'25 Recruiting Forum: Official Tennessee versus Florida Pre-game/Game Thread

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#101
bignewt said:
Florida wants this game more than we do and it will show.
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not surw about that. tennessee has more talent, on paper. injuries, not executing on defense, youth. we simply do not match up well. put all that together in swamp, and it ain't good. olinw gets no push, none. whoever runs the ball wins. florida is tough in red zone....
 
#103
#103
I think Heupel would be smart to lean into the losing streak in Gainesville and just remind his team about it until they're sick of hearing it. Sometimes you want to ignore something so you don’t lend credibility to it, but that hasn't worked so you might as well address the elephant in the room and try to use it. I hope he tells the team that the Florida players, that are 3-7 and have an interim coach, expect to kick their a$$. If that doesn't motivate them to give their all every day of practice and then in the game, then they have no pride.
 
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#104
We are going to learn a lot about the core of this roster and coaching staff this weekend and the next against Vandy.
 
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I hope we can win a shootout. If not then we’ll have to keep an SEC team under 30 for the first time this season. Or maybe finally removing Boo from the team removes a distraction for the defense? 🙏
 
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VOLS 33
Turds 30

A Florida team desperate for a win and a slow first half by the Vols lends way to the gators best game of the season, but it’s not enough as Vols finally get their act together and come up clutch when needed and pull off the comeback overtime victory in the swamp.
 
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Florida football will be down two starting defensive linemen but will welcome the return of another when it faces No. 20 Tennessee at The Swamp on Nov. 22 (7:30 p.m., ABC).

Defensive end George Gumbs and defensive tackle Michai Boireau have been ruled out for the Florida Gators against the Vols, while defensive tackle Caleb Banks has been cleared to play, per the SEC's Availability Report, which was released on Wednesday night.

In all, 12 players have been ruled out for the Gators, and three are listed as questionable − wide receiver Vernell Brown III, safety Bryce Thornton and quarterback Tramell Jones Jr.

Florida football interim coach Billy Gonzales confirmed that Gumbs underwent knee surgery on Nov. 19 and is likely done for the rest of the season.

"I would probably say it's going to be more than a two-week process for him to come back," Gonzales said. "So, our biggest thing for him is just to make sure we get him back healthy so he can comfortable in the process to continue his career."

The 6-foot-6, 330-pound Banks in poised to appear in his first injury since Sept. 13 against LSU after suffering a foot injury that required surgery. He's been practicing for the last two weeks.

"He looks pretty darn good," Gonzales said. "He's a big body, obviously, a big body we can get back in the middle of the defensive line."

Brown has missed two of UF's last three games with a sprained shoulder.

"He's coming along," Gonzales said. "Was out there today, playing at the receiver position when you have a shoulder injury it's always tough just because if you get dinged a little bit when you are blocking, I think the biggest thing is you've got to feel comfortable, you've got to feel comfortable being able to block."

Preseason All-SEC cornerback is Jermod McCoy among five players out for Tennessee.

Florida football availability report​

Out

WR −Eugene Wilson III

WR −Dallas Wilson

ILB −Ty Jackson

DE −LJ McCray

DB −Aaron Gates

DB −Micheal Caraway Jr.

RB −Ja'Kobi Jackson

DB −Dijon Johnson

DE −George Gumbs Jr.

DB −Javion Toombs

OL −Roderick Kearney

DL − Michai Boireau

Questionable

WR − Vernell Brown III

QB − Tramell Jones Jr.

S − Bryce Thornton

Probable

OL − Austin Barber

TE −Tony Livingston

Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun’s Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@gannett.com. Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1. Read his coverage of the Gators’ national championship basketball season in “CHOMP-IONS!” — a hardcover coffee-table collector’s book from The Sun. Details at Florida.ChampsBook.com
 
#121
#121
We need to run a lot of tempo with Banks being back in the middle of their DL. Wear him down and get him tired as fast as possible so he’s not as explosive. We will struggle early trying to run the ball with him anchoring the middle and the middle of our OL being the weak point. I hope we call some runs to the edge instead of trying to pound everything between the tackles.
 
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