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Game 3 | No. 18/18 Florida (2-0, 0-0 Sec) vs. Tennessee (2-0, 0-0 Sec)
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548) | Gainesville, Fla.
September 17, 2011 | 3:30 p.m. ET | CBS
Broadcast: Television | CBS
Play-by-Play: Verne Lundquist
Analyst: Gary Danielson
Sideline: Tracy Wolfson
Radio: Gator IMG Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert
Analyst: Lee McGriff
Sideline: Brady Ackerman
XM Ch. 91, Sirius Ch. 91, Cox Ch. 946 (Gainesville)
Replays on CBS College Sports throughout the week.
Gators Depth Chart Week 3
Wr (x) 9 Quinton Dunbar 6-1 184 R-Fr
4 Andre Debose 5-11 191 R-So
Wr (Z) 6 Deonte Thompson 6-0 200 R-Sr
85 Frankie Hammond 6-1 184 R-Jr
TE 11 Jordan Reed 6-3 239 R-So
32 Gerald Christian 6-3 245 So
F-21 8 Trey Burton 6-3 229 So
41 Hunter Joyer 5-10 242 Fr
F-12 32 Gerald Christian 6-3 245 So
Z-11 85 Frankie Hammond 6-1 184 R-Jr
4 Andre Debose 5-11 191 R-So
HB 1 Chris Rainey 5-9 174 R-Sr
OR 28 Jeff Demps 5-7 191 Sr
23 Mike Gillislee 5-11 198 Jr
QB 12 John Brantley 6-3 219 R-Sr
16 Jeff Driskel 6-4 235 Fr
LT 73 Xavier Nixon 6-6 292 Jr
75 Chaz Green 6-5 306 R-Fr
LG 56 Dan Wenger 6-3 294 R-Sr
64 Kyle Koehne 6-5 302 R-So
C 72 Jonotthan Harrison 6-3 295 R-So
56 Dan Wenger 6-3 294 R-Sr
RG 67 Jon Halapio 6-3 324 R-So
58 Nick Alajajian 6-4 275 R-So
RT 75 Chaz Green 6-5 306 R-Fr
71 Matt Patchan 6-6 292 R-Jr
BUCK 7 Ronald Powell 6-4 248 So
93 Kedric Johnson 6-4 226 R-So
DT 2 Dominique Easley 6-2 282 So
44 Leon orr 6-5 310 R-Fr
NT 6 Jaye Howard 6-3 303 R-Sr
99 omar Hunter 6-1 305 R-Jr
DE 73 Sharrif Floyd 6-3 295 So
96 William Green 6-4 256 Sr
SAM 34 Lerentee McCray 6-2 246 R-Jr
49 Darrin Kitchens 6-2 229 So
MIKE 52 Jonathan Bostic 6-1 243 Jr
51 Michael Taylor 6-0 227 R-Fr
WILL 3 Jelani Jenkins 6-0 230 R-So
13 Dee Finley 6-2 203 R-So
CB 5 Marcus Roberson 6-0 184 Fr
OR 14 Jaylen Watkins 6-0 187 So
OR 8 Jeremy Brown 5-10 187 R-Jr
S 22 Matt Elam 5-10 206 So
9 Josh Shaw 6-3 197 R-Fr
S 26 De’Ante Saunders 5-8 192 Fr
24 Josh Evans 6-1 199 Jr
CB 31 Cody Riggs 5-9 179 So
OR 36 Moses Jenkins 6-3 189 R-Sr
15 Loucheiz Purifoy 6-1 183 Fr
Nickel 26 De’Ante Saunders 5-8 192 Fr
31 Cody Riggs 5-9 179 So
Tennessee Depth Chart
TE 81 Mychal Rivera 6-3 254 Jr.-RS
84 Brendan Downs 6-5 237 Fr. OR
88 Cameron Clear 6-6 265 Fr
LT 71 Dallas Thomas 6-5 305 Jr.-RS
74 Antonio Richardson 6-6 325 Fr.
LG 78 Alex Bullard 6-2 309 So.
68 Marcus Jackson 6-2 326 Fr.
C 64 James Stone 6-3 308 So.
57 Mack Crowder 6-2 275 Fr.
RG 72 Zach Fulton 6-5 330 So.
75 JerQuari Schofield 6-6 333 So.-RS
RT 70 Ja’Wuan James 6-6 324 So.
77 Kyler Kerbyson 6-5 305 Fr.
X 11 Justin Hunter 6-4 200 So.
6 Vincent Dallas 5-11 185 Fr.
Z 21 Da’Rick Rogers 6-3 215 So.
36 Anthony Anderson 5-11 185 Sr.-RS
SLOT 83 Zach Rogers 6-0 180 Jr.
13 DeAnthony Arnett 6-0 175 Fr.
QB 8 Tyler Bray 6-6 210 So.
12 Matt Simms 6-3 210 Sr.
TB 28 Tauren Poole 5-10 215 Sr.
4 Marlin Lane 6-0 205 Fr.
FB 39 Ben Bartholomew 6-2 251 Jr.-RS
46 Channing Fugate 6-1 250 So.
Defense
LE 55 Jacques Smith 6-2 255 So.
