Can the UF defense shut down tailback Knowshon Moreno and force the Dogs into obvious passing situations?
It was obvious from the start that the Gators would not be stuffing the shifty Moreno on this day. Moreno established himself on Georgia’s first offensive play and first drive. After knifing through the defense for a 6-yard burst, Moreno was off and running, and he didn’t stop until he was in the end zone with a 1-yard TD dive. On the drive, the ‘Dogs ran eight consecutive times, with Moreno toting the rock on seven of those plays. UF’s failure to contain Moreno was never more obvious than late in the first half, when the redshirt freshman appeared stopped, but then reversed field and scored from 10 yards out to give the ‘Dogs a 21-17 halftime lead. It only went downhill from there for the Gators, who were carved up by Moreno’s 188 yards rushing. 4. Will the young Florida defense play with more confidence and force some turnovers? The Gators forced a bad pass from Stafford out of his own end zone that cornerback Wondy Pierre-Louis picked off and returned 25 yards for a touchdown in the
