SoonerBacker
12/30/2008, 03:22 PM
UF beat: Defense is in for an OU track meet
December 20, 2008
by Brain Steele
Florida's defense might want to start running track to get ready for the national-title game.
UF's matchup with Oklahoma won't be the slow and grinding type of game that the SEC title game against Alabama was. The Sooners run a no-huddle offense, far different from the Crimson Tide's grind-it-out offense, and it will affect the way the Gators substitute on the defensive side.
"It makes it tough," UF defensive line coach Dan McCarney said. "You're going to have to [substitute] in between series. You're going to have do it during a timeout or when a ball goes out of bounds. ... You see guys back on their heels, not even ready [when they play Oklahoma]."
Safeties Coach Chuck Heater, who has been relying on a three-man rotation of Major Wright, Will Hill and Ahmad Black, knows he'll need a lot of snaps out of all three.
"You got to be ready and get your call in quickly," Heater said. "You got to be careful when you're substituting because you could have too many guys."
December 20, 2008
by Brain Steele
Florida's defense might want to start running track to get ready for the national-title game.
UF's matchup with Oklahoma won't be the slow and grinding type of game that the SEC title game against Alabama was. The Sooners run a no-huddle offense, far different from the Crimson Tide's grind-it-out offense, and it will affect the way the Gators substitute on the defensive side.
"It makes it tough," UF defensive line coach Dan McCarney said. "You're going to have to [substitute] in between series. You're going to have do it during a timeout or when a ball goes out of bounds. ... You see guys back on their heels, not even ready [when they play Oklahoma]."
Safeties Coach Chuck Heater, who has been relying on a three-man rotation of Major Wright, Will Hill and Ahmad Black, knows he'll need a lot of snaps out of all three.
"You got to be ready and get your call in quickly," Heater said. "You got to be careful when you're substituting because you could have too many guys."