Spring Football 2008: Florida Gators Rank No. 1 in Preseason Top 25

BTB Spring Football Part One: Emerging Stars

Part Two: Emerging Teams

Part Three: Heisman Candidates

It’s never too early to preview the 2008 season.

With the fourth installment of a five-part series, Beyond the Bleachers is back with its Spring Football synopsis.

This week, Beyond the Bleachers analyzes the mythical Top 25 in the Football Bowl Subdivision, assuming the season started today.  As spring practices have come to a conclusion across the country and Memorial Day has passed, take a look at some early rankings as we wait another three months for the ’08 season to start…

1. Florida Gators (9-4, 5-3 in SEC East)

While the overwhelming majority of early-bird preseason forecasts have Georgia as the No. 1 team in the land, let’s not forget about their rivals—the 2006 BCS Champion Florida Gators. 

The Achilles Heel for the Gators last year was a poor secondary that ranked last in the SEC in pass defense. This spring, returning starting DBs Major Wright, Joe Haden and Wondy Pierre-Louis all showed measurable improvements from last year.  The Florida secondary should be helped out by the pass rush of the defensive front, specifically from ends Jermaine Cunningham and Carlos Dunlap.

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