Florida had family relationships and location working in their favor for reasons Bartram Trail defensive back Sharif Denson committed to the squad, but Denson also wants to be among players that bring Florida back to prominence.
The Gators have produced wide receivers in recent years to go to the NFL and produce, but weren’t to take advantage in recruiting. While there is good talent at the position, Billy Napier and, WR coach, Keary Colbert must develop consistency within the group.
This episode of Gators Breakdown will be focused on returns. The return of LB great Mike Peterson. The return of Brenton Cox Jr. as he looks to develop into an all-around defender. Those two aspects of this Gators defense will go a long way in returning this defense to a standard Gators fans expect.
“DBU” used to be a moniker Florida could claim after years of great defensive back play, but after the last two seasons, the Gators find themselves not living up to that tradition. To fix that issue, Billy Napier hired one of the best cornerback coaches in the game, Corey Raymond.
The first week of spring of spring practice is wrapping up for the Gators and we are hearing from assistant coaches for the first time. New Florida OL Coach, Rob Sale, likes what he is seeing early from the offensive line group while RB Coach, Jabbar Juluke, tires to balance a talented RB room.
It used to be a given that Florida would have a great defense, but that changed the last couple of seasons under former defensive coordinator Todd Grantham. New Gators defensive coordinator, Patric Toney, says the turnaround for Florida’s defense starts with the fundamentals.
