Luke Del Rio never saw the hit coming.
North Texas defensive end Joshua Wheeler came rushing around the edge in the third quarter and drilled Florida’s starting quarterback late and low in his left knee.
Del Rio sat flat on his back following the hit while trainers attended to him on the field. After a few minutes, the redshirt sophomore walked off to the locker room under his own power.
Yes, Florida (3-0) defeated the Mean Green 32-0 and the defense allowed a program record 53 yards in the process at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Saturday night.