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Sugar Bowl
The rivalry the Hurricanes long
wanted to renew is back as Big
East champ Miami
look to state their case for a possible share of the national title when they
take on hated rival and SEC
league winner Florida. We stated that the Sun Bowl was a great
contest to watch earlier last week but from a scouting point of view this
is the game of the entire bowl season. As many as 17 players from these
two teams could impact the first 45 picks of the NFL Draft over the next three
years, a testament to the great talent that comes from the Florida
schools. The fireworks began even before the coin toss and their are
tremendous match-ups throughout this contest; Miami’s explosive defensive line
with tackle
Damione Lewis and the unheralded William Joseph (who'll be a great defensive
end in the pro's) against an offensive line the possesses the best pair
of tackles
in the nation but then again, Miami has an excellent duo with the high flying
Bryant McKinnie manned against another top-flight pass rusher, Alex Brown, a
prospect that could be moved to outside
linebacker if he leaves Gainesville. Add in their top run stuffer
Gerard Warren, a junior and defensive tackle that will be selected in the
middle of next April's first round. UF’s great young receivers
go up against a solid Miami secondary which includes underclassmen Mike Rumph
and Leonard Myers, one of the most improved senior cornerbacks
that will be available in the draft. Miami has a trio of top wide outs,
one which will be a top 12 pick, another that could sneak into the final
portion of the first frame and yet a third that will be a late round choice
trying to beat a good young Gator defensive backfield which includes solid
cover-corner Bennie Alexander, who may enter the draft. Their is also a lot of talent in the ground
game; the Hurricanes are loaded at running
back and led by James Jackson, a versatile and intelligent runner that is
very productive. Florida sports a solid
future prospect in Earnest Graham, a strong interior runner with decent
speed. Watch for Gator senior fullback
Rod Frazier, a tough guy that opens holes for the running game, catches the
ball well out of the backfield and someone we expect to be playing next
September. Don't forget linebacker
extraordinaire Dan Morgan, a versatile first round prospect that can play on
the inside
or outside. We could continue forever!
Miami: Al Blades/S/7, Quincy Hipps/DE/90,
James
Jackson/RB/21, Andre King/WR/84, Greg Laffere/T/79, Damione
Lewis/DT/92, Ivan Mercer/TE/86, Dan
Morgan/LB/44, Santana
Moss/WR/6, Leonard Myers/CB/22, Reggie
Wayne/WR/87, und- Bryant McKinnie/T/78, Joaquin
Gonzalez/T/73, Ken Dorsey/QB/11, Clinton Portis/RB/28, Najeh
Davenport/RB/4, William
Joseph/DT-DE/94, Edward Reed/S/20, Mike
Rumph/CB/8 Florida: Thad Bullard/DE/11, Bo
Carroll-inj/RB-KR/2, Derrick Chambers/DT/91,Rod
Frazier/FB/40, Buck Gurley/DT/99,
Jesse Palmer/QB/7, Alez Willis/WR/80, Zac Zedalis/C/74, und- Earnest
Graham/RB/5, Kenyatta
Walker/T/78, Mike
Pearson/T/71, Jabari Gaffney/Kirk Wells/TE/83, Gerard
Warren/DT/61, Alex
Brown/DE-OLB/13, Bennie Alexander/CB/30, Robert Cromartie/CB/25, Marquand
Manuel/S/4 |
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