2010 Football Roster
Roster
T.J. Pridemore
- Position:
- FB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 247
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Ga.
- High School:
- Buford
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CAREER: A redshirt sophomore who has seen action in 25 games as a Gator, including one start.
2010: Fullback who was also a member of the field-goal and extra-point units who played in all but the final three games of the season, including making his first career start against Miami University in the season opener.
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2009: A 2009 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll selection for his work in the classroom, earning a 3.47 GPA in political scienceβ¦ Played in all 14 of Floridaβs games in 2009, helping the Gators to their fourth all-time Sugar Bowl victory, while contributing in the SEC Championship Game versus Alabamaβ¦ Saw action in every game on special teams, especially in UFβs goal-line packageβ¦ Contributed as an important member of special teams as UF defeated FSU on Senior Dayβ¦ A key contributor and member of the field-goal unit that helped the Gators defeat South Carolina 24-14 in Columbiaβ¦ Played a crucial role in the goal-line package, as well as on special teams in UFβs win over Mississippi State in Starkvilleβ¦ Saw time for Florida in the 23-20 win over Arkansas on Homecomingβ¦ Played on special teams and at fullback in Floridaβs first two SEC road wins at Kentucky and LSUβ¦ Got in on game action in UFβs 23-13 win over Tennessee in the SEC opener at homeβ¦ Saw his first action as a Gator in the season opener as the Gators defeated Charleston Southern 62-3, and returned to contribute time against Troy in Floridaβs second win of the season.
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2008: Dressed for four games during the season, against Hawaii, Miami, LSU and Oklahoma⦠Saw his first action as a Gator in the season-opener against Hawaii, contributing on goal-line situations.
PRIOR TO FLORIDA: Projected to help Florida at H-back as well as see time at linebacker⦠First-team Class AA all-state selection as a senior⦠Helped lead Class AA Buford to a 15-0 undefeated season and a state title his senior year⦠Compiled 115 tackles as a junior with three sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 13 games⦠Atlanta Journal-Constitution all-state first-team selection as a junior⦠Helped guide Buford to a 12-1 record as a junior and advance to the State Elite 8⦠Rivals.com three-star prospect⦠Teammate in high school with fellow signee, defensive lineman Omar Hunter⦠Coached by Jess Simpson.
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MAJOR: Political Science.
