**Quarterback. After patiently waiting his turn behind Tim Tebow, this is now John Brantley's offense. Will we see more under center snaps? Will the Gators throw the ball more? And of course, a battle will take place to find the number two quarterback on the team as well. It would seem Trey Burton has the inside track at this point.

** Offensive Line. Even with the loss of Maurkice Pouncey, this group coming back is loaded with talent and experienced starters. Mike Pouncey is back as are veterans Maurice Hurt, James Wilson, Marcus Gilbert, Carl Johnson and Xavier Nixon. Players like Nick Alajajian and Jon Halapio got valuable experience as freshmen last year. And will Matt Patchan stay with this group?

** Running Back. Everyone is back and there is the thought that this group will get more carries because of Tebow's departure. I am sure they're salivating at that prospect but will Chris Rainey be permanently moved to wide receiver?

** Receiver. A lot back but positions probably up for grabs. Deonte Thompson, Carl Moore (back from injury) Omarius Hines and Frankie Hammond Jr. are the veterans back but if a freshman plays well enough in camp, a spot in the rotation could be earned. We'll also see how far along in recovery Andre Debose is and if he's healthy he could provide a big spark to this unit.

** Tight End. With Aaron Hernandez gone, a position of question but a spot where one can earn immediate playing time. Will Jordan Reed stay here permanently? Is Desmond Parks ready to step up or can freshmen Gerald Christian and Michael McFarland contribute right away and could another player be moved here to help?

** Defensive Line. A lot of people left but there is still talent here. Seniors Terron Sanders, Brandon Antwine and Lawrence Marsh return inside as does redshirt sophomore Omar Hunter. On the outside seniors Justin Trattou and Duke Lemmens return as does junior William Green and junior Jaye Howard can play either inside or outside. It will be interesting to see if highly touted freshmen Sharrif Floyd and Dominique Easley get in the inside rotation and if highly recruited Ronald Powell makes the defensive end rotation. Can Earl Okine become a factor?

**Linebackers. Brandon Spikes is gone and now the torch is passed to Jon Bostic who is faster than Spikes and has loads of potential. Starters A.J. Jones and Brandon Hicks return on the outside and a healthy Jelani Jenkins could factor here as well. Lorenzo Edwards is back to add depth. Will Brandon Beal be healthy and contribute? Can a freshman crack this group for playing time?

** Secondary. Joe Haden is gone as are some other seniors but Janoris Jenkins is back to man one corner spot; the other corner spot is open. The coaches have liked Jeremy Brown and Josh Evans but injuries have hurt development. A lot of talented freshmen could make a run at playing time here with the likes of Jaylen Watkins, Joshua Shaw and Cody Riggs. At safety, Ahmad Black returns for his senior season and Will Hill should be the starter at safety as well. Dee Finley returns too and we'll see if Jordan Haden, Joe's brother, or Matt Elam can fit into the mix somewhere.

** Special Teams. One of the best combinations in the country returns in senior punter Chas Henry and junior placekicker Caleb Sturgis. Lots of players could jockey to see who the kick and punt returners will be now that Brandon James has moved on.

Enjoy spring practice...it should be one of the more interesting Florida has had in a while. And oh yeah, will we see that Urban Meyer guy back????

**Quarterback. After patiently waiting his turn behind Tim Tebow, this is now John Brantley's offense. Will we see more under center snaps? Will the Gators throw the ball more? And of course, a battle will take place to find the number two quarterback on the team as well. It would seem Trey Burton has the inside track at this point.

But to win another national title, the Huskies might have to go through Tennessee, another top seed. If they win out, those two programs would meet in a national semifinal game.

The other number one seeds are Stanford and Nebraska.

Six teams from the SEC make the tournament field. The Lady Vols open with Austin Peay in the Memphis Region while Kentucky is a four seed and will play Liberty in its opening round game.

LSU is a seven seed and will play Hartford in its first round game while Mississippi State is also a seven seed and will play Middle Tennessee in its first round game. Georgia is a surprising five seed and will play Tulane while Vanderbilt is a six seed and will face DePaul in the first round.

But to win another national title, the Huskies might have to go through Tennessee, another top seed. If they win out, those two programs would meet in a national semifinal game.

