Fred Weary? I'd be wary about that one.
-Zeb On Aug 27, 2013, at 8:46 AM, Shane Ford wrote: > COLLEGE FOOTBALL > Toledo coach weary of Florida's strength > > > Toledo coach Matt Campbell, the second-youngest FBS coach at 33, returns four > starters from a rushing defense that tied for 78th in the nation last season > with 182.3 yards per game allowed. In Campbell's inaugural season with > Toledo, the Rockets opened 8-1 before losing three of their last four games. > (The Associated Press) > By John Boothe > Gainesville SUN Correspondent > Published: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. > Last Modified: Monday, August 26, 2013 at 6:17 p.m. > > In his team's first-ever trip to The Swamp, Toledo coach Matt Campbell is not > expecting to see last season's Gators. > SEASON OPENER > Toledo at Florida > WHEN: Saturday, 12:21 p.m. > TV: SECN (WOGX in Gainesville) > Radio: AM-850, 103.7 FM > While the Rockets' fellow non-BCS conference teams Bowling Green and > Louisiana Lafayette forced Florida into come-from-behind wins a year ago, > Campbell won't let his players count on seeing another sputtering UF offense > in their season opener Saturday at 12:21 p.m. > “I think we're going to get a completely different Florida team than last > year,” Campbell said. “First time offensive coordinator last year, first time > quarterback starting, and I think that coach (Will) Muschamp did such a great > job. What a great record they had with so many young guys and so many changes > in the program.” > Instead, Campbell is looking for his own returning weapons off a 9-4 team, > headlined by senior All-MAC running back David Fluellen, to lead an offense > returning nine starters this season. > Though injuries and illness have the Gators entering the weekend missing four > potential starters, including sophomore tailback Matt Jones, Campbell is > anticipating Florida will find production from backups Mack Brown, Mark > Herndon and Valdez Showers. > “I know from their entire running back stable that they've got guys, not just > Matt, that can run the ball with extreme success,” Campbell said. “Then you > look at Jeff (Driskel) in the quarterback spot, and you see how dynamic of a > runner he can be when he runs the football.” > Campbell, the second-youngest FBS coach at 33, returns four starters from a > rushing defense that tied for 78th in the nation last season with 182.3 yards > per game allowed. In Campbell's inaugural season with Toledo, the Rockets > opened 8-1 before losing three of their last four games. > “At the end of the day, you look at how they've run the football at Florida > over at least last year, there's a lot of guys touching the football and it > wasn't just Matt Jones,” Campbell said. “More than anything you've got to > prepare how you're going to defend against that really talented offensive > line and all the different formations and the tempos that they run at you.” > Inside Toledo > *Toledo has not played a school from the SEC. The Rockets are making up for > that by playing back-to-back games against SEC foes, at Florida on Saturday > and at Missouri on Sept. 7. > *At 33 years old, Toledo's Matt Campbell is the second-youngest head coach in > the FBS, one year older than Western Michigan's P.J. Fleck. > > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
