Photo by: UPI/Mark Wallheiser
After the Georgia game, Riley Cooper was on ESPN’s First Take to talk about the unbelievable one-handed catch he had for a touchdown. In the interview, he was asked about his baseball career and signing with the Texas Rangers. As he was telling about the the signing process, Cooper said the three weeks he had to wait to hear that he could play this year were the longest 3 weeks of his life.
It is less than one week until the kickoff of the 2009 season. On Saturday, September 5, Charleston Southern University comes into The Swamp to take on the defending BCS National Champs. The Gators are paying $450,000 to get CSU to travel to Gainesville. So who are the Charleston Southern University Buccaneers?
Gators vs Bucs
The Buccaneers are a member The Big South Conference, and have been picked to finish fifth from The Big South media. Head coach Jay Mills, now in his seventh year at CSU, holds a 34-33 record with the Bucs. They are going to have a new starting quarterback when the come in to The Swamp. This with be their fourth starting QBs in as many years.
CI Shines at the NFL Combine
The official results from the 2009 NFL Combine for the four Gators invited. We will also get to see these same four at the Gators’ Pro Day on March 18th.
Percy Harvin, WR Height: 5’11″ Weight: 192
40 yard dash: 4.41
Bench Press: 19 reps at 225lbs
Cornelius Ingram, TE Height: 6’4″ Weight: 245
40 yard dash: 4.68
Vertical jump: 33.0″
3 cone drill: 7.12
Louis Murphy, WR Height: 6’2″ Weight: 203
40 yard dash: 4.43
Jason Watkins, OT Height: 6’6″ Weight: 318
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With Harvin Gone Who Steps Up?
Heading into the 2009 there is a good chance that 2009 Gators will open as the preseason # 1. The debate will begin with the worthiness of this team to open this high and how Texas, USC, and Oklahoma should be ranked in the useless preseason top spot. If you really consider the situation carefully, this team is going to be improved in just about every way. The defense is going to be two deep in every position, Tebow is back, and the running game is more secure than in the past. However, the one spot that is going to have to improve is the Gators Wide Receiver Position. Right now the roster looks like this:
Highlights from the 2008 season of the Florida Gators
