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Florida debuts Gator Tales podcast

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Not sure the world really needed yet another podcast about Florida sports, but at least this one will have access. Mick Hubert, Scott Carter, Jake McGee, and Geoff Collins all appear here.

Video: Do you have a Florida Gator heart?

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Playing football for the Florida Gators takes more than just commitment and passion, it takes heart. Do you bleed orange and blue?

With football so close, we've reached that time of year where everyone starts watching pump-up videos non-stop to get ready. I suggest starting with this one.

Tebow runs in touchdown in Eagles preseason debut

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His performance as a whole was up-and-down, to be kind, but Tebow's still got some wheels.

Video: Highlights of Florida's first fall practice

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Highlights of these highlights: Will Grier rifling a touchdown pass to C'yontai Lewis, Brandon Powell making a couple of nice catches, and Jarrad Davis hawking down Jordan Cronkrite on a slow-developing toss play. (Also: Demarcus Robinson blocking Jalen Tabor like a madman, because this is something Demarcus Robinson just does now, I guess?)

Everything is awful

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Rule No. 1 of making college pump-up rap videos: throw your computer out the window before you start. Ugh.

Kyle Trask highlights: Tall passer shows accuracy on tape

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First off: Kyle Trask is tall. Between that, his upright stance, and the No. 18 jersey he wears, it's tough not to see at least a physical resemblance to Peyton Manning in these highlights.

But Trask also reminds me of Manning for another reason: The ball kind of flutters off of his hand. We only get a few dozen throws in games in this tape, but most of those show him throwing nice deep balls that are more floated than driven; receivers are slowing up to catch bombs.

The flip side to that? He's throwing very catchable balls. While there aren't many "WOW!"-worthy dimes here, his receivers also aren't having to do much more than make occasional leaping catches for passes that are on target. (There's one great over-the-back catch about midway through on a fade in the end zone, to be fair; No. 6, who makes it, is Sean Dykes, a two-star recruit.) Now, granted, these are highlights, and no one edits in the incompletions, but Trask seems to have a knack for throwing accurately, even into tight windows.

Trask lacks great mobility, and doesn't really ever leave the pocket until a lumbering run five minutes into the reel, but the few times he has to negotiate a breakdown with footwork impressed me, and he does execute draws effectively. He also feathers screen passes beautifully despite defenders flying at his face.

After watching these highlights, I feel better about Trask: If he's a "two-star" prospect, rather than merely a low three-star one, I suspect it's largely because he hasn't played much at his high school. The physical tools are there for him to be a developmental prospect at least on par with Max Staver and Skyler Mornhinweg, and if Florida can nab another QB in this class, I'm totally fine with Trask being a roll of the dice.