McElwain clarifies McMillian has a high-ankle sprain. •He suggested the Gators could go with multiple RBs on the field more often now with Massey out.
Ryan Young is a Florida beat writer for SEC Country and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2016 19:31:52 GMT -5
Continue not to expect WR CJ Worton back before UT due to high ankle sprain, maybe North Texas.
LB Daniel McMillian probably out until LSU with his high ankle sprain.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2016 23:08:46 GMT -5
Kentucky Depth Chart
Josh Hammond, 5 pass receptions, and Freddie Swain, 2 pass receptions, will play again this week. Tyrie Cleveland and Rick Wells will probably play too coming off suspension. I'm not expecting CJ Worton to play due to his high ankle sprain. Ahmad Fulwood is, well, Ahmad Fulwood.
Daniel McMillian is out at SLB with a high ankle sprain. He definitely is out against UK and likely for the next 4 to 5 weeks. Some of the young guys will step up. One will have to move over to SLB to play with Jeremiah Moon. Kylan Johnson is 231, not 216.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2016 7:16:09 GMT -5
UF schedules one-way-ticket Northern Colorado out of the Big Sky Conference in 2017 (shaking head):
Northern Colorado on tap for 2017
The Greeley Tribune in Colorado reported that Florida has signed a contract to pay Northern Colorado $625,000 to play in The Swamp in 2017.
The Gators’ other known non-conference games next year are the season-opener with Michigan at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, a mid-November tilt with UAB at home and the annual rivalry game with Florida State the final week of the regular season at home.
Ryan Young is a Florida beat writer for SEC Country and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Since 2000, NCU's record vs. P5 conference teams:
College Football Trivia
Northern Colorado as a Big Sky team Years 2000-2015 Opp Conf list: ACC; Big 12; Big Ten; PAC-12; SEC Showing Actual Game Results Date H/V Opponent W/L Score Record Year Rank Game Rank Div. Conf Conf Record
09-06-2008 V Purdue L 10-42 (4-8-0) (0/0) (0/0) IA Big Ten (2-6-0) 09-05-2009 V Kansas L 3-49 (5-7-0) (0/0) (25/26) IA Big 12 (1-7-0) 09-25-2010 V Michigan St. L 7-45 (11-2-0) (14/14) (25/23) IA Big Ten (7-1-0) 08-30-2012 V Utah L 0-41 (5-7-0) (0/0) (30/32) IA PAC-12 (3-6-0)
Summary
Record: 4-(0-4-0)--0.000 Points: 20-177 (5.0-44.2)
I guess after opening with Michigan that a glorified scrimmage was wanted before the start of SEC play. This one will get ugly. I'm wondering how many people with tickets just won't show up. At least it'll be a night game as it darn sure won't be televised.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2016 12:41:48 GMT -5
Associated Press
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida Gators freshmen Tyrie Cleveland and Rick Wells are now facing misdemeanor charges for firing BB guns inside a residence hall in July.
State Attorney Bill Cervone said Tuesday that felony charges against Cleveland and Wells were reduced to criminal mischief, a first-degree misdemeanor.
Cervone said each player caused a little less than $1,000 in damage during the incident, prompting the reduction. Both receivers were initially charged by police with causing more than $1,000 in property damage -- a third-degree felony -- and a second-degree felony for shooting a missile inside an occupied dwelling.
Cervone said the reduced charges are "more reflective of what they were doing."
Coach Jim McElwain suspended Cleveland and Wells for the team's season opener against UMass, but they have rejoined the team and could play in Florida's SEC opener against Kentucky on Saturday.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2016 15:39:28 GMT -5
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — One of the clearest positives to come from Florida’s season opener Saturday night was the play of the Gators’ veteran linebackers, led by senior Jarrad Davis and redshirt-junior Alex Anzalone.
Coach Jim McElwain went so far as to say he believes those two might be as good as any tandem of linebackers in the country.
But there is a question mark at that spot this week, nonetheless.
Senior Daniel McMillian, who logged three tackles against Massachusetts while operating as Florida’s third linebacker, played through a high-ankle sprain after getting hurt in the game, and it sounds like he will be sidelined.
McElwain was vague went asked how long McMillian would need to recover, saying simply, “We’ll see. … He’s a tough guy.”
He did acknowledge, though, that redshirt-freshman Kylan Johnson and true freshman Jeremiah Moon would see more playing time as the Gators host Kentucky.
“Those guys will come in and play. That’ll be fun,” he said.
Davis, who led the Gators with nine total tackles on Saturday, said losing McMillian is “pretty big,” but he expressed his confidence in the young linebackers.
“These young guys have really done a good job stepping up throughout the summer, throughout this offseason. It’s a big loss losing D-Mac, but at the same time we’ve got lot of guys that are ready to step up. So I’m really excited to see what we’re going to do this week,” he said.
