The Gators had three starters affected by the flu last week and in Saturday's game, and Florida is on high alert to contain a possible spread, UF coach Urban Meyer said Sunday.
"I would say this, it is a panic level of proportions I've never seen before. That's coming from me," Meyer said. "Wisconsin had 40 players miss, Ole Miss had 20.Tailback Jeff Demps, tight end Aaron Hernandez and defensive end Jermaine Cunningham played despite being sick. All three clearly struggled Saturday.
"We suffered. We had guys miss time, three of our best players," Meyer said. "One shouldn't have played. If it's anybody else but Jeff Demps, they said he probably wouldn't be able to function, and Jeff didn't look right. Aaron Hernandez, we're watching the film, he didn't play like Aaron Hernandez, and Jermaine didn't play like Jermaine.
"I think Hernandez is on the back half (of the flu). We're worried about Demps. He's on the front half. We have a separate dorm room, a separate hotel room. We put them on whatever the flu stuff is. Our team doctors are on it as fast as you can get on it."
Source: GatorSports
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