Playing in the nation's toughest conference means taking some big hits, even when you win, and after this week, no one knows that better than Florida, South Carolina and Mississippi State. Each team put up a big win over the weekend, but took a big hit in personnel in the process - florida lost linebacker Jeremy Finch, South Carolina is missing tight end Weslye Saunders and Mississippi State is down quarterback Michael Henig.
While programs across the country are using every possible preseason minute to give players at all levels of the depth chart sufficient opportunities to prove themselves, Mississippi State head coach Sylvester Croom is taking a slightly different tact. After Saturday's scrimmage, the team will not put on full pads again until their season opener on Aug. 30 against LSU. Why? So that the team's injured players can still come to practice.
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