Florida Gators DT Takes Nine Hour Bus Ride Back To Gainesville After Being Informed He Wouldn't Start

A Florida Gators DT went all the way back to Gainseville after he was told he wouldn't start

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Before his Florida Gators took on Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday night, defensive tackle Leon Orr was informed by head coach Will Muschamp that he would not be starting the game. Orr was frustrated. It would be the fifth straight game that the fifth-year senior would begin the game on the bench, and Orr just wasn't having it anymore. 

Even though he is a major part of an eight-man defensive line rotation, Orr decided he'd rather watch his Gators play from the comfort of his couch back in Gainesville, Florida. So he hopped on a bus and rode NINE HOURS back to campus, where he will presumably be chilling for a while, as there can be little chance Orr plays again this season after pulling that stunt. Here's what Muschamp had to say about the incident:


"He was more concerned with starting than being part of the team.''

Orr has played in 37 games at Florida, and only started 10 of them, so why this is the game that set him off is unclear. The more important question is, was it a Greyhound or Megabus? And did Orr climb aboard in full pads? Did the bus leave without him after a quick stop at a gas station? Has Orr been standing in a 7-Eleven for the past four hours? We may never know. 

[Via Gator Zone]

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