Mr2Bits
Gator Fan
The annual Orange and Blue Spring Game was held over the weekend on Saturday, April 18. I have heard there were some 40-50,000 fans in attendance to cheer on the reigning National Champions. The Orange team, led by John Brantley defeated Tim Tebow's Blue squad by a score of 31-21. Don't read too much into that... Tebow hardly played in the game. There were many starters either limited in the spring practice or completely held out because of injury.
The star of the show though was sophomore QB John Brantley (Tebow's replacement). Brantley was 14-of-23 passing, with completions of 26, 47 and 50 yards. His 47-yarder to Frankie Hammond Jr. highlighted a 90-yard touchdown drive in the first half. They also hooked up on a 50-yard score on the second play of the second half.
"He had a great spring," offensive coordinator Steve Addazio said. "You watch his presence in the pocket, his poise. He took a shot under the chin and delivered a strike. All the signs and evidence of a guy that's really developing into one heck of a football player.
"He's a legitimate player, and we have a lot of confidence in him. That was a major deal for the spring, and I think the exclamation point was out there for him today."
From ESPN.com:
The receiver position was one of Florida's main concerns this spring. The Gators lost their top two wideouts, Percy Harvin and Louis Murphy, after beating Oklahoma in the national title game in January and weren't sure who would replace them. But Hammond, Deonte Thompson (four catches for 44 yards), Carl Moore (two for 49) and T.J. Lawrence (five for 59) looked to be capable pass-catchers.
"We do have guys," Tebow said. "There's a lot of different guys. There's no one guy. It's a lot of guys competing for the ball, competing for catches. I think that's great because it's going to make these guys work really hard this summer."
Tebow only played the first half and was 7-of-9 passing for 81 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. He also ran three times for 21 yards.
The star of the show though was sophomore QB John Brantley (Tebow's replacement). Brantley was 14-of-23 passing, with completions of 26, 47 and 50 yards. His 47-yarder to Frankie Hammond Jr. highlighted a 90-yard touchdown drive in the first half. They also hooked up on a 50-yard score on the second play of the second half.
"He had a great spring," offensive coordinator Steve Addazio said. "You watch his presence in the pocket, his poise. He took a shot under the chin and delivered a strike. All the signs and evidence of a guy that's really developing into one heck of a football player.
"He's a legitimate player, and we have a lot of confidence in him. That was a major deal for the spring, and I think the exclamation point was out there for him today."
From ESPN.com:
The receiver position was one of Florida's main concerns this spring. The Gators lost their top two wideouts, Percy Harvin and Louis Murphy, after beating Oklahoma in the national title game in January and weren't sure who would replace them. But Hammond, Deonte Thompson (four catches for 44 yards), Carl Moore (two for 49) and T.J. Lawrence (five for 59) looked to be capable pass-catchers.
"We do have guys," Tebow said. "There's a lot of different guys. There's no one guy. It's a lot of guys competing for the ball, competing for catches. I think that's great because it's going to make these guys work really hard this summer."
Tebow only played the first half and was 7-of-9 passing for 81 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. He also ran three times for 21 yards.
