Spurrier, now a coaching deity in Gainesville, served as Duke’s offensive coordinator from 1980-82 before being hired as head coach at Florida, where he went on to win six SEC titles and a national championship.
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Kurt Roper impresses in final game as Duke’s offensive coordinator
by Phillip Heilman
A loss by Duke has never looked so promising for the Gators.
Serving as the Blue Devils’ offensive coordinator for the final time before taking the same position at Florida, Kurt Roper orchestrated an offensive attack that traded punches with Johnny Manziel and Texas A&M throughout the Chick-Fil-A Bowl on Tuesday night before ultimately losing 52-48. 
In doing so, Roper has created a swell of confidence among Gators fans that has been lacking for the past several years after seasons full of stalled offensive drives and low-scoring games.
Duke’s offense finished with 661 total yards and six touchdowns in the type of back-and-forth shootout that has become uncommon in Gainesville since Tim Tebow last played for the Gators. More importantly, Roper showcased his ability to use a blend of offensive philosophies to attack the Aggies, an ability Florida coach Will Muschamp searched for when hiring an offensive coordinator this offseason.
Duke quarterback Anthony Boone passed for 427 yards and three touchdowns while tailback Josh Snead rushed for 104 yards on 17 carries (6.1 yards per attempt) and a touchdown. The duo was outdone by a transcendent performance by Manziel, who accounted for five touchdowns, but showed the big-play ability Florida fans are craving.
With his duties at Duke now completed, Roper will make the transition to Gainesville and attempt to begin repairing a broken offense.
Florida scored at least 30 points in just two games while going 4-8 last season. The Gators finished last in the SEC in scoring (18.8 points per game) and total offense (316.7 yards per game), which led to the firing of offensive coordinator Brent Pease on Dec. 1.
If Roper’s final showing with the Blue Devils is any indication, those numbers could be much different next season with a healthy Jeff Driskel at quarterback and Kelvin Taylor expecting to be the featured running back.
Steve Spurrier praises hiring of Kurt Roper
by Phillip Heilman
Kurt Roper is off to a hot start as Florida’s offensive coordinator.
Just hours before his coaching prowess was showcased in primetime as Duke lost 52-48 to Texas A&M in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl on Tuesday night, Roper received praise from former Gators coach Steve Spurrier.
Steve Spurrier supported the hiring of Kurt Roper as Florida's offensive coordinator. (AP Photo)
“They finally figured it out,” Spurrier said while speaking to the media prior to South Carolina’s matchup with Wisconsin in the Capital One Bowl. “You have to go to Duke to get football coaches.”
Spurrier, now a coaching deity in Gainesville, served as Duke’s offensive coordinator from 1980-82 before being hired as head coach at Florida, where he went on to win six SEC titles and a national championship.
It remains to be seen whether Roper will fare better than Brent Pease and Charlie Weis have under coach Will Muschamp, but receiving a stamp of approval from The Ol’ Ball Coach is not a bad place to begin.
“I do not know him that well,” Spurrier said. “Some of our assistant coaches know him pretty well, say he’s a wonderful guy, a very good coach.”
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Football: Rosters for Florida-Georgia All-Star Game set
by Anthony Chiang
Some of the top seniors from Palm Beach County are set to go up against some of the best Atlanta has to offer in the second annual Florida-Georgia All-Star Game.
The contest is scheduled to be played on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Dwyer High School.
Here are the full rosters:
Team Florida
DL Brandon Campbell (American Heritage)
OL Ronny Smith (American Heritage)
S Gregory Jackson (American Heritage)
DB Thomas Owens (Atlantic)
WR Jovany Aris (Atlantic)
WR Adly Enoicy (Atlantic)
OL Garrett Donaldson (Benjamin)
LB Harrison Bordormar (Boca Raton)
DB Kyron Brown (Boynton Beach)
DL Kyle Richards (Boynton Beach)
LB Victor Hughes (Boynton Beach)
WR Darrian Josey (Boynton Beach)
K Steven Holmes (Cardinal Newman)
DB Shawn Boone (Dwyer)
DL Tim Jackson (Dwyer)
DL Mark Kelly (Dwyer)
LB Jerrad Ward (Dwyer)
RB Alonzo Smith (Dwyer)
FB Gerald Hearns(Dwyer)
WR Ezra Saffold (Dwyer)
DL Jacoby Blackmon (Glades Central)
LB Jarvis Philibert (Glades Central)
OL Matthew Hubbard (Glades Day)
LB Xavier Preston (Jensen Beach)
QB Alex Olge (Jensen Beach)
DB Raekwon Bureau (Lake Worth)
S Richard Thompson (Olympic Heights)
DB Rashaun Croney (Pahokee)
WR Khalil Patrick (Pahokee)
DB Trinton Hanson (Palm Beach Central)
OL Alex Coven (Palm Beach Central)
OL Joe Gutheier (Palm Beach Central)
RB Jhanard Dorsett (Palm Beach Central)
RB Thomas McDonald (Palm Beach Central)
