GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida coach Jim McElwain met with the media Wednesday to kick things off at the team's annual media day and went over a laundry list of items, taking questions and previewing fall camp.
He gave out a detailed injury report, and the Gators enter camp relatively healthy.
The bad news is that the outlook on leading tackle Antonio Morrison doesn't appear very positive, with Morrison limited to non-contact work during fall camp and McElwain somewhat skirting a question about whether he'd be able to play at all in 2015 after suffering a serious injury in the Birmingham Bowl.
"Let's not downplay what this injury was, okay. Let's not downplay," McElwain said. "He's had two surgeries on the same knee off the same injury, right?
"Too early to say if he'll play. Just know this, the fact he'll be out there is short of a miracle based on that knee. A credit to how hard he has worked to be part of this family, and I just can't tell you how good that makes us all feel."
Despite the potentially grim news on Morrison, McElwain and a handful of players were extremely adamant about how much of a team leader he has been this offseason for Florida in attacking his rehab process.
"I've got to tell you, the guy who has really -- gosh, I can't tell you what a great job he's done -- put himself in position to have an opportunity to play this season is Antonio Morrison. He's well ahead of where we anticipated. He will be out of any contact drills, but he will be able to do some non contact stuff moving forward. And he has had a huge impact as guys have seen how hard he has worked, what he has invested and what he was willing to do to define who he is and what he's all about. I just can't say enough good things about that."
Elsewhere, two other players dot the injury list.
Redshirt freshman defensive tackle Thomas Holley appears to be the most serious, with McElwain saying he'll be held out of camp, and "that's still a wait-and-see situation before he's cleared." Holley missed the 2014 season after a sports hernia revealed a labral tear in his hip.
He had surgery and has been recovering ever since. He did not take part in spring practice because of the injury.
Finally, transfer quarterback Luke Del Rio had his appendix removed on Monday and will be out for the first few days of camp.
Tight end Jake McGee has been fully cleared and said he's 100 percent after a broken leg sidelined him just nine plays into the 2014 season. McGee was limited to non-contact work in spring practice.
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