“We’ve put pressure on them to learn the defense and we’ve put pressure on them to go out there and perform, and they’ve always stood up and performed. They’ve never had anything that showed us any reason to have concern about them being in the game with us. So we’re ready for the next step.”
Both of the young linebackers got at least some playing time in the 24-7 win over Massachusetts.
Johnson, a three-star recruit from Dallas, Texas, redshirted last year while transitioning from safety to linebacker during the practices leading up to Florida’s bowl game.
Moon, whom McElwain playfully calls “Jackie Moon” as a reference to Will Ferrell’s character in “Semi-Pro,” was a 4-star recruit and the ninth-best player overall in the state of Alabama in this last recruiting class.
“He’s very athletic. He goes out and he’s a playmaker,” Davis said. “He does what he has to do. He does what coach (Randy) Shannon asks of him. He fits perfectly in our defense, and he kind of adds a different element. So I’m really excited to see him out there on the field and see what he can do under the lights.”
All ratings are from the 247Sports composite rankings unless otherwise noted.
Ryan Young is a Florida beat writer for SEC Country
I wouldn't expect Daniel McMillian to be back until LSU, but he did play on the ankle after it was hurt. This is the way the LB 2 deep depth chart should play out with Daniel McMillian out with his high ankle sprain:
SLB: Jeremiah Moon or Kylan Johnson
MLB: Jarrad Davis - David Reese
WLB: Alex Anzalone - Vosean Joseph
We run a lot of nickel with 2 LBs so we should be fine. Hopefully McMillian will be back sooner rather than later. McMillian was the 3rd LB last season as well.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2016 15:55:21 GMT -5
CJ Worton is back at practice coming off his high ankle sprain. If he is a go, UF will have its full compliment of WRs with the exception of Dre Massey who is out for the season with a tear in his ACL. Much is expected of Worton this season. He is fast, athletic, and runs good routes as he showed on the TD catch against bama in the SECCG last season. I have a hunch that he is finally going to show out to be the WR everyone expected when he first arrived. It was a bumpy road to get here, but it appears CJ Worton's time has finally arrived.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 10:48:28 GMT -5
Khairi Clark is listed on the depth chart and roster at 319. It took Khairi 2 years to get into major college playing condition. I don't think he is a finished product yet. With the reshaping of his body, it wouldn't surprise me if he ends up by 17 a more muscular, powerful, and quicker 310-320. Khairi's potential insofar as the NFL is concerned is very high.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gators host Kentucky on Saturday in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. Florida's season opener went much better than Kentucky's.
While the Gators knocked off UMass, the Wildcats were stunned by Southern Mississippi's second-half comeback in a 44-35 loss. Kentucky led 35-10 in the first half before Southern Miss and offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson reeled off 34 consecutive points.
Dawson was Kentucky's offensive coordinator a year ago when the Gators traveled to Lexington and won 14-9 in Jim McElwain's first season. Dawson was fired after the season and declined to speak to the media following his return to Commonwealth Stadium last weekend, but he spoke about the Golden Eagles' comeback on Tuesday back home in Mississippi.
Dawson said nothing special in the comeback other than cutting down on turnovers and running the ball more effectively.
Southern Mississippi's 520 yards of total offense and 262 yards rushing certainly caught the attention of Florida offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier as the Gators prepare for the Wildcats on Saturday at the Swamp.
"The nature of their defense is they play coverage," Dawson said. "They play a guy in the middle of the field, they don't want to give up post, so when people play that, you've got to be patient as a play-caller. You've got to put the ball in play underneath.
"That's why we were throwing slant routes. That's why we were throwing glance routes. You try to put the ball in play in pockets and run the football. So that was the plan at halftime really."
The Wildcats lost five of their six leading tacklers from a year ago. In their third game under McElwain last season, the Gators squeaked out a five-point win in a game that featured less than 500 yards of total offense (Florida: 245 yards; Kentucky: 241).
The Gators opened the season by gaining 363 yards in a 24-7 win over UMass, highlighted by quarterback Luke Del Rio's performance (29 of 44, 256, two touchdowns).
As Florida gets ready to take a shot at Kentucky's defense, McElwain is comfortable heading into Game 2 with Del Rio leading the way.
"Luke, you know, did all right. Probably about six throws that I know he would like back. He had four drops, I think," McElwain said. "You take those throws back, I thought he was good as far as not taking sacks. He did a good job of that. Threw it to our colored jersey and was pretty efficient for a first start. Literally got his feet wet. I thought played pretty darn good."
*****
BIG PRAISE
McElwain singled out the play of redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Khairi Clark in the victory over UMass. Clark was one of seven Florida defensive linemen to finish with only one tackle, but it was what Clark did away from ball carrier that was impressive.
