Lamical Perine says Gators tired of hitting each other, eager to 'hit some Hurricanes'
Florida is just outside of a week from facing off against Miami in Orlando, and practice against the same teammates is growing old.
The Week 0 game marks the earliest game date in the history of either program, and the earliest start to the college football season since 2003. But for players like Florida RB Lamical Perine, time needs to move a little quicker.
“I feel like everybody’s excited right now and juiced up,” Perine told reporters, “tired of hitting each other and ready to go hit some Hurricanes.”
The game was originally scheduled for a week later, but ESPN requested to move the game up a week as a kickoff to start a celebration of the 150th year of college football.
The marquee game will quench the public thirst for college football that has been growing for at least a month when talking season began at SEC Media Days.
Miami leads the all-time series 29-26. The teams last met in 2013, a 21-16 win at Miami in a game coached by Will Muschamp and Al Golden.
Lamical Perine on the Miami game: “If the coaches got to get us excited for this game, then we shouldn’t even be able to play it. I feel like everybody’s excited right now and juiced up, tired of hitting each other and ready to go hit some Hurricanes.”
— Ethan Hughes (@ehughes97) August 15, 2019