Gator Country

Florida's Loucheiz Purifoy, left, celebrates after a tag-teaming a play with Antonio Morrison during the Gators' 31-17 win against the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. / Gator Country photo by Saj Guevara

No one is going as far as calling it a “no-name defense,” but it is becoming clear the Gators have a plethora of key contributors on the defensive side of the ball.

There are standouts but no superstars.

They're selfless, not selfish.

Safety Matt Elam, defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd and linebacker Jon Bostic, among others, likely will be getting to paid to play on Sundays a year from now. Nevertheless, the theme of this year’s Florida defense is teamwork.

There are no prima donnas.

There’s no one playmaker. They’re all playmakers.

Eleven defenders working in unison to achieve a common goal: preventing offenses from reaching the goal line.

For Will Muschamp’s Florida Gators, it’s all about the “we,” not the “I” or the “me.”

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