Harvin insists Gators ready to rebound

The weekly team meeting on Sunday evening started out about as gloomy as possible, but by the end every member of the Gator squad had renewed enthusiasm for the season, Florida RB/WR Percy Harvin said.

Harvin said while the team and players are entirely different, the Gators were reminded that of the bitter loss to Auburn in 2006, and the fact that Florida went on to win the national championship that season.

"We were down, but that's the spirit that came after the team meeting on Sunday,'' Harvin said. "We knew we lost, but at the same time we know we're still where we need to be.''

Where they "need to be'' right now is in the thick of the SEC East race. The Gators will travel to struggling Arkansas this week, but after last week's loss to Mississippi, Harvin said the Gators are ready for a strong rebound.

"Nobody will take any team lightly anymore,'' Harvin said.

Harvin, who missed the first two games of the season recovering from surgery, said he has watched the Ole Miss game "about six times'' from kickoff until the final seconds ticked off the clock.

He said he takes a large responsibility for the loss because one of his fumbles led to an Ole Miss field goal early in the third quarter.

Needless to say, that's something the Gators are working extra hard on this week.

"It's something we've got to come back and work on a lot, ball securty,'' Harvin said. "That was my first time fumbling since my freshman year and that's something I take pride in.''

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