The Florida Gators’ rushing game has struggled early in 2019. Primary running back Lamical Perine is under four yards per carry on the year. Backup Malik Davis is under three, while Dameon Pierce has been at or below four yards per run in three of the five games.
Inconsistent blocking from the offensive line and tight ends is the primary reason for the problems. Dan Mullen has experimented with playing Richard Gouraige at both guard and tackle to see where improvement might come, but the results until last weekend were inconclusive.
Even though things were better with Gouraige at left guard against Towson, the baseline was so low that “clearly improved” doesn’t necessarily equal “good”.