Three Florida players spoke to the media on Monday to answer questions about the thrilling 28-27 win over Kentucky and how they’re getting ready to take on Vanderbilt Saturday at Noon ET in The Swamp on ESPN.
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VANDERBILT WON’T BE TAKEN LIGHTLY
The backstory:
The Commodores are coming off a 59-0 thumping at home to Alabama. The last two seasons, however, Derek Mason’s squad has played the Gators close with both games being decided by seven points or less (9-7, 13-6).
What they said:
“I feel like what they did last week has nothing to do with what they’re capable of. I know they’re going to give us their best game, especially coming off a loss like that. So they’re going to try to give us all they’ve got, we’ve just got to be prepared for whatever they’ve got.” – sophomore linebacker David Reese
“You know Vanderbilt is a really smart team. You know, everybody does their job. They rarely make mistakes and you know that’s hard to beat a team when everybody is doing their job. So, we’ll have to focus on knowing what you got to do and do your job, execute at a high level, and hopefully we can come out with a win this week.” – senior wide receiver Brandon Powell
WIDEOUTS STEPPING UP AS BLOCKERS
The backstory:
Florida’s wide receivers have been praised by head coach Jim McElwain for their blocking efforts. It has apparently become a source of competition among the wideouts.
What they said:
