The Florida Gators are in the middle of their 2016 spring practice, and Jim McElwain said the team had its best practice Saturday.
"We had what I felt was our best practice Saturday." – McElwain on #Gators going through situations in practice
— Graham Hall (@GrahamHall) March 21, 2016
McElwain was quick to follow up with how he’s interested to see if the Gators will put good back-to-back practices together on Monday.
McElwain also noted that Florida’s facilities are well below where they should be at this point:
McElwain on #Gators facilities: "Locker rooms, training rooms, meeting rooms, everything … we've got a long ways to go."
— OnlyGators.com: Florida Gators news (@onlygators) March 21, 2016
Here are some other notable things McElwain said:
Alvin Bailey and Jordan Sherit will return this week from injuries, McElwain said.
— Robbie Andreu (@RobbieAndreu) March 21, 2016
McElwain said JUCO wideout Dre Massey has taken some steps forward with Alvin Bailey's absence. #Gators
— Luis Torres (@ByLuisTorres) March 21, 2016
"The big thing for us, we still need to learn to come out every day and be focused on details," McElwain said.
— Robbie Andreu (@RobbieAndreu) March 21, 2016
McElwain real pleased with #Gators OL on Saturday, particularly communication. Need to develop consistency though.
— OnlyGators.com: Florida Gators news (@onlygators) March 21, 2016
One interesting player we’ve been watching this spring is wide receiver Ahmad Fullwood. With Antonio Callaway’s absence, Fullwood has been one of the players inserted into a potential leadership role, and it looks like he’s stepping up.
McElwain thinks Ahmad Fulwood has stepped up as a leader among WRs after some rough years. More competitive, tough. #Gators
— OnlyGators.com: Florida Gators news (@onlygators) March 21, 2016
McElwain said junior college transfer tailback Mark Thompson has done a good job catching the ball out of the backfield.
— Robbie Andreu (@RobbieAndreu) March 21, 2016
McElwain says defensive backs Duke Dawson and Marcell Harris are coming into their own this spring.
— Zach Abolverdi (@ZachAbolverdi) March 21, 2016
McElwain said defensive tackle Taven Bryan is having a good spring.
— Robbie Andreu (@RobbieAndreu) March 21, 2016
Jim McElwain talks about Duke Dawson and Marcell Harris pic.twitter.com/SBJdo1DeA2
— Nick de la Torre (@delatorre) March 21, 2016
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A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.
