I heard Becky Burleigh would have let one or more try out if football didn't conflict with the soccer season. The concern with a lady kicker is always the occasional need to tackle someone (which is how Jorge Powell got hurt in the first place).
Pamela Begic is 6' tall and looks pretty tough; I think she could probably tackle someone if she had to! On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 2:35 PM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > I saw video of several girls on the soccer team kicking it. They looked > pretty good! > > > > > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > > Real Estate Broker > > PARKS > > 305B Indian Lake Blvd > > Suite 220 > > Hendersonville TN 37075 > > Phone: 615-826-4040 > > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Shane Ford > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 21, 2015 1:27 PM > *To:* GatorNEWS > *Subject:* [gatornews] [SUN]: Gators hope kicker Austin Hardin stays > healthy > > > Gators hope kicker Austin Hardin stays healthy > > > > Austin Hardin hopes to return to full health and be the Gators kicker. > > *Matt Stamey/The Gainesville Sun* > > > > > *By Robbie Andreu > <http://www.gatorsports.com/personalia/robbieandreu>Gainesville SUN Staff > writer* > *Published: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 12:59 p.m.**Last Modified: > Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 12:59 p.m.* > > With Jorge Powell out for the remainder of the season and uncertainty > surrounding the status of Austin Hardin, Florida coach Jim McElwain sent > out a call for help to the student body earlier this week in hopes of > finding a place-kicker. The response has been somewhat overwhelming. > > McElwain said more than 200 students have signed up for kicking tryouts, > and he expects to find someone there capable of kicking extra points and > field goals should Hardin not be able to answer the call against Georgia > next week. > > “As long as they can flip it through the uprights, I’m good with it,” > McElwain said Wednesday on the SEC coaches’ teleconference. “We had I think > a final count of 216. We’re still working through it right now. Obviously, > a lot of things NCAA-wise before we make any decision. But by the end of > the week, we hope to have some candidates that could come out and help us. > > “Hey, this is something that other places have done in the past. We were > successful with it at Colorado State and ended up getting a heck of a > kicker (Jared Roberts) out of it.” > > The Gators have a somewhat dire situation at place-kicker coming out of > the loss to LSU last Saturday. > > Powell injured his knee in the first half and will miss the remainder of > the season, McElwain confirmed Wednesday. That leaves Hardin as UF’s only > option, and his situation is somewhat tenuous. He injured his leg in the > Kentucky game and missed the next three games, creating some doubt whether > he would return at all this season. > > When Powell went down in Baton Rouge, Hardin stepped up even though there > apparently are still some injury concerns. > > “Jorge is obviously going to be done (for the season),” McElwain said. “He > did a good job when he got in there. Hardin obviously missed some games > because he was hurt, so we just need to make sure we’ve got a plan. We’ll > end up with somebody.” > > McElwain said he expects Hardin to be ready for the Georgia game. > > “We’ll find out,” he said. “I would hope he could help this football team > and come out and kick. He did in the last game and hit some pretty good > ones. I’m expecting him to be there, but at the same time, you’ve got to > have a plan. 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