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Begin forwarded message: > From: JunoGator <[email protected]> > Date: October 26, 2012 10:18:47 AM CDT > To: GatorNEWS <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] Prepping for Pups GatorNews from the Palm Beach Post and > Miami Herald, Courtesy of JunoGator > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Sandy knocked out the power to JunoGator this morning but, the GatorNews must > go out! > > Jelani Jenkins hopes to contribute to Gators > By Jason Lieser Palm Beach Post Staff Writer > GAINESVILLE — Jelani Jenkins feels back at full speed after a frustrating > first half of the season. > The Gators were counting on Jenkins to be a fixture at weak-side linebacker, > where he was a starter each of the past two seasons, but he broke his thumb > in the second game of the season. When he hurried back and agreed to play > with a massive cast on his right arm, he suffered another setback with a > hamstring injury. > Heading into No. 3 Florida’s game against No. 12 Georgia in Jacksonville on > Saturday (3:30 p.m., CBS), Jenkins finally seems healthy and comfortable, > particularly with the “club” on his hand. > “I’m used to it now,” he said. “It’s not the same as having a regular hand > that you can move all your fingers around with, but I’m used to it — whatever > I gotta do to get on the field.” > The UF staff puts a new cast on him for every practice or game, though it is > possible he could stop using it by next week’s game against Missouri. > He needed surgery after breaking the bone Sept. 8, and a permanent screw was > installed in his hand. Jenkins does not anticipate any additional procedures. > He missed two consecutive games after the injury before he returned for the > LSU game, where he tweaked his hamstring. He sat out against Vanderbilt, then > returned last week to face South Carolina. > Jenkins only had one tackle against the Gamecocks, but it was a huge sack for > the Gators (7-0, 6-0 in the SEC). South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw > rolled out for a pass, and Jenkins raced into the backfield to drop him for > an 8-yard loss. > “Jelani has obviously been hurt but when he’s played, he’s played really > well,” coach Will Muschamp said. > Jenkins, a redshirt junior, has six tackles in four games. He started every > game but one last season and finished third on the team with 75 tackles. He > also had two sacks, an interception and six pass break-ups. > He is projected as a second- or third-round pick in the upcoming NFL Draft if > he opts to skip his senior season. > “When he’s healthy, I think he’s the best cover linebacker in college > football today,” ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay said. “Great speed and > instincts and anticipation in coverage.” > Pease knows Georgia: After spending the past six seasons at Boise State, > Florida offensive coordinator Brent Pease has familiarized himself with a > slew of new opponents. > However, he already knows the Bulldogs (6-1, 4-1) after beating them 34-21 in > last year’s season-opener. Pease’s Broncos hit Georgia with 390 yards of > total offense, the fourth-highest mark against the Bulldogs in 2011. > “There’s a lot of those guys back, so I think just from a personnel > standpoint, (I’m) feeling comfortable with what our guys can handle and match > up with,” Pease said. > Jones a threat: The Gators struggled with South Carolina defensive end > Jadeveon Clowney last week and now move on to a similar challenge with > Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones. > Jones is not quite at Clowney’s level, but Jones had four sacks in the > Bulldogs’ 24-20 over the Gators last year. He had 19.5 tackles for loss last > season, and currently leads Georgia with 9.5. > He missed last week’s game against Kentucky because of an ankle injury, but > has practiced and is expected to be fully available Saturday. > Highly penalized: Florida had a problem with penalties and still has issues. > The Gators had at least 70 penalty yards in four of their seven games, > including 154 in the past two weeks. They are the second-most penalized team > in the SEC at 66 yards per game. > Muschamp noted in August that plenty of great teams draw a high volume of > flags, but recently conceded there are “some silly penalties we need to get > out of our game as we move forward, as the stakes get a little higher.” > > Hurricane Sandy could shut down passing attacks in Florida-Georgia game > by Jason Lieser > The Gators have spent most of this week preparing for Aaron Murray and Jarvis > Jones, but they might be going against Hurricane Sandy as well. > > The > storm is expected to roll up the Atlantic Ocean this week and could produce > strong winds in Jacksonville on Saturday when No. 3 Florida takes on No. 12 > Georgia at EverBank Field (3:30 p.m., CBS). Weather forecasters are > predicting wind up to 45 miles per hour for the game. There also is a modest > chance of rain. > If anything, the unusual weather could favor Florida. The Gators threw just > 32 passes over the past two games anyway and rank last in the SEC in passing > yardage. Georgia averages nearly 30 passes per game and is No. 4 in the > conference with an average of 281.7 passing yards. > Gators DC Dan Quinn said the weather has been a consideration and thought > back to times in his career where it worked for and against him. > “You’ll know, OK, if (they have the wind at their back) we might see more > throws on a certain drive or a certain quarter,” he said. “I’ve definitely > been a part of that. You just have to be aware during that time of the game > you may get more than one style of a game. > “If it’s a big wind sometimes you’re still defending it, but a lot of times > it has to depend on the quarterback. He’ll throw the ball a little bit > further down, the ball can’t float up, depending on how windy it is.” > > > It’s all about the run for Florida Gators > BY MATT WATTS MIAMI HERALD WRITER > GAINESVILLE -- The key to