The announced attendance was 83,604, with close to 6,400 tickets unsold for the 12:21 p.m. 33 during his UF career.įor the third straight season, Florida failed to sell out its home opener. “He’s enthusiastic, probably as enthusiastic as the players and more enthusiastic than any of the other coaches in the SEC,” Rhett said.Īsked about the performance of Florida junior running back Mack Brown, Rhett smiled and responded: “He wears a great number.” Like Brown, Rhett wore No. Rhett said he’s a big fan of the direction that the program is going under Muschamp. He now lives near his native Fort Lauderdale, where he runs his charitable foundation and is involved with a construction company that builds affordable housing. Rhett starred with the Gators from 1990-93 before going to play seven seasons in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns. “I don’t know if I did a good enough job, but I tried to be as enthusiastic as I could.” “It was a great honor to fill the shoes of a guy that kept us hyped for so many Florida games,” Rhett said. Edmondson retired in 2008, and Muschamp wanted to revive the tradition. Two Bits” tradition, leading the Florida cheer made famous by George Edmondson before the start of the game.Ī different celebrity guest will lead the cheer before each UF home game. “You’re gonna have misses and the biggest thing is how you respond.”įormer Gator running back Errict Rhett revived the “Mr. “I lined up and pulled it a little bit left, picked my head up a little bit early, barely missed it outside the left post,” Hardin said. But in the fourth quarter, Hardin hooked a 39-yard attempt wide left. Hardin split the uprights on a 24-yard attempt on his first career attempt, giving the Gators a 10-0 lead. The redshirt freshman, replacing departed All-SEC kicker Caleb Sturgis, made 1 of 2 field goals and all three extra point attempts. It was an up-and-down debut for Florida kicker Austin Hardin. Humphries sat out the fourth quarter with a sprained MCL, but Muschamp said he should be OK in time for next week’s showdown at rival Miami. On defense, true freshman safety Keanu Neal had two tackles.įlorida made it out of its season opener relatively injury free. Late in the game, Florida freshman running back Kelvin Taylor (the son of former Gator running back Fred Taylor) had five carries for 43 yards, including a 27-yard run on his second career carry. Freshman receiver Ahmad Fulwood made his first career catch, a 5-yard gain that resulted in a first down. Hargreaves wasn’t the only true freshman to step up on Saturday. The interception set up Florida’s final score of the game, a 4-yard TD pass from quarterback Jeff Driskel to fullback Gideon Ajagbe.
With Florida up 17-6, Hargreaves made a nice break on a crossing route thrown by Toledo quarterback Terrance Owens and returned the pick 15 yards to the Toledo 23-yard line. The five-star recruit and Tampa native came up with a momentum-changing interception in the second half. With starting cornerback Loucheiz Purifoy suspended due to disciplinary reasons, Hargreaves made the most of his opportunity. Hargreaves was one of several young players to step up during UF’s 24-6 win over the Rockets at The Swamp. That’s the one thing about these young guys.” We all want to get to one place and they understand that. “We knew Hargreaves was going to step up since camp,” Easley said. Count Florida senior defensive lineman Dominique Easley as someone not surprised how well true freshman cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III played in Saturday’s season-opener against Toledo
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