Friday, August 27, 2010

7 days 20 hours until Kickoff for the Gators!

The Florida Gators kick off a week from tomorrow at 12 noon against Miami Ohio. 

This marks the beginning of the John Brantley era and it looks like more passing is in the Gator's future. But the running game will still be prominent with names like Jeff Demps, Emmanuel Moody and Mack Brown. Not to mention the possibility of Andre Dubose and Chris Rainey.

But fans will be closely watching the passing game of John Brantley. Chris Rainey moves to receiver to join Deonte Thomson, and Carl Moore. Add redshirt freshman Andre Debose,  Frankie Hammond Jr., Omarius Hines, and Stephen Alli, along with some promising incoming freshmen Quinton Dunbar and Chris Dunkley to the mix, and fans will be looking to see which receivers step up to become the team leaders at that position.

Barring injury, the offensive line has depth and should be a strength. The defensive line is also young but shows a lot of promise, anchored in the middle by Omar Hunter. The linebacker, defensive back and safety positions also feature a lot of young talent with the linebackers possessing a lot of quickness and speed.

The opening two games will not show a lot, although the South Florida game, the second Saturday in September should be the better matchup of the first two. Then the Gators opoen SEC play on the road at Tennessee.

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