AP: Barkley, Forcier no ordinary freshmen QBs

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by Mecca

I still fully believe down the road teams running the spread will see an affect in recruiting by kids who think they have NFL futures as it does hurt their development.

Accusation:

When asked about convincing Pahokee High graduate Nu'Keese Richardson to dump Florida for the Vols, Kiffin said receivers don't want to play in the spread offense.

``The only time I really see them lose kids is because kids want to play in a pro-style offense,'' Kiffin said. ``It's such a great place to play and they do such a good job of coaching, but you see some kids that don't want to play in that system because a lot of times it hurts them going to the next level for their draft status.''

Response:

Meyer didn't take kindly to that question at Southeastern Conference Media Days this summer, and a UF news release sent out Tuesday afternoon seemed to be in response to Kiffin's comment.

The release, titled ``Gators in the NFL: Week 1,'' focused mostly on receivers Louis Murphy and Andre Caldwell, who had big games for the Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals, respectively.

It also included a chart listing college programs by the number of receivers drafted into the NFL since 2006, with Florida tied for first at six and Tennessee at one.