Carter's Corner: Bam Bam Kids, Wilson's Drive, HBC Calls Tebow

Florida receivers Van Jefferson, front, and Rick Wells at Tuesday's practice. (Photo: Alex de la Osa/UAA Communications)

Carter's Corner: Bam Bam Kids, Wilson's Drive, HBC Calls Tebow

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 | Football, Scott Carter

The Gators return to action at The Swamp in 72 hours. A look at the latest headlines surrounding the UF football team.

By: Scott Carter, Senior Writer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Orange & Blue Game is three days away. As the Gators wrap up their first spring camp under head coach Dan Mullen, the adrenaline is starting to flow for the players.

They know this is their chance to show off their offseason work and make a strong case for playing time heading into the fall. They also know what happened last season.

Florida finished 4-7 and lured Mullen away from Mississippi State after the season.

"It's really important,'' sophomore cornerback Marco Wilson said after Tuesday's practice. "I know we probably let down a lot of fans last year, so we want to go out here on Saturday and just show them the new Florida Gators and the new staff and the new everything that we have and just get them excited for the season coming up."

The Orange & Blue Game is part of UF's #WeChompWeekend, which is full of activities on campus.

Here is a look at some of the top story lines entering Saturday's game, which kicks off at 3 p.m.

Defensive linemen T.J. Slaton and Elijah Conliffe, dubbed the 'Bam Bam Kids' and who tip the scales at more than 650 pounds combined, could be primed for a breakout writes Ryan Young of SECCountry.com.
Feleipe Franks shines in scrimmage, but Gators' QB race continues writes Edgar Thompson of the Orlando Sentinel.
Player draft, guest coaches part of Gators' spring game writes Robbie Andreu of The Gainesville Sun.
Why former Gators, FSU players have been fixtures at spring football practices writes Matt Baker of the Tampa Bay Times.
Drive to improve is what fuels Gators cornerback Marco Wilson writes Thomas Goldkamp of Swamp247.com.
The Gators want to pack The Swamp on Saturday writes Baileigh Williams of GatorCountry.com.
Gators defensive lineman Keivonnis Davis, injured and not available this spring, continues to have off-the-field issues writes Jake Dreilinger of the Independent Florida Alligator.

Meanwhile, the HBC made a phone call to former Gators quarterback Tim Tebow recently that makes the imagination run wild. As you are probably aware of by now, Steve Spurrier is the new head coach of the Orlando franchise in the newly formed Alliance of American Football league that starts play in the spring of 2019.

Of course, Spurrier wants a good quarterback, so he called up Tebow to check on his interest. While you're at it Coach, any thoughts about seeing if Danny Wuerffel is interested in being your offensive coordinator?

Tim Tebow on a Steve Spurrier coached team? Not just yet.

The HBC reached out to the old Gators QB about joining him in the Alliance of American Football, and he told @ChildersRadio and @ChrisDoering what Tebow said. pic.twitter.com/JRM77oaPxr
— Hugh Morris (@HughMorris30) April 10, 2018