The Florida Gators’ defense needed answers — and fast — but CeCe Jefferson had no idea what to say.
Jefferson, one of the unit’s leaders, was shell-shocked and speechless.
Three consecutive first-quarter touchdowns by archrival Georgia last October had put the Gators in a 21-0 hole and left a vaunted defense in shambles. When all eyes turned to Jefferson, he was a man without a plan.
“It happened so fast,” he said this week at SEC Media Days. “Then they’re looking to me as a leader. I kinda didn’t know what to do myself.