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Injury Sidelines Another Gator Football Starter

Florida coach Jim McElwain during 2015 SEC championship game against Alabama. When the teams face off again Saturday, the Gators will be without starter Jordan Sherit, who was injured in the Florida State game. (File/ WUFT News)
Florida coach Jim McElwain during 2015 SEC championship game against Alabama. When the teams face off again Saturday, the Gators will be without starter Jordan Sherit, who was injured in the Florida State game. (File/ WUFT News)

No. 15 Florida will be without starting defensive end Jordan Sherit for the Southeastern Conference championship game against top-ranked Alabama.

Coach Jim McElwain made the announcement on a conference call Sunday, adding "we took some significant hits again."

Sherit injured his right knee in a loss at Florida State on Saturday. Nickel cornerback Duke Dawson (ankle) and left guard Martez Ivey (leg) also left the game.

The Gators (8-3) already were playing without quarterback Luke Del Rio, center Cam Dillard, safety Marcus Maye, safety Nick Washington and linebackers Jarrad Davis and Alex Anzalone.

"I know everybody will try to do everything they can to play in this game," McElwain said. "It means so much. We're not going to obviously put anybody out there that can't go. But Sherit will be definitely out" against the Tide (12-0).

The Associated Press is a wire service to which WUFT News subscribes.