Tim Tebow may have a little competition this season at the quarterback position. Ok, maybe I shouldn’t go that far, but Florida defensive back Joe Haden has been taking snaps from under center during Gator practices. Haden played quarterback at Friendly (MD) HS and set several state records for passing. He came to Florida in 2007 as an athlete but didn’t get the chance to compete for a quarterback spot. His athletic ability allowed him the rare opportunity to start at...
Florida WR Riley Cooper is returning to the Gators for his senior season. The 6’3, 206 lb. wideout and roomate of Tim Tebow was drafted by the Texas Rangers in this year’s MLB draft. He contemplated leaving Florida early to pursue a career in baseball.“It was a tough decision, one of the hardest I’ve ever had to make, but I’m excited about being part of the Texas Ranger organization and coming back and playing football for my final season,” Cooper...
It looks like Jamar Hornsby was indicted on felony aggravated assault charges in Mississippi this past Friday. Hornsby is no stranger to the law as he faced criminal charges for the Florida credit card incident reported earlier. As a result of that incident, Hornsby was kicked off the Gators squad. As a result of his current indictment, Hornbsy is being kicked off the Ole Miss team. “I am releasing Jamar Hornsby and he will not be a member of our football...
Recruiting is heating up and rivals has all the updates. As of now, here are the rivals top 5 2010 recruiting classes. 1. Texas 2. LSU 3. Florida 4. Oklahoma 5. Alabama The SEC continues to have a strong hold on recruiting the nation’s top talent, but don’t let this list fool you, there is a lot of time to recruit and usually players and teams get verbal commits later in the season. At least, that’s how it works...
First year Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin is in the news again for justifying negative off-season remarks he’s made about fellow conference coaches since being hired. Kiffin is a former Southern California offensive coordinator and Oakland Raiders head coach. He was hired by Tennessee after going just 5-15 with the Raiders. During SEC media days this Friday, Kiffin told reporters that he is not going to apologize for his previous comments even if it means that other conference coaches and fans...
USC’s Pete Carroll is accustomed to shaking down most of LA for recruits with little to no challenge from cross-town rival UCLA. If July is any indicator of things to come, Carroll may not be able to take that for granted for much longer. Coach Rick Neuheisel and his Bruins are making their presence in the valley known and have been hitting the recruiting circuit hard this summer. UCLA has already had an extremely active July (3 commits) and recently secured...
The favored to win the 2010 BCS National Championship Game is Florida at 2/1. It’s a solid bet, but other teams to consider are: Texas (8/1): The Longhorns will have a potent offense and will simply win by outscoring their opponents. To be a solid contender, the defense must step up their play and pray opposing offenses have bad days.
