Mizzou safety Gillespie grew up rooting for Gators

Missouri safety Tyree Gillespie tries to cover Kentucky tight end C.J. Conrad. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)COLUMBIA, Mo. • Edwin Farmer thought Tyree Gillespie’s eyes were going to pop right out of his head.

Farmer, the head football coach at Vanguard High School in Ocala, Fla., had taken some of his players 45 minutes north to Gainesville one weekend to watch a Florida Gators game. Every player was excited to see the university and experience the atmosphere of “The Swamp.”