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10:30 a.m. Select Players
11:30 a.m. Associate Head Coach / Dir. of Football Strength & Conditioning Mark Hocke
11:45 a.m. Offensive Coordinator Rob Sale
12 p.m. Co-Defensive Coordinator Sean Spencer
12:15 p.m. Co-Defensive Coordinator Patrick Toney
12:30 p.m. Head Coach Billy Napier

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Gervon Dexter is up first.

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Dexter said that discipline was one of the big issues and something that needed to be changed.

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Dexter said fans will see a ‘family’ out on the field. It won’t be guys going their own way.

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Dexter said that if Napier said to be in white socks during a workout, you won’t see a blue sock out there.

The small stuff matters.

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Dexter called Sean Spencer a great coach who has helped him change his game.

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Dexter called O’Cyrus Torrence a pro. Said he is big and moves well.

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Dexter singled out Jalen Lee and Princely Umanmielen are two players to watch out for this season. He said he wouldn’t even try to pronounce Princely’s last name.

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Up now O’Cyrus Torrence.

He is talking about adjusting to Florida from Louisana. Especially the food.

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Torrence said when he first got here he was in a shell, but after a few practices, the rest of the offensive linemen began to take him into the group. He talked about the line’s willingness to improve and that’s one of the things he likes about them.

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Torrence said he was shocked when UF contacted him in the portal. He didn’t think that UF needed him.

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Torrence called Napier a player’s coach. He said he isn’t a big ‘rah-rah’ but he’s a coach who makes you want to play hard for him.

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Jeremy Crawshaw is up now.

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Crawshaw said freshman kicker Trey Smack has done a good job of adjusting.

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Crawshaw said Strength and Condition coach Mark Hocke brings energy every day.

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Crawshaw joked that with his added weight and strength they’ve talked about moving him to tight end.

He also said he hasn’t seen Billy Napier mad yet.

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Mark Hocke is at the podium.

The first thing he does is he thanks the media for coverage of the team.

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He called it a productive seven months.

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You can’t train gladiators by pillow fighting.

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Hocke shared a Mike Tyson quote when asked to share his thoughts on discipline.

‘You have to do things you hate to do like you love doing them.’

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Robe Sale is up now.

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Offers praise of Michael Tarquin as a player who does everything the right way.

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Sean Spencer is up now.

He said that the one thing you have to do as a coach is being consistent with what you’re teaching

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Spencer said Tyreak Sapp had a heck if a spring.

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Spencer gave Brenton Cox credit for changing his body type, becoming more lean.

He said that Desmond Watson is a guy who can really move for his size.

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