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Gators aim to strike offensive balance with improved run game

“Wherever you want it to be,” the Gators junior with tree-trunk thighs said Tuesday when asked about his weight room marks.

A lack of physicality and myriad blown assignments up front made it difficult for UF’s running backs to find daylight last season.

The result was a run game averaging 129.8 yards — 13th in the 14-team SEC. Quarterback Kyle Trask and the Gators passing game averaged 300 yards to lead the way for the 11-2 Gators.

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“That’s one thing that the O-line and the running backs we have been working on," Pierce said.