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y (108th), North Texas (99th) and Vanderbilt (73rd).Florida (4-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) finished with a season-low 236 ya
y (108th), North Texas (99th) and Vanderbilt (73rd).Florida (4-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) finished with a season-low 236 ya
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida coach Jim McElwain vowed his offense would be dramatically better this season. Through five games, its marginally improved.The No. 18 Gators rank 77th in the nation in total offense after playing a relatively soft early schedule against Massachusetts (75th in total defense), Kentucky (108th), North Texas (99th) and Vanderbilt (73rd).Florida (4-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) finished with a season-low 236 yards in a 13-6 victory at the Commodores last week, a pedestrian performance that has become somewhat routine in Gainesville.The Gators will have to wait a week to see if they can fix their struggling offense since Saturdays game against LSU (3-2, 2-1) was postponed because of Hurricane Matthew. Florida hosts Missouri on Oct. 15.The Gators should get quarterback Luke Del Rio back. Del Rio missed the last two games because of a sprained left knee. But even when Del Rio was on the field, Florida was far from explosive.The Gators managed 10 points through three quarters against UMass in the opener and then 19 points through three quarters two weeks later against North Texas. So McElwain, who was hired to fix Floridas floundering offense, has failed to deliver through 19 games.Am I excited about where it is? No, McElwain said. Weve got to get better play at some positions, and weve got to get more energy out of those positions. And yet thats my responsibility.McElwain enjoyed offensive success at nearly each of his previous stops, including recent stays at Fresno State, Alabama and Colorado State. But nothing has been easy in two year at Florida.Quarterback play has been a major issue, with McElwain starting Will Grier, Treon Harris, Del Rio and Austin Appleby. The Gators ranked 112th in total offense in 2015 and were mostly awful down the stretch, scoring two offensive touchdowns in the final three games last season.Having no consistency at the QB position has been problematic. But its hardly been the only concern.Florida has one proven playmaker at receiver, Antonio Callaway. Carries are shared among four running backs. Theres trouble creating holes and providing protection up front.Floridas offensive line was humbled at Tennessee and Vandy, taking a step back after showing some progress. McElwain challenged the line to play better.He just wants to see us be great and he knows how good we can be, center Cam Dillard said. The team goes as we go, so we take that on us. Thats part of the job at the University of Florida. You come here and youre supposed to take care of your job and do what you need to do.The Gators have two sophomores and a true freshman starting on the line, but McElwain doesnt want anyone using that as an excuse.This whole young offensive line thing, Im over that, McElwain said. These guys have played enough.Florida wants to establish a strong ground game, forcing opponents to play more defenders near the line of scrimmage and then gaining big chunks of yardage with play-action passes. It sounds fine in theory, but if the run game gets stuffed, then what? The Gators arent dynamic enough at quarterback or receiver to look anything like the Fun `n Gun that once defined the program.Since clinching a watered-down Eastern Division last season, Florida has averaged 21 points while posting a 6-4 record. Thats comparable to Will Muschamps final 10 games in Gainesville, in which the Gators averaged 27 points and went 5-5. Muschamp was fired for losing games and not scoring enough points.The Gators believe McElwain will get the offense turned around. But when and if it happens is unclear.Do I have crystal ball? No, McElwain said. Did we do with what we have based on our team as far as some ball control and playing long field to give us an opportunity to win ball games? I think we did. Thats part of coaching -- know what you have and keep pushing to get what you want.Weve done a pretty good job of playing team football.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org Cheap Jordans For Sale . LOUIS -- Valtteri Filppula assisted on three of Tampa Bays four goals, and the Lightning beat the St. Cheap Jordans From China . Bryzgalov stopped 25 shots on Saturday in the Oklahoma City Barons 4-1 victory over the Abbotsford Heat. 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GLASGOW, Scotland -- Ricky Burns earned a unanimous decision against the unbeaten Kiryl Relikh in his first defense of the WBA super-lightweight belt on Friday.Burns, a three-weight world champion, was backed up by the Belarusian in the first three rounds, and couldnt counter with any effect until the end of the fourth.It took two big rights in the eighth to take the sting out of Relikh, but Burns still needed to draw on his greater experience to stay on top.The judges rewarded his resilience with scores of 118-110, 116-112, and 116-112.Buurns, who won the vacant belt in May by knocking out Michele Di Rocco in the same Hydro Arena, improved his record to 41-5-1.ddddddddddddRelikh dropped to 21-1 (19 KO).He could whack, Burns said of Relikh. I know people go on about big punchers, but there were some punches there -- I can hardly lift my hands.But we stuck to the game plan, we stuck to boxing. The win is the main thing. We move on to the next one. ' ' '
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