The game was close until Florida scored three runs in the fifth inning to take the lead for good. Daniel Pigott went 2 for 3 and freshman Austin Maddox had two hits and drove in two runs to lead the Gators offensively. Preston Tucker also hit his first homer of the year to back the pitching of Anthony DeSclafani (2-1) who game up two runs pitching into the sixth inning. Jeff Barfield relieved and gave up only three hits and a run the rest of the way.

Now the 12-3 Gators focus on 13-2 Florida State, a team they lost to earlier this season in Tampa. The Seminoles are coming off a home weekend in which they lost two of three to number one ranked Virginia.

Still, the Seminoles come in hitting .334 as a team led by freshman Jayce Boyd and his .417 average. Fellow freshman Justin Gonzalez from Miami is right behind at .413 while Stephen Cardullo leads a balanced attack with 20 rbi.

Florida will pitch freshman Hudson Randall (2-0, 2.51 ERA) against FSU's Robert Benincasa (1-0, 1.64 ERA) tonight and the game can be heard live on Rock 104!

The game was close until Florida scored three runs in the fifth inning to take the lead for good. Daniel Pigott went 2 for 3 and freshman Austin Maddox had two hits and drove in two runs to lead the Gators offensively. Preston Tucker also hit his first homer of the year to back the pitching of Anthony DeSclafani (2-1) who game up two runs pitching into the sixth inning. Jeff Barfield relieved and gave up only three hits and a run the rest of the way.

The Gators get an automatic bid despite a losing record (14-16) because they were the next highest seeded team in the SEC that did not make the NCAA Tournament. South Florida is 15-15 on the year.

South Florida however is the defending WNIT champion after beating Kansas last year in the finals.

The Gators get an automatic bid despite a losing record (14-16) because they were the next highest seeded team in the SEC that did not make the NCAA Tournament. South Florida is 15-15 on the year.

In Top Fuel, seven time world champion Tony Schumacher gets his first win of the season by beating teammate Antron Brown with a 3.797 ET at 322 miles an hour. The win was Schumacher's fourth at Gatornationals.

In Funny Car, Tim Wilkerson holds off last year's winner, Bob Tasca, to win this classification. A 4.097 ET and 303 mile per hour run gives Wilkerson his 14th career victory.

In Pro Stock, Jason Line beats Mike Edwards in the final with a quicker start from the line. He had a 6.581 ET at 210 miles an hour to win his second straight title at Gatornationals.

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Eddie Krawiec gets the win, his first at the Gators and his sixth overall in beating Shawn Gann. Top qualifier Karen Stoffer set a new national elapsed time record with her qualifying run of 6.847 in the first round but she did not reach the final.

In Top Fuel, seven time world champion Tony Schumacher gets his first win of the season by beating teammate Antron Brown with a 3.797 ET at 322 miles an hour. The win was Schumacher's fourth at Gatornationals.

The Gator women also did well, finishing fourth. In the course of action, Florida won national titles in women's shot put (Miriam Kevkhishvilli), women's mile (Charlotte Browning), men's 60 meter dash (Jeff Demps), and men's triple jump (Christian Taylor).

In other Gator action, the Florida softball team wins the rubber game of a three game series with Ole Miss 5-3. Megan Bush drives in three runs to lead the Gators and Stephanie Brombacher gets her 14th win in the circle as well. The Gators are 2-1 in the SEC and 18-3 overall and their next action is this Wednesday against Auburn.

The Gator baseball team falls 6-3 to Charleston Southern. Florida (11-3) could not solve Buccaneer pitcher Tyler Thornburg who throws a 158 pitch complete game to get the win. Florida starting pitcher Tommy Toledo had to leave the game after being hit in the nose with a line drive and he suffered a broken nose and multiple facial fractures; he did leave the field under his own power after being hit.

The Gators will play Monday night against Army.

The Gator women also did well, finishing fourth. In the course of action, Florida won national titles in women's shot put (Miriam Kevkhishvilli), women's mile (Charlotte Browning), men's 60 meter dash (Jeff Demps), and men's triple jump (Christian Taylor).

Some experts believed the Gators would not even make the NCAA Tournament and instead get in as a rather high 10 seed after finishing 9-7 in the SEC regular season and 1-1 in the SEC Tournament.

BYU from the Mountain West finished 29-5 on the season and lost to Lon Kruger's UNLV Runnin Rebels who also make the NCAA field. Junior guard Jimmer Fredette leads BYU at the guard position averaging 21.7 points a game and he is also a very good three point shooter at 44 percent. Three other players average double figure scoring including junior guard Jackson Emery who averages a little over 12 points a game.

