Demps impresses Meyer
Incoming freshman Jeff Demps' national record-breaking time in the men's 100-meter dash quarterfinal at the recent U.S. Olympic Trials not only impressed the nation, but his future coach -- Urban Meyer. Demps, a running back/receiver, recorded a time of 10.01 seconds, a U.S. record for a high school athlete.
"How about that?" Meyer said. "Isn't that a neat story? I'm sitting there talking with a guy on the phone two hours before he's getting ready to compete for the Olympics. I've never done that before."
Meyer said, according to Florida players, Demps has been extremely impressive in offseason workouts. "He's doing great. He also has, from what they tell me, the ability to catch the ball a little. They say he's very fast . (With a time of 10.01) that's unique. So he's good. We're going to try to find a way to get all sub-10.2 100-meter guys on the field together."
See Demps in action below ...
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WOW, talk about speed! Harvin, Rainey and Demps! If you get even 2 of them on the field at on time good things can happen but what about all 3 at once? Not too many teams have 3 guys on D that could hang with covering these 3! Go Gators!
Posted by: tbbuc99 | July 19, 2008 at 05:59 AM
Speed kills! UF's strength coach, Mickey Marotti has already thrown down the gauntlet on a race between Demps and Rainey. My money is on Demps. Wow, and to think the kid grew up an FSU fan. Hurts, doesn't it?
Posted by: justin | July 21, 2008 at 08:47 PM