This is such a huge blow to our backup kickoff cover team.
So another of Nape's transfer portal acquisitions reenters the portal. Should we even take his incoming transfers seriously?
"GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Questions arose when Florida leading tackler
Shemar James underwent season-ending knee surgery on Nov. 1.
No. 1 on the list: who would fill his place?
As it turns out, junior transfer Ronald "Mannie" Nunnery Jr. has emerged as a prominent piece on the defense.
At his press conference on the day of James' surgery, Gators head coach
Billy Napier predicted Nunnery could elevate his game with added playing time.
Napier stated that the loss of James "presents a great opportunity" and "Nunnery can offer experience."
So, who is
Mannie Nunnery?
"He's like a freak of nature,'' fellow linebacker
Scooby Williams said. "I don't know if you remember, but I think in spring we had interviews and I told you how athletic he was and [how he] made one-handed plays and all that, so I'm really excited for him to be able to display that for everybody."
An injury to linebacker Shemar James opened a door of opportunity for transfer Mannie Nunnery, whose past year has been full of surprising developments.
floridagators.com