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Gators have holes to fill
Florida is offering early playing time for linemen, receivers and linebackers
Updated: December 1, 2011, 11:12 PM ET
By
Derek Tyson | GatorNation
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida head coach Will Muschamp is on the prowl for toughness. He's said it himself after the Gators' regular season ended last Saturday in a 21-7 loss to arch-rival Florida State.
"We are a soft football team," Muschamp said after the game. "That's the bottom line -- I told our guys we are not a physically tough football team and a mentally tough team."
Now that the 2012 recruiting season is coming down the home stretch, Muschamp made it perfectly clear where his focus will be -- recruiting tougher players to fit his desired style of play.
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