Moody must prove he can protect the ball to earn more time
Sep. 17, 2009Running back Emmanuel Moody is still working to regain his coaches' full trust after fumbling last week.
Running back Emmanuel Moody is still working to regain his coaches' full trust after fumbling last week.
Just less than eight minutes remaining, down 20-14 at Tennessee facing fourth-and-1 on Tennessee's 28-yard line, and Florida coach Urban Meyer calls a timeout to discuss what to do.
Lane Kiffin and Tim Tebow have something in common.
A year ago, Emmanuel Moody's career at Florida was headed in the right direction.
Florida's 3-3-5 defense couldn't be more aptly named.
After Saturday's 56-6 romping of Troy, it took Florida no time at all to publicly turn its attention to Tennessee.
Through one quarter of play Saturday, Florida looked like far from the team picked by many to win a second national title.
Florida coach Urban Meyer has said repeatedly that he has three starters at the safety position, though that was not the case against Charleston Southern.
It's time to spice things up a bit.
The five stars mean nothing now.
Don't expect Troy to be overwhelmed by the prospect of facing the defending national champions.
When it comes to playing time, one player's setback is another player's opportunity.
UF coach Urban Meyer said he is taking precautions to prevent the spread of the swine flu among his team.
Last year's Mississippi State-Auburn match-up garnered plenty of national headlines but not for good reasons.
Florida took a page out the Oklahoma playbook and unveiled its new hurry-up offense in Saturday's 62-3 win over Charleston Southern.
Ten minutes after the clock ran out on Florida's 62-3 win over Charleston Southern, the CSU players gathered at midfield.
It took Brandon James 13 seconds to find his hole in the middle of the field, bounce the play to the right sideline and scamper to the endzone for the first kickoff return by a Florida player in 10 years.
Take a long, hard look at Tim Tebow when he walks out onto the field Saturday. He just might be staring back.
At Florida, national titles have been reduced to a yearlong drill.