I was really trying to resist doing this... but he really looks like his dad there.
On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]>wrote: > It's Kelvin Taylor time for UF > > Florida running back Kelvin Taylor (21) runs upfield against Missouri > during the first half at Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo., on Oct. 19. > *Doug Finger/The Gainesville Sun* > By Robbie Andreu <http://www.gatorsports.com/personalia/robbieandreu> > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Monday, October 28, 2013 at 1:29 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, > October 28, 2013 at 4:38 p.m. > > It looks like Florida tailback Kelvin Taylor’s first collegiate start is > going to come on the same field that his famous father, Fred Taylor, called > home for most of his NFL career. > > Kelvin Taylor, a true freshman from Belle Glade, is expected to start > Saturday’s game against Georgia at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, where > his father spent 11 of his 13 pro seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars. > > "Well, we're working through the week, but that's probably what we'll end > up doing,” UF coach Will Muschamp said Monday, when asked if Taylor would > start Saturday’s game. > > Seeing his most significant playing time of the season in UF’s 36-17 loss > to Missouri two weeks ago, Taylor had a breakout game, rushing for a > team-high 74 yards on 12 carries and scoring a touchdown on a 20-yard run > in the third quarter. > > Even if Taylor does not get the start Saturday, his role in the offense is > going to be expanded, Muschamp said. > > “I think so,” Muschamp said. “Again, he's continued to improve throughout > the season week to week. He's always been a very instinctive, natural > runner. It's very obvious. Again, with assignments and different things, I > think he's done a nice job and deserves the opportunity. > > “He's a very talented runner. He's got great vision and great instincts in > the run game.” > > Taylor, a five-star prospect coming out of Glades Day High School, played > sparingly in the first five games of the season, carrying the ball only six > times for just 46 yards. > > Taylor’s role started expanding three weeks ago at LSU, where he gained 52 > yards on 10 carries. A week later, he was perhaps the lone bright spot on > the offense in UF’s disappointing loss at Missouri in which the Gators > gained only 151 total yards. > > In UF’s open-date search for more playmaking ability on offense, it > appears Taylor has emerged as the No. 1 tailback. > > “He’s shown that he can do a lot of good things with the ball in his > hands,” quarterback Tyler Murphy said. “The coaches and myself have to find > ways to get him the ball so he can create big plays for us. We’re going to > need some explosive plays and he’s shown that he has the ability to do that. > > “We’re going to have to find ways to get him the ball and eventually he's > going to break. He's a very talented, very elusive player. I’m looking > forward to seeing him this week and what role he'll have." > > Considered by the coaches to be the best natural runner on the team, > Taylor was held back earlier in the season after having issues with pass > protection and ball security in scrimmages. > > He’s apparently improved those aspects of his game and now appears to have > a chance to show off his No. 1 skill — running the football. > > “He just runs extremely hard and hits the hole and he has great vision and > has the quickness and the vision to get into the smallest hole,” fullback > Hunter Joyer said. “He finds them and gets into them as fast as he can. > > “He looks a little more focused than he did early in the year. He > understands that we’re kind of relying on him now and he has to grow up and > produce for us.” > > Taylor starting at tailback may not be the only significant lineup change > for the Georgia game. Muschamp said the Gators worked on several different > lineup combinations on the offensive line during the open date and could go > with a new starting five Saturday. > > “Right now, Trenton (Brown) and Tyler (Moore) are repping at right > tackle,” Muschamp said. “Kyle (Koehne) is repping at all three positions > inside. And D.J. (Humphries) and Max (Garcia) are repping at left tackle. I > feel like those guys made some strides in the open week. We did a lot of > good-on-good work and we will today again. Those guys need to continue to > come on, but that’s been the combination of guys we’ve looked at.” > > Muschamp said two young linemen are also involved in the competition for > playing times — sophomore Trip Thurman and true freshman Octavius Jackson. > > “Octavius is a young player who is ascending and is coming along and he > may get an opportunity,” Muschamp said. “Trip Thurman has done some nice > things inside for us. Kyle, again, plays all three positions for us inside > and we want to strictly leave him inside. We’ll move Max to left tackle if > that's something we feel like we need to do." > > As for making possible schematic changes on offense and defense during the > bye week, there may not be any, Muschamp indicated. > > “On both sides of the ball we’ve done a little bit too much at times,” he > said. “Let’s scale back and get our guys playing faster. Because, to me, > this game all comes down to execution. Go execute better than the other > guys, that gives you a chance to be successful. If you don’t execute, it > really doesn’t matter what you call. Let’s quit thinking about plays and > let’s start thinking about our players. And that to me is the most > important thing.” > > Contact Robbie Andreu at 352-374-5022 [email protected]. 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