“Man, he is a powerful, sudden, violent runner who can stick his foot in the ground,” said Sumrall. “On his long run, the most impressive part to me was the end, when he stops on a dime and makes two guys miss — and then the downfield blocking, too.”

There were several impressive achievements on the gridiron, not the least of which came from star running back Jadan Baugh. He reached a new plateau that even surprised him. Two grand in yardage.

Jadan Baugh (13) congratulated after a TD (Photo by Chris Spears) Five observations about Florida’s 66-21 season opening win over Florida Atlantic: 1. Jadan Baugh is a legitimate Heisman candidate: Ahmad Hardy hasn’t played a game. Keiwan Lacy was hurt against Louisville and is running behind an O-line that doesn’t look nearly as good as the one Ole Miss put on the field last year. Those two are on everybody’s Heisman list but are they as good as JB who had 14 carries for 160

The Sumrall Era begins with a record offensive performance as well as hard truths. By Loren Meadows, GatoBaitMedia.com, Host of the Gator Lowdown with Loren Meadows Philo was in command Saturday night (Chris Spears photo) What We Expected: The Florida Gators were in a remodeling phase this offseason. Not to be confused with rebuild Jon Sumrall has been equipped with a consensus Top 15 roster based on talent and he has made it very clear that his expectation is to be competiti

Joy is a great thing! And The Swamp was lit with it Saturday night because this one felt so right in so many ways – not the least of which was the way Jon Sumrall‘s team performed. Yes there were glitches, but it was a display of some awesome offensive fire power and it felt like the beginning of something special.

Jadan Baugh takes a handoff from Aaron Philo (Photo by Chris Spears) The goal was to win the week, which the Florida Gators did with plenty of room to spare Saturday night when they opened the season with a 66-21 win over Florida Atlantic at The Swamp. In so many ways, the win far exceeded Sumrall’s expectations but as he spoke to the media post game, he already knew what lies ahead when the coaches meet Sunday afternoon to dissect every play and grade the film. They will s