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Gators faced with meager expectations in Jim McEwain’s second year

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Turns out, the Florida Gators have even more to prove. Florida, picked to finish near the bottom of the SEC a year ago, probably won’t be picked quite as low as it was last year. But when Sports Illustrated picked its top 25 teams after college football’s spring practice, well, the Gators were nowhere to be found. FSU was third. Even Miami was 24th. But Florida just made the “also considered” list. The reason is probably similar to what it was a year ago.…

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Five things learned from the Florida spring game

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Could he do it again? Could Jim McElwain find a quarterback from somewhere and field a bunch of overachievers? Certainly, Florida’s spring game flashed that sort of promise. Particularly at quarterback, where transfer quarterback Luke Del Rio hit 10 of 11 passes. It left Gator fans feeling positive about the season to come. And elsewhere? Here are five lessons to have been learned from the spring game. When it comes to playing quarterback, Del Rio is the leader in the…

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Transfer Luke Del Rio shines, leads Blue to win in Spring game

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As of now, Will Grier is West Virgina’s. Treon Harris is yesterday’s. And hello, Luke Del Rio. Yes, it was only a spring game, but Del Rio did a lot to calm the nerves of the Florida faithful Friday night. Del Rio hit 10 of 11 passes for 176 yards and two touchdowns to lead his Blue team to a 44-6 victory over the Orange. Austin Appleby hit six of eight passes for the Orange for 44 yards (and two…

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Florida fans look to new quarterback possibilities in spring game

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There are other positions being contested. Defensive linemen and running backs and offensive linemen and receivers and defensive backs. In all of them, players will try to gain the notice of head coach Jim McElwain. It’s just that quarterback will be the main one for fans of the Florida Gators. Florida, a school where the great quarterbacks have gained the most notice, will try once again to establish one that can make a mark. That will start with transfer Luke…

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Transfer Luke Del Rio in mix to be Florida’s starting quarterback

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Slow down. Take a deep breath. Allow some practices to happen. Then, if it’s warranted, you can name Luke Del Rio the starting quarterback of the Florida Gators. Oh, it’s easy to understand the impatience of the Gators’ fans after last year, when Will Grier interrupted his run as the Florida quarterback with chemicals and Treon Harris’ play wasn’t up to standards. Gator fans just can’t wait to decide on a starter. But this week, coach Jim McElwain cautioned that…

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