Friday, May 7, 2010

The 2010 STN Preseason Top 10: #9 - Florida


By Dan Harralson

The Florida Gators have been on top of the college football world since 2006. Going into the 2009 season, Florida was dubbed as one of the greatest four-year runs in college football history: Insight of three national championships in four years and two Heisman Trophy's for Tim Tebow. As we all know, Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide ended any talk of that happening and we have seen the Florida Gators in a different spotlight now. There is no question that the Gators still have plenty of talent to be a top ten team. John Brantley replaces Tebow at quarterback and has a lot of promise going into 2010. With the SEC East as down as it is, Brantley may perform mediocre and the Gators still can land in Atlanta to rematch the Tide. Barring Stephen Garcia, that is clicking on all cylinders for the Gamecocks, The Gators are sitting fairly well this season in the SEC East. The offensive line will have to step up more than Brantley will in 2010. The Gators have a solid core of running backs that will show the identity of the Florida offense this season. Led by Jeff Demps, Chris Rainey, and Emmanuel Moody; big-time recruit Mack Brown joins the running back core. The defense will be quick again and ready to go. The Gators will have the best defense in the SEC East and will be led by safety, Ahmad Black. Look for the Florida Gators to finish the 2010 regular season with a 9-3 record.

No comments:

Post a Comment