Bout to find out how good of recruiting MustChomp has really done. But it could be ALOT worse. (See UGAly)
Woody (via iPhone) > On Oct 14, 2013, at 4:52 PM, Jay Cicone <jay.cic...@raymondjames.com> wrote: > > > I know everyone suffers from injuries this time in the season, but geez, I > hope we don’t run out of manses to man up. > > From: gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Shane Ford > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 4:50 PM > To: GatorNEWS > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: ‘Man down, man up’ again for UF > > ‘Man down, man up’ again for UF > > > > Florida running back Matt Jones walks off the field against LSU during the > first half at Tiger Stadium on Saturday. Jones would not return to the game. > Matt Stamey/Staff photographer > By Kevin Brockway > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Monday, October 14, 2013 at 3:35 p.m. > > Last Modified: Monday, October 14, 2013 at 3:35 p.m. > > > For weeks, Florida fans have clamored for more carries for freshman running > back Kelvin Taylor. > Gator Nation will get its wish, but not in the way it had hoped. Sophomore > running back Matt Jones is done for the season with a torn meniscus in his > left knee, another blow to an already injury-depleted squad, Florida coach > Will Muschamp announced Monday. > Jones underwent surgery to repair the knee ligament Monday. Muschamp > initially thought Jones suffered a knee sprain Saturday against LSU, but it > turned out to be a tear. > It was a final setback in a rocky sophomore season for Jones, who sat out all > of August camp and the season opener against Toledo with a serious viral > infection. Jones finished the season with 339 yards and two touchdowns. He > will not be eligible for a medical redshirt. > “I hate it for Matt.” Muschamp said. “He's a great young man, to go through > what he's been through this fall, missing all of most of fall camp. Working > his way back in shape and starting to feel good about himself, as far as how > he felt physically, mentally and then to have this setback is just > disheartening for all of us.” > Jones is the seventh Gator to suffer a season-ending injury this season, > joining wide receiver/kick returner Andre Debose (torn ACL), linebacker Matt > Rolin (torn ACL), quarterback Jeff Driskel (broken leg), right tackle Chaz > Green (torn labrum), defensive back Nick Washington (shoulder surgery) and > defensive tackle Dominique Easley (torn ACL). > Muschamp said it’s the worst season of injuries he’s encountered as a coach. > “It’s unfortunate,” Muschamp said. “More than anything, I hate it for the > young men. They put a lot of time and effort into playing this game and for > that to happen, I’m disappointed for them first of all. That’s what hurts the > most, to see guys go through the struggle and having to make that phone call > and tell them what’s going on or having to walk them in the training room to > tell them what’s happening. That’s very frustrating for a young man with as > much time and effort as they put into it.” > The banged-up Gators will see if Taylor, the son of former Gator and NFL > running back Fred Taylor, can provide a spark in the running game. Last week, > Taylor showed promise, rushing for 52 yards on 10 carries. Muschamp said > Taylor had his best week in practice before the LSU game in terms of picking > up blocking assignments and securing the ball. > “When you’re able to do those two things, you give us more confidence in > situationally playing you in the game,” Muschamp said. “I thought he did a > good job of that. He deserved the opportunity. Regardless of the injury, he > was going to play in the game more than he had previous to this game. > Obviously, the injury accelerated that.” > Muschamp said junior Mack Brown (340 yards, three TDs) and Taylor will get > the bulk of the carries Saturday when the Gators travel to No. 14 Missouri. > Ocala native Mark Herndon will move up to third on the running back depth > chart and redshirt sophomore Valdez Showers will continue his role as a sweep > runner/receiver on perimeter plays. > With a limited roster, Florida (4-2, 3-1 SEC) has plenty of issues to solve > heading into a critical road game at unbeaten Missouri (6-0, 2-0 SEC). The > Gators allowed four quarterback sacks and were pressured for most of the game > in a 17-6 loss at LSU last Saturday. > “We need to communicate a little bit better on some things,” Muschamp said. > “Again, it was across the board. Everybody wants to blame the offensive line. > But just communicate a little better, set a little better, hold the pocket, > be more firm in the pocket, not as much push in the pocket. There’s multiple > things that we can improve on from last Saturday.” > Defensively, Florida gave up 175 yards rushing against LSU and is allowing > 4.8 yards per carry since Easley’s season-ending injury. > “The past few weeks, I wouldn't say that we did a good job of stopping the > run,” Florida senior defensive back Jaylen Watkins said. > But a win against Missouri would put Florida back in the hunt for the SEC > East division title. Like Florida, Missouri will come into the game with a > backup quarterback after James Franklin went down with a separated shoulder > against Georgia. Backup Maty Mauk will start for Missouri against the Gators. > “We still would like to have that game (LSU), but we do have everything in > front of us that we want to accomplish this season, which is the SEC East and > going to Atlanta,” Watkins said. “We have to just refocus and get ready to > go.” > Contact Kevin Brockway at 352-374-5054 or > mailto:broc...@gvillesun.com.%20Also%20check%20out%20Brockway's%20blog%20at%20Gatorsports.com. > > -- > -- > 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 gatornews+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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. 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