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Gators battle injury bug at Texas A&M

 |  January 17, 2013  |  0 Comments
Guard Mike Rosario plans to return to the lineup after missing the SEC opener with an ankle injury. / Gator Country photo by John Parady

It’s usually the Florida basketball team’s gridiron counterparts which are often ravaged by a slew of midseason injuries.

In fact, the Gators’ football team became so acquainted with the circumstances surrounding injuries and thus finding players to fill their teammates’ roles, that the team coined its own slogan during this past season — “man down, man up.”

When Florida takes the floor against Texas A&M on Thursday in College Station, Texas, the Gators will again be down one player — forward Casey Prather — while trotting out several other hobbled stars for the crucial conference matchup at 7 p.m.


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