August 8th, 2008

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GatorVision Online’s 2008 Football Coverage Begins

GatorVision Online is now featuring extensive coverage of Florida's 2008 Media Day. Watch head coach Urban Meyer's full press conference, plus interviews with numerous players and assistant coaches.

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GC HDTV: Practice Highlights from Wednesday

GatorCountry.com was the first to broadcast in high definition with our recent Tim Tebow interview. Now we provide highlights from last Wednesday's practice to give you a glimpse of the future of the football team and Gator Country via high definition!

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Video interview with QB John Brantley

John Brantley had what Urban Meyer called one of his best practices ever at the University of Florida Thursday. Friday at Media Day he took some time with Gator Country to talk about his expectations for 2008 and some of the crazier things about being a Florida Gator.

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Losing CI like losing a family member

It really is a family atmosphere for the Florida football team. Wednesday night the Florida football family came to the rescue of injured tight end Cornelius Ingram. Headed by quarterback Tim Tebow, more than a dozen team members spent a good portion of Wednesday evening at Ingram’s house, offering prayers and condolences for their fallen mate, who suffered a torn ACL.

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Lowery re-evalutates recruiting situation

A couple of weeks ago it looked like defensive tackle Curtis Porter was going to be a Florida Gator, which meant Antwan Lowery was going to end up at either Miami or Rutgers. How quickly things change in the world of recruiting. Porter pulled off a shocker and committed to Miami, which in turn has caused Lowery to revaluate hit situation.

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Former Gator DeLisha Milton-Jones and Team USA Open Olympic Play Aug. 9

Former University of Florida All-American DeLisha Milton-Jones and the USA Women's Basketball Team begin its 2008 Olympic competition on Sat., August 9 at Wukesong Arena, where the three-time defending Olympic gold-medalists play the Czech Republic at 8 p.m. local time (8 a.m. EDT).

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Video interview: DT Jaye Howard

There was a new face at defensive tackle Wednesday. Jaye Howard, who arrived at Florida weighing 240 pounds, is 280 now and looking like a real defensive tackle. Howard expects to keep putting on weight until he's in the 290-pound range, which will give him more strength and the ability to push people around in the middle. In this Gator Country interview, Howard talks about the move to defensive tackle and his expectations for 2008.

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Why Urban closed the gates

The last time I saw Urban Meyer, he was wielding Sharpies and ball point pins, signing his way through a couple of hundred autograph hounds outside the practice field.

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Why Urban closed the gates

The last time I saw Urban Meyer, he was wielding Sharpies and ball point pins, signing his way through a couple of hundred autograph hounds outside the practice field.

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Time for others to step up at TE

Losing a big time player on a football team groomed for a championship can be a huge deal but when the player has the irreplaceable skills of tight end Cornelius Ingram the loss can be devastating. With Ingram out for the season with a blown ACL, the Florida offensive coaching staff has to regroup and perhaps go in a few new directions. No doubt about it, some players are going to have to step up and make a bigger mark than maybe they expected in 2008.

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Good news, bad news kind of practice

This was a good news/bad news kind of practice Thursday night. The bad news first. Urban Meyer announced officially that senior tight end Cornelius Ingram is out for the season with a torn ACL that will require surgery to repair sometime next week. The good news is that Meyer got a practice in with the kind of tempo and effort that he was looking for as well as good news regarding one player whose status was in question.

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A few questions with RB Kestahn Moore

Kestahn Moore has quietly put together a solid career at running back for the Florida Gators. Entering his senior season, Moore is in the best shape of his career and ready to have a statement kind of season. Wednesday, Moore talked with Gator Contry about his expectations for the 2008 season.

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