The overall number one seed in the NCAA Tournament is Kansas; the Jayhawks are also the number one seed in the Midwest Region. The other number one seeds are Kentucky, Duke, and Syracuse. A mild surprise is Syracuse being sent out west to be the number one seed in the West Region after the Orange won a tough league regular season title by winning the Big East.

Ohio State is a two seed in the Midwest Region and Tennessee is the sixth seed in this region; the Volunteers will face San Diego State who won the Mountain West Tournament.

In the West, Florida State is a nine seed and will play eight seed Gonzaga. Butler is a third seed and they'll play Texas El Paso a bubble team and a 12 seed. Vanderbilt is also a four seed here and will face Murray State from the Ohio Valley Conference, winners of both the regular season and conference tournament.

In the East, Kentucky will play East Tennessee State as a number one seed.

The Big East gets eight teams in the NCAA Tournament, the most of any league in the country. The SEC gets four teams in but Mississippi State is not one of them despite the fact it narrowly missed beating Kentucky in the SEC Tournament final after the Bulldogs lost in overtime on Sunday.

Some experts believed the Gators would not even make the NCAA Tournament and instead get in as a rather high 10 seed after finishing 9-7 in the SEC regular season and 1-1 in the SEC Tournament.

Florida trailed in the opening minutes but after that point came out strong and dominated the game in the paint against a smaller Auburn team. The Gator big men repeatedly got easy looks or dunks inside as Florida built a 40-31 halftime lead.

Auburn cut the lead to 42-41 to start the second half but the Gators got three straight 3 point baskets from guard Kenny Boynton to up their lead to 55-43 and they never were really seriously threatened thereafter.

Junior forward Alex Tyus leads Florida with 24 points while fellow junior Chandler Parsons threw in 21. Although Frankie Sullivan scored a career high 27 points, the Gators did completely shut down the previously hot shooting Tay Waller who did not score a single point for the Tigers.

In other SEC Tournament action, Tennessee moves on to play Ole Miss after beating LSU 59-49; Alabama comes from 18 down to beat South Carolina 68-63 and will now face Kentucky; and Georgia gets 23 points and 10 rebounds from budding star Trey Tompkins to beat Arkansas 77-64; the Bulldogs next play Vanderbilt.

Florida trailed in the opening minutes but after that point came out strong and dominated the game in the paint against a smaller Auburn team. The Gator big men repeatedly got easy looks or dunks inside as Florida built a 40-31 halftime lead.

Starting today, the Gator baseball team (9-2) will host the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (5-8) in a three game series. The games will be either on AM 850 or Rock 104; if Gator basketball is still playing in the SEC Tournament, baseball will be on AM 850 but if no hoops the games will be on Rock 104.

Lefty Alex Panteliodis (3-0) gets the start for Florida tonight against righthander Anthony Markham (0-1, 9.26 earned run average).

The Gator softball team opens SEC play with a three game home series against Ole Miss. The Gators (16-2) sport a hefty .347 team batting average as they take on the Lady Rebels in a doubleheader Saturday and a single game on Sunday,

The Gator track teams try for a national championship as they compete in the NCAA Indoor Track Championship being hosted by Arkansas. Florida's women come off an SEC Indoor title and the Gator men finished second and both teams are ranked nationally in the top four.

Men's tennis will host Auburn at 3 on Friday and Alabama Sunday at 1 as the nationally ranked Gators are 10-2 and 2-0 in SEC play.

Starting today, the Gator baseball team (9-2) will host the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (5-8) in a three game series. The games will be either on AM 850 or Rock 104; if Gator basketball is still playing in the SEC Tournament, baseball will be on AM 850 but if no hoops the games will be on Rock 104.

Olsen was a standout defensive lineman at Utah State and was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in 1962 where he joined fellow defensive linemen Deacon Jones, Rosey Grier and Lamar Lundy to form the "Fearsome Foursome" that went on to help the Rams defense set an NFL record for fewest yards allowed during the 1968 season.

After his playing days, Olsen teamed with Dick Enberg for years on NFL football telecasts on NBC and he also had starring roles in two TV series as well.

But it is on the football field where he will probably be most remembered as he made 14 consecutive Pro Bowls and he is still the Rams all time leader in tackles as well.

