Orlando Sentinel · Aug 23, 2017
UF left tackle Martez Ivey nursing nagging injury
UF junior Martez Ivey, the Gators’ top offensive lineman, is nursing a nagging injury that will be monitored but is not expected sideline him.
“We're going to have to manage that like we did his freshman year,” UF coach Jim McElwain said. “He'll be ready to go at tackle for us.”
Ivey underwent minor knee surgery prior to the 2015 season and did not debut until Week 3 at Kentucky. Ivey since has played in every game, other than last season’s SEC Championship Game, and has started 19 times during two seasons.
This year, Ivey moved from left guard to left tackle and is expected to be among the SEC’s top lineman. The coaches and media voted Ivey to their preseason All-SEC first-team offenses.