Balanced attack gives Gators options on offense
By CALLOVI< | Oct. 8, 2008While the Gators only have one true forward on the field, she is not the only person they count on to score.
While the Gators only have one true forward on the field, she is not the only person they count on to score.
Another week, another award for the Gators' freshmen class.
Freshmen Carlos Cueto and Joey Burkhardt continue to hold their own against veteran opponents, and are each one match away from reaching the main draw at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
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.
In the back corner of UF's newly renovated weight room, just off the indoor sprint track, there is a cinderblock wall with paper strewn across it.
It's been one year, and UF still can't forget.
Don't expect No. 11 UF to pile up rushing yards this weekend like it did in Saturday's 38-7 win at Arkansas.
The UF offense may still be looking for its identity, but its statistics continue to show signs of a talented core.
Apparently, Kelly Murphy has her fellow freshman to thank for her recent string of triple-doubles.
With 16 freshmen on the squad, the No. 15 Gators needed some of them to make an impact right away to be successful.
Before noon Monday, the UF men's tennis team had already grinded through the most important part of its day. Three players' work earned them another day at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
I had ESPN on my TV in the background Monday afternoon like I usually do, but when I looked up from my computer, I saw something strange.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - This could become one big, complicated mess.
Nearly lost in the sound of cowbells and Bulldog yells was yet another golden moment for Kelly Murphy.
When a team has to claw back from a two-goal hole, it has to find some sort of motivation to drive it harder than before.
At the Notre Dame Invitational on Friday, Jacy Kruzel led the UF women's cross country team to a fifth-place finish. And she only needed one shoe to do it.
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.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - It's the UF philosophy: when one playmaker goes down, another steps right up.