Olsen was a standout defensive lineman at Utah State and was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in 1962 where he joined fellow defensive linemen Deacon Jones, Rosey Grier and Lamar Lundy to form the "Fearsome Foursome" that went on to help the Rams defense set an NFL record for fewest yards allowed during the 1968 season.

The problem though again might be the weather; some predictions have as high as an 80 percent chance of thundershowers mainly in the afternoon hours.

Qualifying for the top four classes was not affected by the rain yesterday and that qualifying will start on time today weather permitting.

Sportsman and Comp class qualifying is scheduled to begin at 8am.

The problem though again might be the weather; some predictions have as high as an 80 percent chance of thundershowers mainly in the afternoon hours.

Florida is 20-11 on the year and finished 9-7 in the SEC but closed the season with three straight losses. Auburn may be playing to save the job of coach Jeff Lebo as the Tigers finished fifth in the SEC West with a 14-16 record and a 6-10 SEC mark.

Florida has dominated this series lately, winning over the Tigers earlier this year in Gainesville but the one time Auburn did win lately was in the SEC Tournament last year.

The Tigers can be a difficult matchup and Lebo's team will always shoot a lot of three balls and tonight should be no exception. 6'7" senior Tay Waller is the guy Florida must contain as he shoots over 40 percent from long distance and averages 15 a game. Senior DeWayne reed is a quick guard who leads the Tigers at 16 points a game.

In an amazing statistic, the top four teams in the SEC East were a combined 24-0 against the SEC West.

The SEC Tournament begins today with South Carolina taking on Alabama at 1pm followed by LSU facing Tennessee. After the Florida game tonight, Arkansas faces Georgia.

Florida is 20-11 on the year and finished 9-7 in the SEC but closed the season with three straight losses. Auburn may be playing to save the job of coach Jeff Lebo as the Tigers finished fifth in the SEC West with a 14-16 record and a 6-10 SEC mark.

Montana came from 22 points down to beat Weber State 66-65 to win the Big Sky Tournament. Anthony Johnson scores 42 to help Montana get back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in four years.

Robert Morris is also dancing today, beating Quinnipiac 52-50 to win the Northeast Conference Tournament title. The Colonials will make the tournament for the second straight year.

In other conference tournament news, South Florida, a bubble team, probably saw its NCAA chances end with a loss to Georgetown in the Big East Tournament. Seton Hall could also have lost its chance for an NCAA appearance after losing to Notre Dame in the Big East Tournament. The win by the Irish probably means they have made it in to the field of 65.

The SEC Tournament starts today in Nashville.

Montana came from 22 points down to beat Weber State 66-65 to win the Big Sky Tournament. Anthony Johnson scores 42 to help Montana get back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in four years.

Gator starter Anthony DeSclafani who was bombed in his last start, was very impressive in this one, allowing only one hit and no runs as he pitched into the sixth inning. Relievers Steven Rodriguez, Michael Heller and Justin Poovey combined to allow only one more hit the rest of the way.

Meanwhile the Gators had 11 hits in the game, including the Maddox homer, his fourth of the year. Maddox was 4 for 5 on the night and Josh Adams and Matt den Dekker contributed two hits apiece to the Gator attack.

Florida (9-2) will host Charleston Southern in a three game series starting on Friday.

Meanwhile the Gator softball team had its games with Georgia rained out and will now open SEC play against Ole Miss on Saturday and Sunday.

Gator starter Anthony DeSclafani who was bombed in his last start, was very impressive in this one, allowing only one hit and no runs as he pitched into the sixth inning. Relievers Steven Rodriguez, Michael Heller and Justin Poovey combined to allow only one more hit the rest of the way.

Also competing is NASCAR veteran Kurt Busch, fresh off a NASCAR win in Atlanta last weekend; he's going to drive in the "Super Gas" competition after putting together a 1970 Dodge Challenger to run in the race.

The champions in the major classifications are back to defend their Gatornationals titles as well. Bob Tasca defeated Tony Pedregon in the Funny Car competition while Larry Dixon topped Brandon Bernstein in the Top Fuel category. In Pro Stock, Jason Line beat Allen Johnson in last year's final.

Today Sportsman qualifying will take place with the qualifying sessions for the major classifications taking place on Friday.

Also competing is NASCAR veteran Kurt Busch, fresh off a NASCAR win in Atlanta last weekend; he's going to drive in the "Super Gas" competition after putting together a 1970 Dodge Challenger to run in the race.