Jim McElwain had his weekly press conference on Wednesday. He discussed several things, including injuries, continuing LSU talk, and Florida’s struggle with penalties.
Gator Country brings a notebook of what he had to say.
Missouri/LSU Talk
• Spurrier and former players will talk to the team tomorrow to try to get them motivated for homecoming.
• McElwain recruited Missouri quarterback Drew Lock when he was at Colorado State.
• McElwain on LSU: “I’ll go play them anywhere. I don’t get where all this is coming from. The one thing we never do is back down.”
Injuries
• Daniel McMillian practiced today and is probable for the Missouri game.
• Joseph Putu’s ankle is still banged up, but should be able to go.
• CJ Worton didn’t go at practice today.
• Caleb Brantley didn’t go the full practice today. “I don’t know what his deal is,” McElwain said.
• Justus Reed is out.
Offense
• Luke Del Rio will start against Missouri. He and Austin Appleby split first-team reps this week.
• The Gators are looking for improvement on offense this week with Del Rio back.
• Tyrie Cleveland is putting himself in a position to play more. “The more he plays with consistency the more he’ll get opportunities,” said McElwain.
• DeAndre Goolsby is just starting to scratch the surface of how good of a player he can be, according to McElwain.
Penalties
• On penalties: “I’ll tell you what it tells me, tells me we’ve got some selfish guys.”
• “I’m okay with effort penalties. It’s the unforced errors that need to be cut down,” he said.
University of Florida head coach Jim McElwain talks to campers at the conclusion of Friday Night Lights / Gator Country photo by David Bowie