the Gators’ success this season is no secret — they > want to run the football. > > Georgia coach Mark Richt said stopping Florida’s rushing attack Saturday > would be “huge.” > > “That might be the biggest story in the game besides winning the turnover > battle,” he said Wednesday. > > UF ranks third in the Southeastern Conference and 25th nationally with an > average of 212.7 rushing yards per game. On first down, the Gators have run > 158 times compared to just 42 passes, which ranks 119th in the nation. With > sophomore Jeff Driskel at quarterback, offensive coordinator Brent Pease has > worked to establish the run on first down to create manageable situations on > second and third downs. > > • The forecast Saturday in Jacksonville is calling for a 50 percent chance of > rain and winds of 25-to-30 mph with gusts to 40 mph, and chances are the game > will be impacted by effects from Hurricane Sandy. > > > Gators aware of change in public perception, return of fans and 'believers' > Winning changes everything. > > For everyone with a stake in the Gators' football program, last year wasn't > much fun. Mired in a second straight year of mediocrity on the field, fan > interest in the Florida football team expectedly dwindled. > > You know what I'm talking about. After four straight losses in October, it > was a lot harder to wear that Tebow jersey or Gators T-Shirt to work for > casual Friday, right? (Note: I'm a fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars, so you > know I get it.) > > It's only natural. It happens to every team in every sport. Not even the > beloved Boston Red Sox are immune, as evidenced by the paltry crowds at > Fenway late in the year. Who wants to watch your favorite team implode, > especially when it was on top of the world as recently as the Gators and Red > Sox have been. > > Well, the players notice that, too. > > Defensive tackle Omar Hunter said the change in public perception from a 7-6 > season in 2011 to a 7-0 start in 2012 has been noticeable. > > "It's pretty funny actually," he said. "Just hearing everybody say, 'Go > Gators,' you know, whereas last year it was, 'Man, we suck.' Hearing 'Go > Gators' now, it's been a complete 360." > > Headed up by strength coach Jeff Dillman, the Gators have rallied around the > slogan "Florida Never Breaks," represented by the acronym "FNB." Defensive > tackle Sharrif Floyd had it written on his tape during Saturday's win against > South Carolina. Players wear shirts with the slogan or letters as constant > reminders. > > "They've been preaching it to us all offseason," Hunter said. "When times > were the worst this offseason and beginning of the season when no one > believed in us, we kept saying it: Florida Never Breaks, Florida Never > Breaks. And I think it's just really stuck with guys." > > The doubt didn't subside much after the season-opening win against Bowling > Green failed to wow most fans. Even after Florida won two conference games on > the road in the season's first three weeks, there was still skepticism. > Attendance for the first two home games was spotty, with nearly 6,000 empty > seats against Bowling Green and roughly 3,000 against Kentucky. > > "Coming into the season, we really didn't have many fans like what we're used > to," center Jonotthan Harrison said. "We weren't really worried about it. > We're playing for each other. We're playing for the players in the locker > room, the coaches, the training staff." > > But now, after two wins against top-10 opponents, the Gators are ranked No. 2 > in the Bowl Championship Series standings and suddenly people care again. > Funny how that works. > > Before the home game against South Carolina, a sellout, fullback Hunter Joyer > said there was a different atmosphere around the school. > > "You walk through the campus and there's people telling you good job and keep > it up, saying they're really excited for this weekend, so it's a pretty good > vibe," he said, adding that the BCS rankings and wins have brought attention > from friends "and a couple of old teachers" who he doesn't usually hear from. > > Joyer was then asked if it was like that last year, if the Gators had people > approach them during game weeks. > > "For like the Alabama game, we did," he said. > > That game, a devastating blowout loss, set the stage for the winless October > and the downturn in fan interest. The stands were nearly empty well before > the game ended. They were full three weeks ago when Florida beat LSU, and the > bandwagon filled up quickly after the Gators won. > > Harrison knew what was coming. After the 14-6 win over the Tigers, he was > asked what it meant to play on such a big stage after the nature of the last > two seasons. Nothing, he said. > > "We clear out all that clutter, especially since in the beginning of the > season, our first Gator Walk especially, we had no fans out there," he said. > "You know what I mean? Nobody was behind us. Nobody was supporting us, and > that's just our motivation. > > "The fact that this is a national audience or a full stadium or whatever it > is, you know, we just block that out of our mind. We just keep it ourself > that, you know, this isn't going to faze us. No matter how many people are > watching, no matter how full the stadium is, we're playing for each other. > We're playing for the coaches. We're playing for the players to the left and > right of us. As long as we do that we will succeed." > > Again, that's where "FNB" comes back into play. Quarterback Jeff Driskel > called it a "unity-type thing," and it's become clear that the Gators are > playing with the right mindset. > > "Honestly, we really don’t care how people think we do," defensive end > Dominique Easley said. "We take every game that we lost, every game that we > lost, that we weren’t close, we take all of that personally. All of that is > personal. Because that’s each other. We let down each other. So it’s more > than a football game." > > > > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
