Percy Harvin is officially back.
After missing the past two games with a sinus infection and migraines, the sophomore receiver made sure Florida State?s defense knew he was healthy.
Harvin finished with 224 yards of total offense, 157 of which were on the ground, and one touchdown in UF?s (9-3) 45-12 romp against Florida State (7-5) Saturday night in The Swamp.
He?s listed as a wideout on roster, but he also had a 100-yard rushing day against Vanderbilt three weeks ago.
BWe knew coming into the game if we could dominate the line of scrimmage, we could pretty much do what we wanted to do,C Harvin said. BWe just practiced on beating man [coverage] all year, and finally a team played us man. We took advantage of it.C
It doesn?t really matter where Harvin lines up, though, as he is second on the team in rushing yards and first in receiving, despite missing the two games. He?s also second with eight total touchdowns.
After calling the illness Bthe worst time of my life,C it?s safe to say that he?s now giving other teams migraines instead of having to suffer through them himself.
BI?m just like a fan when he gets the ball,C receiver Louis Murphy said. BCoaches always tell us to keep blocking, but with him you just want to look and see what?s going on.C
Harvin capped his day by sprinting 24 yards for a touchdown with 3:00 left to put the Gators up 45-12 with the ensuing PAT. It was his fifth rushing score of the season.
BWhen I saw [him] doing things he did last year,C said receiver Andre Caldwell when asked if he ever thought a receiver could rush for 100 yards in multiple games. BI knew if somebody was going to do it, it?d be him. He does magnificent things out there. I ain?t never seen a player who could play like him.C
While Harvin has said he doesn?t mind letting quarterback and Heisman candidate Tim Tebow - who had five touchdowns Saturday - steal the show, his teammates certainly understand that it?s no picnic to go against him. UF coach Urban Meyer called Harvin a Bphenomenal football playerC and said that he Bcan?t believeC he rushed for nearly 170 yards.
BI don?t think there?s anyway you can prepare for Percy because he can do so many things,C cornerback Jacques Rickerson said. BIt?s not a lost cause (going against him), but it?s probably a slim chance of stopping him.C
