Fifth-year senior Leon Orr sent home; won't play tonight
Saturday, November 8, 2014 | Football, Scott Carter
Jonathan Bullard knocks down Georgia quarterback Hutson Mason last week. (Photo: Tim Casey)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Defensive tackle Leon Orr will not play in tonight's game against Vanderbilt.
Orr expressed displeasure when he realized he would not be in the starting lineup for the fifth straight game. A fifth-year senior, Orr was scheduled to be heavily involved in a game plan featuring an eight-man rotation of defensive linemen like Florida normally uses.
Orr has played in 37 games during his career, starting 10. He has started two games this season.
After talking to head coach Will Muschamp, Orr (No. 8, photo left) opted to leave the team and return to Gainesville on a bus.
"He was more concerned with starting than being part of the team,'' Muschamp said.
Muschamp has said multiple times recently he is pleased with the way the defense has improved since the Tennessee game, which coincided with junior Jonathan Bullard moving to the interior line from defensive end.
Bullard, who has been starting at tackle, will continue to play on the interior line next to nose tackle Darius Cummings. Bullard has started every game this season and his 25 tackles rank second on the team among UF's defensive linemen.
Orr has 16 tackles in his five games.
