*If a return team calls a fair catch on a kickoff inside the 25-yard line the ball will come out to the 25.*
This could be a significant rule change as kickers try to kick high and deep into the corner hoping to pin the other team inside the 10-15 yardline. Charlie On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 7:45 AM Shane Ford <goufgator...@gmail.com> wrote: > SEC Media Days Notebook: UF’s starting QB will be obvious, Mullen says > By > Robbie Andreu <http://www.gatorsports.com/author/robbie-andreu/> > (Gainesville Sun) - > July 17, 2018 > 1 > <http://www.gatorsports.com/2018/07/ufs-starting-qb-will-be-obvious-mullen-says/#comments> > 189 > > <https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gatorsports.com%2F2018%2F07%2Fufs-starting-qb-will-be-obvious-mullen-says%2F> > > <https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=SEC+Media+Days+Notebook%3A+UF%E2%80%99s+starting+QB+will+be+obvious%2C+Mullen+says&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gatorsports.com%2F2018%2F07%2Fufs-starting-qb-will-be-obvious-mullen-says%2F&via=GatorSports.com> > > <https://plus.google.com/share?url=http://www.gatorsports.com/2018/07/ufs-starting-qb-will-be-obvious-mullen-says/> > > <https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://www.gatorsports.com/2018/07/ufs-starting-qb-will-be-obvious-mullen-says/&media=http://www.gatorsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Mullen.jpg&description=SEC+Media+Days+Notebook%3A+UF%E2%80%99s+starting+QB+will+be+obvious%2C+Mullen+says> > > <http://3boxml133uq12y8y9x34hnqo.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Mullen.jpg>Florida > head coach Dan Mullen speaks during the NCAA college football Southeastern > Conference media days at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, > Tuesday. (AP Photo/John Amis) > > ATLANTA — Florida coach Dan Mullen is no closer to knowing who his > starting quarterback is now than he was at the end of the spring. But he > did reveal Tuesday that there’s a chance he’ll be playing more than one at > the start of the season. > > “I would love to name one today if we could,” Mullen said. “That’s a > comforting thing for everybody — this is the guy. But we’ve got to see who > separates themselves out to be the guy. > > “There is a good chance you can see one, you can see two, you can see > three. It will be interesting to see. I haven’t been through an offseason > with these guys. That’s when you see it.” > > Mullen has not worked with the quarterbacks since the spring. He said > he’ll have a better idea how the QB situation is going to shake out once > preseason camp is underway in August. > > “Who’s going to give us the best opportunity to win football games?” he > said. “It’s pretty obvious when you get on the field. The biggest one to > me, when you get on the field, this guy’s going to give us hands down the > best opportunity to win football games.” > > *Status quo for Jefferson, Grimes* > > Mullen said there is nothing new to report on the eligibility of wide > receiver transfers Van Jefferson and Trevon Grimes. Both are seeking a > waiver from the NCAA that would make them eligible this season. > > “I don’t want to say (it’s) frustrating, because just having done this a > long time within the NCAA, you just understand that it’s a process,” Mullen > said. “And as the process plays out, you get a feel, we feel good or bad > about one thing or the other, and hopefully we’ll be able to announce > something in the near future about what’s going on with the transfers.” > > *Shuler update* > > Speaking of transfers, West Virginia graduate transfer Adam Shuler still > isn’t on the Florida roster because he hasn’t enrolled in classes. > > He’s expected to start classes in the fall semester and join the team in > August. > > Shuler is expected to provide depth at defensive end. He started eight > games at WVU last season. He has two years of eligibility remaining. > > *Cece still rehabbing* > > Florida’s Cece Jefferson enjoyed his time at SEC Media Days, entertaining > media members and answering questions about Florida’s new defense. > > Eventually, the subject of his surgically-repaired shoulder came up. > > “My shoulder? My shoulder is fine, thanks for asking,” Jefferson said. > > The defensive end had surgery after suffering a labrum injury during > Florida’s spring game. > > “I’m taking my rehab day-by-day, attacking my rehab,” he said. > > Jefferson has not been cleared for fall practice, but said he “hopefully” > will be able to play in Florida’s opener Sept. 1. > > *’Dogs down to two QBs* > > Georgia coach Kirby Smart had to quickly correct a writer who asked him > how good UGA’s quarterback situation is with Jake Fromm, Jacob Eason and > Justin Fields, all five-star prospects coming out of high school. > > Eason, of course, transferred to Washington after last season. > > “If we had all three of them, we’d be sitting pretty good,” Smart said. > “Eason is gone. He transferred.” > > Eason’s departure leaves the Bulldogs with only two scholarship > quarterbacks. > > Fromm took the starting role away from Eason as a true freshman last > season. Fields, an early enrollee, competed with Fromm in the spring. > > The Bulldogs are getting Fields ready to play. > > “I’m excited about the things he’s done,” Smart said. “He gives us an > element in our offense that we don’t have. Excited to see what he can do. > > “He’s going to come in and compete very similar to the way Jake Fromm came > in and competed with Eason. He’s coming in to compete and learn our system. > He’s made the players around him better. He’s embraced the challenge of > learning the offense, and he’s a very bright young man.” > > *Some new rules* > > College football fans will no longer see players playing without knee > pads. There’s a new NCAA rule that knee pads and pants must cover the knee. > > Players will be sent off if they come out with exposed knees. > > “It’s almost like helmet off. They have to stay out one play,” said Steve > Shaw, the SEC’s coordinator of football officials. “And if they get it > corrected, they can come back in.” > > The knee pad rule is one of several new rules that Shaw addressed. > > Here are two: If a return team calls a fair catch on a kickoff inside the > 25-yard line the ball will come out to the 25, and blocking below the waist > beyond 5 yards of the line of scrimmage is a major penalty. Both are player > safety rules, Shaw said. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel > (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatornews+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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