| Meyer giving students chance to race Florida's fastest players, earn full scholarship
By MARK LONG
AP Sports Writer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida coach Urban Meyer is searching for the fastest student on campus.
He's quite certain it's one of his football players -- Louis Murphy, Chris Rainey or Deonte Thompson.
Just to be sure, he's having a race Saturday.
What happens if someone beats his speedsters before the team's spring game?
"They're on scholarship,'' Meyer said.
It would be a long shot, especially after school officials held 40-yard dash time trials and didn't exactly find any real burners. Of the approximately 225 students who tried out, two covered the distance in 4.47 seconds, one ran a 4.48 and another was clocked at 4.49.
The fastest 15 students advanced to the finals Saturday. They will be split into three groups of five. Murphy will race one group, Rainey another and Thompson a third.
The players aren't exactly afraid of the competition.
"I'll blow them out,'' Rainey said. "I love challenges and I've got confidence in myself.''
Thompson had a more detailed prediction.
"We should beat them by more than five (yards),'' he said. "I think we will.''
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