WR Rudolph St. Germain (Palm Beach Central)
K Gabe Montes (Park Vista)
LB Renard Cheren (Park Vista)
S Marques Gayot (Park Vista)
RB Dequan McGriff (Pope John Paul II)
DB Jimmy Moreland (Royal Palm Beach)
DL Anthony James (Royal Palm Beach)
DL Joshua Wilson (Royal Palm Beach)
OL Junior Pierre (Royal Palm Beach)
OL Kyle Thies (Royal Palm Beach)
WR Khurazze Williams (Santaluces)
WR Nigel Ceasar (Spanish River)
OL Matthew Weiner (Suncoast)
DB Wesley Michel (Village Academy)
DL Kevin Bronson (Village Academy)
WR Tre’Quan Smith (Village Academy)
DL Gerald Ferguson (West Boca Raton)
QB Paul Columbo (West Boca Raton)
Team Florida Coaching Staff
Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator: Johnathan King (American Heritage)
Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach: Tony Smith (Palm Beach Central)
Running Backs Coach: Daniel Studdard (Boynton Beach)
Wide Receivers Coach: James Pruitt (Retired NFL Player; Miami Dolphins/Indianapolis Colts)
Linebackers Coach: Johnny Rutledge (Retired NFL Player; Arizona Cardinals/Denver Broncos)
Defensive Line Coach: Pierre Wilson (Dwyer)
Team Georgia
LB Detric Dukes (Tucker)
S Tez Parks (Callaway)
LB Chris Collins (Creekside)
DB Quatrez Sparkman (Creekside)
QB Tyler Herman (Collins Hill)
DB Kendarius Webster (Stockbridge)
S Kirk Tucker (Tucker)
QB/ATH Jaquez Parks (Griffin)
DB Jared Tucker (Stephenson)
S Denzel Franklin (Pace Academy)
LB Dashon Cooper (Columbia)
LB Dez Billinslea (Newton)
WR Rashad Canty (Riverdale)
K Timmy Hartshorn (West Forysth)
QB Price Wilson (Walton)
WR Gregory Phillips (Arabia Mountain)
LB Daryl Dunlap (Troup)
LB Keshun Freeman (Callaway)
LB Randy Anyanwn (LoveJoy)
TE Ari Werts (Stephenson)
RB Stanley Williams (George Walton Academy)
RB Corey Halloway (Eagles Landing)
LB Demetro Stephens, Jr. (Arabia Mountain)
DB Orlando McKinley, Jr. (Westlake)
DB Darious Latimore (Central Gwinnett)
P A.J. Cole (Woodard Academy)
S Taylor Henkle (Kell)
RB Matthew Daniels (Dutchtown)
LB Justin Hughes (Tucker)
LB Bryce Grauss (Alpharetta)
DL Brett Anderson (West Forysth)
OL Corey Thomas (Newton)
OL Chandler Peeples (Heritage)
OL Jahlil Mathis-Ellis (Langston Hughes)
DL Jamaal Tutt (Chamblee)
OL Prescod Terronne (Columbia)
OL Cadwell Kennington (Columbia)
OL Tyler Jones (Stephenson)
OL Jeremy Penn (Sandy Creek)
OL Jordan Harris (Stephenson)
WR Kenny Moxey (Langston Hughes)
WR Davis Herman (Collins Hill)
TE Justin Bridges (Douglas County)
DL Dwight Moore, Jr. (Westlake)
DL Kayton Samuels (Arabia Mountain)
DL Ramel Hambrick-Crawford (Tucker)
DL Jaylan Reid (Hillgrove)
Team Georgia Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Kevin “Bull” Jones (Dutchtown)
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach: Chris Slade (Pace Academy)
Offensive Coordinator: Greg Lester (Dutchtown)
Defensive Line Coach: Chruch Jefferson (Dutchtown)
Wide Receivers Coach: Derrick Smith (LoveJoy)
Quarterbacks Coach: Ron Veal (Ron Veal QB Camp)
Running Backs Coach: Anthony Jackson (Prep and Sports)
Defensive Backs Coach: Joshua Skelton (Newton)
Offensive Line Coach: Alan Clark (Stockbridge)
Special Teams Coach: Anthony Hill (Dutchtown)
- See more at: http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/highschoolbuzz/2014/01/01/football-rosters-for-florida-georgia-all-star-game-set/#sthash.GempuDHV.dpuf
Knights knock off Bears 52-42 in Fiesta Bowl
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Central Florida quarterback Blake Bortles (5) dashes for a rushing touchdown as Baylor safety Terrell Burt (13) defends during the second half of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Central Florida wide receiver Breshad Perriman (11) scores a touchdown against Baylor during the second half of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Central Florida's Rannell Hall, left, celebrates his touchdown against Baylor with teammate Josh Reese (19) as Baylor's Trevor Clemons-Valdez, right, jogs in late during the first half of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Central Florida wide receiver Rannell Hall (6) breaks free from Baylor safety Terrell Burt for a touchdown during the first half of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Central Florida wide receiver Rannell Hall (6) scores a touchdown as teammates Torrian Wilson (72) and William Stanback (28) trail during the first half of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game against Baylor, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Baylor wide receiver Levi Norwood (42) runs in a touchdown as Central Florida defensive back Sean Maag (31) defends during the first half of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
By JOHN MARSHALL
The Associated Press
GLENDALE, Ariz. —
Blake Bortles rolled right, crashed into two defenders and floated a pass to an open receiver just before going down. The two players who had a beat on Central Florida's quarterback stayed on the ground, each pounding their hands into the turf as the receiver ran up the sideline.
