Del Rio hurts knee, No. 23 Florida blanks North Texas 32-0

As far as the media being able to view which injured Gators will participate at practice this week, that won’t be the case in the upcoming days, as Florida will close practices in preparation for Tennessee.

Florida did not release any new information on the injury. Either way, all reports suggest that Del Rio will miss Florida’s road trips to Tennessee and Vanderbilt over the next two weeks.

Joshua Wheeler hit Del Rio low at the end of incomplete pass, drawing a personal-foul penalty.

Florida would end up beating North Texas 32-0, but this injury is an obvious huge one.

Del Rio was in obvious pain, having taken off his own helmet and tossed it to the ground before any trainers got to him.

“We’re definitely excited about the upcoming game”, Vols quarterback Josh Dobbs said after Saturday’s 28-19 win against Ohio. We work so hard.

UNT struggled to get its passing game going in the first half.

“There’s no experience like game experience”, Appleby said.

Now, we find out how Austin Appleby will play as a starter in the SEC. Appleby threw for 2,777 yards, with 19 touchdowns and 19 interceptions in 17 games with the Boilermakers. “I don’t know when it’s going to be”, McElwain said. It was a penalty, but in this sometimes freaky game, ending a player’s season with a cheap shot doesn’t even get you kicked out of the game for a single play. We’ve got an unbelievable opportunity to go play in prime time in front of a great stadium, in front of a good team and we’ll see where we’re at. But there’s a reason Del Rio was the clear leader to start all offseason: He’s much better and more reliable. “You don’t ever want to be somebody’s caddie”, Appleby said. “I think I’ve got thee element of using my feet if I need to”. “I feel frightful for him, especially how it happened”, McElwain said. Their guy was probably just trying to make a play. It’s not something they coach. When Appleby transferred to UF, I wrote a few things you should know about him. “They’re mine. I see something like that, it ain’t right”. With Del Rio out and Callaway either limited or inactive, there may well be production holes to fill.

BIG D: The Gators are tied for third in the nation with nine sacks. Gator fans hoping he’ll be back sooner than later.

“The first person in the training room on Sunday morning was Cam Sutton, and the last person to leave the training room was Cam Sutton”, Jones said.

■ Cam Newton was Tebow’s backup in 2007 and 2008 but was kicked out of school for theft and academic dishonesty and landed at Auburn, where he led the Tigers to the 2010 national championship and won the Heisman Trophy. He started all three games this season for the Gators, completing 62-of-101 passes for 762 yards with six touchdowns and two interceptions.

Perine also had a 29-yard catch to highlight the Gators’ second touchdown drive.