Adrian Bushell still at Florida

Rewritten July 7th, 11:30 PM based on new information...

Adrian Bushell has an excellent chance at winning starting cornerback position across from Janoris Jenkins this fall. Joe Haden is off to the NFL, Jenkins is the lock to slide over to the weak-side corner position his old position of 2008-09 is up for grabs.

But Bushell did not have a good spring.

Issues arose and the story circulated that Bushell asked for a release from the Florida program, am hearing now he never asked for one.

Bushell is still enrolled at Florida this summer. He's still on Florida's roster and is part of the team.

Bushell came to Florida out of DeSoto, Texas. He transferred there for his senior season from Miami, Florida. Bushell at 5-10, 180 is a fine athlete he's reported to run a 4.4 forty and have a 38" vertical leap. He was a four-star recruit he came to Florida in 2008 and was redshirted.

Last year he earned his first letter, he saw action in all 14 games ending the season with 14 tackles, 10 solo, 1 INT and 1 pass deflection. His INT came against FSU he also had 2 tackles one solo vs Alabama in the SEC Championship game.

In high school he was called upon to do everything. His senior season at DeSoto he had 60 tackles, 2 INTs, 500 yards rushing and 10 TDs, and 300 yards receiving and 7 TD catches. At Miami Pace he had 1,500 all purpose yards, 1,100 rushing and 400 receiving.

Bushell's major at Florida is - Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Competition at Corner

Player	Ht	Wt	Cl	Gp	St	Comment
Janoris Jenkins	5-11	186	Jr	27	25	2L - 77T, 5 INT, 17PB
Moses Jenkins	6-2	188	Sr	23		3L - Special teams
Jeremy Brown	5-10	182	RSo	-	-	Back issues
Adrian Bushell	5-9	183	RSo	14	-	1L - 14T, 1 INT, 1PB
Joshua Shaw	6-0	189	Fr	-	-	In Mix, Physical
Jaylen Watkins	5-11	180	Fr	-	-	In Mix, Athletic
Cody Riggs	5-9	170	Fr	-	-	In Mix, Quick 4.37

Joshua Shaw and Jaylen Watkins got in school in January giving them the advantage of going through spring practice. Shaw from California is physical while Watkins is extremely athletic he was a QB/DB for Cape Coral last season.

If quickness has anything to do with it then Cody Riggs might have the edge. The last two corners started as true freshmen at Florida, Haden and Jenkins. They were the quickest corners in their class and also the most gifted with natural football ability. Don't know Riggs well enough to say he has that gift, would think Watkins does he played QB like Haden did, but Riggs certainly is the quickest of the group.

Riggs, a 5-foot-9 senior from St. Thomas Aquinas , won the 300-meter hurdles at the 4A state meet in 36.44 seconds, the fastest time in the nation this year. It was his third consecutive state title in the event. He is eligible for the National Player of r .the Year for Track and Field. He was named Gatorade Florida Field and Track Athlete of the Yea