Florida secondary comes off age quickly
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Are you already struggling with that decision to give up smoking? Do you think of abandoning your diet each time you drive past a fast-food restaurant? Perhaps the Florida secondary can offer inspiration: The Gators have proved not every New Year’s resolution gets scrapped by the end of January.
After getting humiliated by Michigan’s Chad Henne in last season’s Citrus Bowl, Florida’s defensive backs knew they had to make a change. They vowed not to let anyone pick them apart that way again.
“We kind of got embarrassed a little bit last year,” Florida strong safety Ahmad Black said. “It was embarrassing, especially the bowl game. [We were] just knowing we had to get better every day. Coaches were pushing us. We were pushing each other. We had to get better.”
Now they’re causing embarrassment instead of experiencing it.
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1/5/09
