GRIER FACING PRESSURE IN THE POCKET
Will Grier didn’t face much pressure in the pocket Saturday night against Ole Miss due to some good pass protection from his offensive line, but when the Rebels defense did get into the backfield, Grier stood tall.
A perfect instance was on his 36-yard TD pass to Demarcus Robinson on 1st and 10 in the first quarter. Robert Nkemdiche blew by Trip Thurman to wrap up Grier by his legs, but the redshirt freshman QB displayed great field vision and a strong arm here. Robinson ran the post route well, and Grier threw a perfect pass for the score.
Here, Ole Miss safety Mike Hilton took a bad angle instead of helping on the play. Surprisingly enough, it was the first 1st quarter TD scored on the Rebels all season up to that point.
THE THREE-TIGHT END GOAL-LINE FORMATION WITH JOEY IVIE AS A FULLBACK
In the Ole Miss game, we saw the return of Florida’s goal-line set with 3 TEs and Joey Ivie as a lead blocker at fullback. Florida used this formation a bit in the Kentucky game.
The first time around, Ivie and Camrin Knight each missed blocks on third and fourth down but Grier bailed Knight out with a diving TD run. Then later on in the game, an unbalanced look with this personnel benefitted UF on a short Taylor TD run.
We saw the formation in action once again Saturday with Goolsby and Knight on the left side and McGee on the right. Florida had Grier under center, Ivie to the left side and Taylor in the backfield. Because of this, Ole Miss’ linebackers bet their chips on a run to the left side. However, Grier and Florida executed a beautiful fake, as McGee went on the block and then faked by breaking free and catching a 2-yard TD grab.
THE GOAL-LINE STAND IN THE THIRD QUARTER
Man, I was really impressed with Jarrad Davis here. This is just pure aggression and pursuit from the junior linebacker on display.
On 1st and goal, Davis shot the gap and got Ole Miss' runner down by his knees as Marcus Maye helped make the tackle coming around from the outside. The Rebels had six protecting the LOS and two players in the backfield by Chad Kelly.
The 2nd and goal stop was really impressive stuff. Davis shot the A-gap immediately and stopped Jordan Wilkins short for a loss of 2 yards. Ole Miss LG Aaron Morris missed his assignment, thanks to a nudge by CeCe Jefferson as he squared off against the left tackle. However, Davis came through like a bullet here. Pure will on display.
The 3rd and goal stop for a loss of 2 more yards was also nice. Antonio Morrison showed nice pursuit and went around the left side of the field untouched to wrap up Wilkins. Brian Poole waited for his blocker to run by him and then struck. An outside run here was a really questionable play call by the Rebels.
Will Grier didn’t face much pressure in the pocket Saturday night against Ole Miss due to some good pass protection from his offensive line, but when the Rebels defense did get into the backfield, Grier stood tall.
A perfect instance was on his 36-yard TD pass to Demarcus Robinson on 1st and 10 in the first quarter. Robert Nkemdiche blew by Trip Thurman to wrap up Grier by his legs, but the redshirt freshman QB displayed great field vision and a strong arm here. Robinson ran the post route well, and Grier threw a perfect pass for the score.
Here, Ole Miss safety Mike Hilton took a bad angle instead of helping on the play. Surprisingly enough, it was the first 1st quarter TD scored on the Rebels all season up to that point.
THE THREE-TIGHT END GOAL-LINE FORMATION WITH JOEY IVIE AS A FULLBACK
In the Ole Miss game, we saw the return of Florida’s goal-line set with 3 TEs and Joey Ivie as a lead blocker at fullback. Florida used this formation a bit in the Kentucky game.
The first time around, Ivie and Camrin Knight each missed blocks on third and fourth down but Grier bailed Knight out with a diving TD run. Then later on in the game, an unbalanced look with this personnel benefitted UF on a short Taylor TD run.
We saw the formation in action once again Saturday with Goolsby and Knight on the left side and McGee on the right. Florida had Grier under center, Ivie to the left side and Taylor in the backfield. Because of this, Ole Miss’ linebackers bet their chips on a run to the left side. However, Grier and Florida executed a beautiful fake, as McGee went on the block and then faked by breaking free and catching a 2-yard TD grab.
THE GOAL-LINE STAND IN THE THIRD QUARTER
Man, I was really impressed with Jarrad Davis here. This is just pure aggression and pursuit from the junior linebacker on display.
On 1st and goal, Davis shot the gap and got Ole Miss' runner down by his knees as Marcus Maye helped make the tackle coming around from the outside. The Rebels had six protecting the LOS and two players in the backfield by Chad Kelly.
The 2nd and goal stop was really impressive stuff. Davis shot the A-gap immediately and stopped Jordan Wilkins short for a loss of 2 yards. Ole Miss LG Aaron Morris missed his assignment, thanks to a nudge by CeCe Jefferson as he squared off against the left tackle. However, Davis came through like a bullet here. Pure will on display.
The 3rd and goal stop for a loss of 2 more yards was also nice. Antonio Morrison showed nice pursuit and went around the left side of the field untouched to wrap up Wilkins. Brian Poole waited for his blocker to run by him and then struck. An outside run here was a really questionable play call by the Rebels.
