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Rumors were already spreading from summer workouts that Chas Henry had a cannon of a leg. Those rumors were confirmed on Sunday afternoon. Most fans were watching seven-on-sevens taking place on the close field, but every time Chas Henry would kick the football on the back field a different onlooker would point as his kicks sailed through the air.

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After the loss of a great punter in Eric Wilbur, it looks as if the Gators punting game will continue to be in great shape this season.

Q: “Have you been getting any advice from Eric Wilbur?”

A: “Yeah I get a lot of calls from Eric and we talk a lot,” Henry said. “I actually talk with some long snappers that used to play here. Coach Meyer has helped me out too.”

Q: “What are the coaches asking you to do as a punter?”

A: “They’re just trying to get the punt off and get a lot of hang time so we can get our guys down there and use our speed to hit them early,” Henry said.

Q: “What’s it like coming in a recruiting class this talented?”

A: “Being the #1 recruiting class, it’s just a lot of fun getting to know these guys,” Henry said. “Now we’re a family though. We’ve got less than a month now to get this thing going. We know we’ll be ready.”

Q: “Which freshman is the craziest? Which is the most serious?”

A: “I don’t know who the craziest is honestly,” Henry said. “All of us get to have a lot of fun together.”

Q: “Which freshman is the most serious?”

A: “I feel like everyone is out here on the field,” Henry said. “We all get down to business and we know what to do to be a championship program.”

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Cody Jones

Cody, born and raised in Daytona Beach, is a baseball fanatic, but loves covering Gator recruiting for Gator Country. He graduated from Spruce Creek High's prestigious International Baccalaureate program and is now in his sophomore year studying journalism at the University of Florida.

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