SacFalcFan Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Fifth-ranked Florida may be without receiver Percy Harvin and middle linebacker Brandon Spikes for its Saturday opener against Hawaii.Harvin, who is still battling a right heel injury that required offseason surgery, participated in portions of practice last Friday and Saturday, but the 5-foot-11, 195-pound junior has been unable to go full speed since the second day of fall practice on Aug. 5."He still has reaction where once he goes for a little bit he has to watch it because it gets sore on him," coach Urban Meyer said.The speedy Harvin rushed for 764 yards and six touchdowns and caught a team-high 59 passes for 858 yards and four touchdowns last season.Meyer announced on Monday that Spikes injured his right foot during practice last week."He's never had a good offseason. He's never had the strength. He's never had the complete commitment to the offseason like he's had," Meyer said. "I think he's ready to take that next step."The 6-foot-3, 245-pound junior was a first-team All-SEC selection last season after finishing second in the league with 131 tackles.Both players will be re-evaluated later in the week, Meyer said. The Gators are better equipped to handle Harvin's absence. Meyer said senior Louis Murphy, redshirt freshman Deonte Thompson and junior college transfer Carl Moore have had outstanding camps. Junior running back Brandon James, one of the nation's top punt and kick returners, has been working at receiver throughout preseason practice.Redshirt junior Ryan Stamper (6-2, 232) likely would start in Spikes' place. Stamper has 25 tackles in 15 games. He started at weakside linebacker against Georgia in 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacFalcFan Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 I guess uf will only score 70 in the game not 80 now.. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I actually prefer this. Let them rest up a little more before the Miami game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacFalcFan Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 I actually prefer this. Let them rest up a little more before the Miami game.oh heck let them rest for the tennessee game.. miami won't be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan9124 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 yeah, shouldn't be a problem for the Gators as long as they're back for when they start playing good teams. I'd be worried if I were a UF fan though. Both Harvin and Spikes are huge on their respective sides of the ball. It would hurt to lose them for anymore than 1 game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacFalcFan Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 yeah, shouldn't be a problem for the Gators as long as they're back for when they start playing good teams. I'd be worried if I were a UF fan though. Both Harvin and Spikes are huge on their respective sides of the ball. It would hurt to lose them for anymore than 1 game.nah i wouldn't be worried, they just want to make sure they are 100% and they will be.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdu00743 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I love it how people jump on me when I say Percy Harvin is not healthy, then this article comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacFalcFan Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 I love it how people jump on me when I say Percy Harvin is not healthy, then this article comes out.not sure who jumped on you, but i think it was common knowledge he is still recovering.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgator21 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 not sure who jumped on you, but i think it was common knowledge he is still recovering..I was wondering that as well. Ive said all along I dont expect him to play an entire game untill UT. Wrote a whole thread on it 3 days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdu00743 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Jgator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgator21 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Jgator.When did I say anything to you about Percy? I said something to you about your claims of bad practices and bad team chemistry but nothing about Percy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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