The Florida Gators will begin their preparation for the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl against the Michigan Wolverines on Friday. The 15 bowl practices are crucial for bowl eligible teams as they close the book on one season and begin looking forward to the future. Jim McElwain is taking that approach, looking to the future, a step further.
Florida’s seniors and draft-eligible underclassmen that have decided to turn pro will not practice with the rest of the team for the first several practices, rather working out with strength and conditioning coach Mike Kent separately.
“What we’re going to do is the senior for those first three days, first two or three practices, will not be in there, and any of those guys that have obviously already declared,” McElwain said.