January 27th, 2009 05:00pm

Change is good for Tebow

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Here’s one of my early predictions for 2009: Tim Tebow is going to become a better quarterback, a more complete quarterback, a more NFL-ready quarterback under new quarterbacks coach Scot Loeffler. This is not a knock on Dan Mullen. In his three years mentoring Tebow, Tebow emerged as one of the elite players in the history of college football. But Tebow basically had absorbed everything he could from Mullen and there was not much left he could learn from … Read More »
January 20th, 2009 04:25pm

Quiet on the recruiting front

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Usually following a big visit weekend in Gainesville, lots of things start popping for the Gators. Not this time. After entertaining nine prospects in the biggest recruiting weekend of the year, there has been little news – and no commitments for Florida. In a way, this was expected because the Gators already have 16 commitments and now are targeting some of the nation’s elite prospects, most of whom are waiting until signing day (or later) to make their decision known. Of the nine … Read More »
January 6th, 2009 01:38pm

Two confident teams

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With Thursday’s big game now only a few days away, there is still no fan presence ” yet. Maybe it’s because south Florida is so expansive, so populated. Whatever it is, the fans have been no factor. But even without them, there has been lots of atmosphere (and smack talk) generated by these two teams with the banter that has gone back and forth all week during the press conferences. These are two teams that are … Read More »
January 5th, 2009 10:15pm

Sooners are stoked

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Their special teams and defense have been getting criticized in the buildup to Thursday’s national championship game, and the Sooners apparently are sick and tired of hearing it. That’s the impression the OU players projected at Media Day at Dolphin Stadium on Monday. “When people say we can’t do something, we go out and do it,” OU linebacker Travis Lewis said. The popular feeling out there is that the Sooners can’t play any defense. Lewis and … Read More »
January 3rd, 2009 03:35pm

Haden’s ‘do’ all the talk

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On the first day of player interviews Saturday for the BCS Championship Game, Florida cornerback Joe Haden was asked more questions about his haircut than how to defend Oklahoma’s explosive offense. Haden showed up in South Florida on Friday sporting a Mohawk haircut. On the right side of his head is carved his number (5) next to a star. On the other side, he has BCS with a number 1 next to it. “I got a … Read More »