86 Willie Bohannon 6-2 254 Jr.-RS
DT 97 Malik Jackson 6-5 270 Sr.
80 Corey Miller 6-3 265 So.
NT 76 Daniel Hood 6-4 293 So.-RS
44 Maurice Couch 6-2 305 So.-RS OR
65 Joseph Ayres 6-3 280 So.-RS
RE 99 Ben Martin 6-4 265 Sr.-RS
58 Marlon Walls 6-2 281 So.-RS
SLB 56 Curt Maggitt 6-3 215 Fr.
9 Daryl Vereen 5-11 215 Sr.-RS OR
41 Dontavis Sapp 6-2 219 So.
MLB 40 Austin Johnson 6-2 240 Sr.
47 John Propst 6-0 225 So.
WLB 45 A.J. Johnson 6-3 245 Fr.
30 Shane Reveiz 5-10 225 Sr.-RS
LCB 27 Justin Coleman 5-10 183 Fr.
18 Izauea Lanier 6-1 190 So.-RS
SS 17 Brent Brewer 6-1 215 So.
22 Rod Wilks 6-0 214 Jr.-RS
FS 23 Prentiss Waggner 6-2 185 Jr-RS
37 Brian Randolph 6-0 190 Fr.
RCB 10 Marsalis Teague 5-10 185 Jr.
25 Art Evans 5-11 180 Sr.-RS
Stopping Tyler Bray
In two UT victories this season, Vols QB Tyler Bray has completed 51 of 65 passing attempts for 698 yards, seven touchdowns and no interceptions. His QB rating is 204.2.
His seven touchdowns are tied for the most in the FBS so far this season.
His 698 passing yards are the most by a UT QB through the first two games of a season, breaking the previous record of 651, set by Peyton Manning in 1997.
Muschamp notes that the key to stopping Bray will be to stop his playmakers.
"They've turned around their offense from last year as far as their production is concerned," said Muschamp.
"They have some explosive playmakers outside in Justin Hunter and Da'Rick Rodgers. They are good with the ball after the catch. They‟re going to run the football. They‟re going to be balanced in what they do with play-action and things"
Can the Gator secondary step up?
Muschamp has already stated that the he plans on rushing the front four and letting everyone else drop into coverage on defense, saying "That's the best pass defense in America."
The weak-link on the Gator defense, many analysts believe, is the youthful Gator secondary, which features a collection of freshmen and sophomores and no upperclassmen.
The Gators will be given the task of stopping two of the best receivers in the country, sophomores Justin Hunter and Da’Rick Rogers. The two are the nation’s second-leading receiving duo with 502 combined yards, each topping the 100-yard mark in Tennessee’s first two games.
They are the only pair in the country to both have multiple 100-yard games.
Danielson on the game
Gary Danielson, who will provide color commentary for the game Saturday on CBS, thinks that the Gators and Vols matchup perfectly, with no team holding an edge.
“I’ve got mixed emotions about them," said Danielson. "To me, they both have to prove that they are worthy of mention as contenders for the SEC. They are clearly not in the upper echelon of teams at the beginning of the season, but when we entered this game just a year ago, most of the talking heads believed that Florida was the team to beat, so you do it on the field and you do it week in and week out. As I said, a year ago, we were all touting John Brantley as the SEC quarterback to beat, a preseason All-SEC selection, and obviously he wasn’t. A year ago, you could see all of the star players were in blue and this year, you can see, looking at the difference makers on the field on offense, Florida has many, but so does Tennessee. It’s the first time in my six years that I can say that it’s equal talent on both offenses.”
Recent History
Tennessee will attempt to snap a series-long, six-game losing streak to the Gators since 2005. The Vols have scored 30-plus points vs. Florida only twice in the last 10 meetings, but were victorious both times (34-32 in 2001; 30-28 in 2004).
The return of Floyd
"Sharrif is the most respected player in our locker room as far as how he handles himself on and off the field. He's just a great young man and a guy who brings a lot of passion and energy to our locker room and football team. And on top of all that he's a really good football team. God's blessed him. He's as hard of working football player as we have on this team."
"You can't underestimate the emotional nature of Saturday's game for the defensive line, as Sharrif Floyd plays for the first time this season, after what many would regard was an unfair punishment by the NCAA."
Weis' on the offense
"Stats are misleading. We've matched up with two teams we should have had good numbers against, that we did."
"What you want to do is be very critical of the areas that will get you beat against a team that is on the same level or a little better than you."
"For example, last week when the first guys were in there, they had five third-down situations and they went 3-for-5 on third-down. And the two times they didn't convert were both communication errors not really mental errors. So instead of being potentially five-for-five on third down, you end up going 3-for-5 and in a big game that could be the difference between winning and losing."
"Anytime you get in the redzone it's about scoring touchdowns. The good news is, the things that happened in the redzone were very correctable issues. It would be one thing if you just got whooped but they were just things if we just did the right thing or did something better it would have been all touchdowns instead of having to settle for three field goals."