"A guy that kind of didn't show up in the stats but I thought played his tail off and really was our player of the game on defense on the inside,'' McElwain said. "What he did to hold point ... maintaining his gap control and not peek in a game like that where they were running the lead fullback and that kind of stuff, I thought he really, really played well for us defensively."
After Tuesday's practice, Clark was pleased to hear McElwain's assessment. He worked hard in the offseason to trim weight from his 6-foot-2, 328-pound frame. He said he had lost about 17 pounds at the start of preseason camp from extra running and eating better.
The lost weight equals more quickness.
"The praise felt really good, coming from the head coach, you know,'' Clark said. "Someone like me as a nose tackle, we don't really get that much praise, and it always feels good to get that praise from Coach Mac."
Teammate Tyler Jordan, an offensive lineman, has noticed Clark's improvement.
"He's a lot more explosive. Coming off the ball, if he gets his hands on you, it's really hard to recover from it,'' Jordan said. "He's one of those guys that will plug up the middle and you've got to work really hard to move him off."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2016 12:11:14 GMT -5
The BB gun saga has come to an end:
UF player Rick Wells receives deferred prosecution
By Robbie Andreu Staff writer
Published: Friday, September 9, 2016 at 2:52 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, September 9, 2016 at 2:52 p.m.
Florida wide receiver Rick Wells has signed a deferred prosecution agreement with the State Attorney’s Office. If the true freshman fulfills all the requirements of the agreement, there will be no conviction on his record.
The terms of the agreement are that Wells will be on probation for six months and must pay restitution of $979.80, pay for the cost of prosecution ($100) and either make a contribution of $150 to the Children’s Advocacy Center or perform 12 hours of community service.
Wells and true freshman wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland were originally charged with felonies for firing a BB gun into a dorm on campus in July. The charges were reduced to first-degree misdemeanor criminal mischief
last week.
Cleveland is not eligible for deferred prosecution due to a previous legal issue in Houston concerning petty theft. He has a court date of Sept. 22, at which time he is expected to accept a plea agreement that will have sanctions similar to Wells.’
Cleveland and Wells were suspended from the Gators’ opener last week, but were reinstated by UF coach Jim McElwain on Monday and are scheduled to play in Saturday’s game against Kentucky.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2016 21:03:03 GMT -5
2 wins down and 13 wins to go:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Streak is alive and well.
In fact, it was never threatened on Saturday afternoon at the Swamp as the Gators crushed Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. Florida's 45-7 victory stretches its winning streak against the Wildcats to 30 games, the longest active streak in the country.
The Gators ran well (244 yards), passed well (320 yards) and defended well (Kentucky managed only 149 yards of total offense) in their largest margin of victory since head coach Jim McElwain's debut with the Gators, a 48-point win over New Mexico State in the 2015 season opener.
Florida outgained Kentucky 324 yards to 79 in the first half to take a 24-0 lead at the break. On Kentucky's first drive of the second half, Gators safety Marcus Maye intercepted a Drew Barker pass that led to another scoring drive for the Gators.
The rout was on. Here is a closer look at the Florida-Kentucky game:
WHAT IT MEANS: Should be a good night's sleep for the coaching staff. In preparing for Kentucky, McElwain discussed the need to clean up the unforced errors (penalties, lack of energy on offensive line) that plagued the Gators in their victory over UMass. They did. The Gators finished with 564 total yards, limited the Wildcats to three pass completions and reduced their penalties. All in all, the Gators did what they wanted and dominated the Wildcats from start to finish.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Quarterback Luke Del Rio made his second career start after a solid outing against UMass (29 of 44, 256 yards, 2 TDs). Expect some rave reviews for Del Rio's play on Saturday. The 22-year-old redshirt sophomore connected on 19 of 32 passes for 320 yards, four touchdowns and one intercetion to lead the Gators to their most impressive win against the Wildcats since 2012. Del Rio's 320 yards passing are the most by a Gators quarterback in SEC play since Chris Leak against Arkansas in 2004.
STAGGERING STATISTIC: The Gators converted 10 of 13 third-down plays in the first half. In records dating to 1996, the Gators have converted 10 or more third downs in a game only nine times. Florida finished 14 of 20 on third downs for the game.
SUBPLOT: The streak of course. We're talking about Kentucky's streak this time. The Wildcats entered Saturday's game 18-0 since 1998 in their second game of the season. That streak died as The Streak lived.
UP NEXT: The Gators play at home for the third consecutive week, hosting North Texas in their final game before the much-anticipated trip to Tennessee on Sept. 24. North Texas hosted Bethune-Cookman on Saturday night and opened the season with a 34-21 loss to SMU.
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