(Photo by Chris Spears) On the first drive of Saturday’s scrimmage, the first unit offense was stuffed on fourth-and-one. Good news for the defense but a serious point of contention for Florida head coach Jon Sumrall, who considers most fourth-and-short situations a money down. “If it's third-and-one and fourth-and-one, we should never get stopped,” Sumrall said at his Monday morning press conference, the irritation obvious in his entire demeanor. “We've got to get better t

That distinction is the real story of Sumrall’s first eight months in Gainesville, and it’s why the mood around this program feels different heading into fall camp. The problem was never a lack of of volume or standards. It was a lack of teeth.

We have been down this road before. Four times to be exact since the Urban Meyer swansong at the Outback Bowl following the worst – 8-5 record – season of his six-year run as Florida’s head coach. Will Muschamp was the head coach in waiting at Texas, the next great thing. Jim McElwain was an offensive genius who had been the coordinator for two Alabama national championship teams. Dan Mullen was Urban Meyer’s offensive coordinator and had put together the most remarkable nine

So let’s ask the obvious question: Why has a Week 3 clash between two teams nobody can definitively rank turned into appointment television?

(Photo by Chris Spears) Jon Sumrall’s inner linebacker is alive and kicking, his tough guy mentality formulating every aspect of transforming the Gators from losers in four of the past five seasons back into the championship mode that made Florida the winningest team in the country from 1990-2010. In Sumrall’s way of thinking, finesse can only take you so far. The teams that compete for and win championships take on an only the strong survive attitude. “I am into making thi

Jadan Baugh catches a pass at Wednesday's practice (Photo by Chris Spears) A few thoughts to jump start your Friday morning: Only three weeks ago in Tampa at SEC Media Days, writers and broadcasters from all over the country voted Florida running back Jadan Baugh second team on its preseason all-conference team. Ahead of Baugh on the first team were Ahmad Hardy of Missouri and Kewan Lacy of Ole Miss. When ESPN released its preseason All-America team Thursday, Baugh was sele