What's With The Injuries?

Like So Cal, and a number of the other top teams, the Gators have been plagued with pre-season injuries. We've lost five players for the season with torn ACLs in the last couple of weeks. First we lost two safeties who would have seen a lot of playing time. This is a position where we don't have much depth. Although what we have is very good, including Will Hill, a five star incoming freshman out of NJ who was ranked by ESPN as the top safety recruit in the country and the top athlete overall by Rivals. Hill is going to have to grow up in a hurry because Urban in going to throw him into the thick of it right away. We also have veteran safety Major Wright returning and he has garnered a lot of accolades as a leading tackler. On offense the most significant loss was senior TE Cornelius Ingram "C.I." He is a super athlete who played in the national championship team two years ago and passed up a high draft in the NFL to come back with the Gators for his senior year. What is it about the Gators & UF that so many top athletes are willing --even eager-- to pass up NFL and NBA millions just to hang one more year around our beautiful campus?? Unlike Fayetteville, Gainesville is obviously a very difficult place to leave. In any event, I can't wait for the season to begin. If only to stop these crazy preseason losses.