Gainesville, Florida – Florida has an offensive help on the way with a first year receiver which could well make a difference against Texas n ° 9 on Saturday.
Dallas Wilson has been training for the first time since his injury to the left in the training camp and is expected to make his collegial debut against Longhorns, said coach Billy Napier on Monday.
Napier described Wilson’s availability of “big problem”.
“Three good days of work last week, and I thought he had managed the burden,” said Napier. “He feels really good. So far, so good.”
Wilson, a new 3 -inch and 213 pounds from Tampa, was the star of the Florida spring match in April. He caught 10 passes for 195 yards and two affected, and all the indications for fall training stressed that it was not a stroke of luck.
But Wilson was injured late in the camp, spent weeks in a protective boot and watched Gators from afar (1-3, 0-1 sec) had trouble moving the ball and finding the goals area. Florida scored 16, 10 and 7 points, respectively, in consecutive losses against southern Florida, LSU and Miami, which increased speculation about the future of Napier in Gainesville.
The quarter-Arrière DJ Lagway was at the center of the offensive problems of the team. The second year student who went 6-1 as leaving last season missed most of the year dealing with injuries and looks rusty at the start of the season.
Although the Lagway mechanics seemed improved in the setback of the team 26-7 in Miami on September 20, its offensive line was abused and allowed pressure too much for anyone to notice it. Lagway completed 12 of the 23 passes for 61 yards against the Hurricanes.
Napier used the rest week to ensure that Lagway is more live representatives in the hope of having it “catch up”. But he also reiterated the need to “play better around him”.
“Each position group must intensify,” said Napier. “More details, eliminate errors, eliminate penalties, whatever the case. I just think more details and a better global game around him. And, obviously, he must continue to get closer to being himself.”
The addition of Wilson to the mixture should help.
Gators have not shown a lot of depth to the receiver. The first year student Vernell Brown III was the essential guy of Lagway, catching 18 assists for 219 yards. But Eugene Wilson III, J. Michael Sturdivant and Aidan Mizell were mainly disappointing.
Dallas Wilson has not been able to help – so far. The Gators are convinced that he will change the story against defense n ° 1 of the dry.
“The simple fact of getting it out will be incredible for us,” said Lagway. “His ability to go deep, his ability to play games below and be able to make miraculous games with the ball in his hands, it’s going to be great to find him.”