Out of reach all game, the Knights pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the bowl season by outlasting the nation's top offensive team in a rousing BCS debut.
Bortles stymied Baylor with his arm and legs while accounting for four touchdowns, Storm Johnson ran for three more scores and No. 15 Central Florida turned the highest-scoring Fiesta Bowl into a big-play party by outlasting the sixth-ranked Bears 52-42 on Wednesday night.
"There's not many outside of us who believe we had a chance, but we did and I think we showed what UCF football is all about," Bortles said.
Central Florida (12-1) wasn't given much of a chance at all, entering the game as a 17-point underdog.
The Knights didn't care about the spread and certainly didn't back down from the big, bad Bears, racing past Baylor with an array of big plays.
They took an early 14-point lead and kept rolling, piling up 556 total yards in the second-highest scoring BCS bowl ever.
Bortles, the junior who could be weighing a jump to the NFL, was the catalyst, throwing for three touchdowns on 20-of-31 passing and running for 93 yards and another score.
Rannell Hall accounted for some of the biggest plays, catching four passes for 113 yards and two touchdowns. Johnson kept Baylor from ganging up on UCF's passing game, grinding out 124 yards on 20 carries.
So much about having no shot.
"It's a great win, a great feeling for everyone who's been through the program," UCF coach George O'Leary said.
Known for its offense prowess, Baylor (11-2) had a hard time keeping up with the Knights.
The Big 12 champions finished with 550 total yards, but were uncharacteristically undisciplined, getting 17 penalties for 135 yards.
Bryce Petty tried to keep the Bears in it, running for three touchdowns while throwing for 356 yards and two more scores. Lache Seastrunk had some big runs in the first half and finished with 117 yards.
None of it was enough the way UCF ran through Baylor's defense.
"We caught a football team that was hot," Baylor coach Art Briles said. "They played extremely well early, got into us. We tried to play catch up the whole game, never could turn it around when it needed turning."
The Fiesta Bowl was the BCS coming-out party for Baylor and Central Florida before college football's switch to a playoff system next season.
The Bears had been building toward this since Briles became coach in 2009, winding up his high-octane offense to lead the nation in scoring and churn out the second-most yards in FBS history.
Central Florida had a slower rise under O'Leary.
The coach who was fired by Notre Dame five days after being hired for lying on his resume has built his reputation back up in Orlando, taking a program that went winless in 2004 to the inaugural American Athletic Conference title and automatic BCS berth this year.
The matchup was projected to be like the 2011 Fiesta Bowl, when mighty Oklahoma rolled over Connecticut 48-20.
The Knights weren't listening.
They opened with a 76-yard scoring drive capped by Johnson's tackle-breaking 11-yard touchdown run. Johnson scored again on UCF's next possession, this one on a 2-yard run.
The early 14-0 lead was expected. The team leading wasn't.
Baylor finally revved up its offense late in the first quarter, scoring on a 1-yard TD sneak by Petty and Central Florida looked as if it was ready to fall apart with turnovers on three consecutive plays.
Baylor only turned one of those into points: a 30-yard pass from Petty to Levi Norwood. Petty followed Johnson's fumble with an interception in the end zone, just his third of the season.
"Unfortunately, that was the turning point in the game," Petty said. "We needed that to save momentum up for us, especially after a turnover. Turnovers in the red zone kill an offense."
Then came the spectacular plays, seemingly one after another.
Hall darted and dashed through Baylor's defense for a 50-yard touchdown on a screen pass, with help from Josh Reese's downfield block.
Petty hurtled himself into the end zone, flipping over UCF's Brandon Alexander to cap a 13-yard run. That gave Baylor 659 points, breaking the NCAA record for a 13-game season set by Texas (652) in 2005.
The momentum was gone shortly after, when Hall turned a swing pass into a 34-yard touchdown — assisted again by Reese — to put the Knights up 28-20 at halftime.
Petty scored his third touchdown on 1-yard run in the third quarter and dashed in for the 2-point conversion to tie the game, but Central Florida still wouldn't back down.
Bortles hit Breshad Perriman on a 10-yard touchdown pass and opened the fourth quarter by scoring on a 15-yard run to put the Knights up 42-28.
Even after Baylor moved quickly for a 9-yard touchdown run by Glasco Martin, UCF had an answer, going up 49-35 on Johnson's 40-yard run through the heart of the Bears' defense.
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