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Florida football: An inside look at the Gators’ special teams

If a punt is muffed or dropped.

If a kickoff is returned for a touchdown or fumbled.

If a gimmie extra point is missed, or if a long-distance field goal is nailed to win the game.

Those are about the only times you really hear mention of a squad’s special teams unit.

But, as Florida football was set to take the field for this week’s practices, head coach Dan Mullen did talk about the Gators’ special teams unit.

“I think our guys have worked really hard on it,” Mullen said. “We get a lot of reps in practice.