[Griffins78]

His first play from scrimmage against UCD.  From that point forward we knew he was a threat every time he touched the ball, and he proved us right so many times.

winflop you picked the one I was going to say that I'll never forget. So here's another one that tells you who Christian is and how hard he's worked to earn what he has:

Graham Shuler: Christian has that special drive, that x-factor, the "it factor"—every intangible that you can measure. My favorite story about Christian, that embodies who he is: We do this thing here called the Gator Run. It's one of our most intense off-season training things. It's when you load up one of those utility vehicles, like a Gator, with 600 pounds in the back and three coaches are riding in it. We push it all around campus, and it's a sprint.

It's really, really tough. You rotate guys pushing it. A lineman will push anywhere from three to 10 times. A tight end will push it maybe 15 times. A running back pushes it somewhere between 10 to 20 times. It's really rare for anyone to push it over 20 times. When we did it this summer, Christian pushed it 43 times. He took 43 turns. No one told him to do that; it wasn't the expectation. But when guys were getting tired, Christian was always right there, in the front, waiting. I hope you can imagine the chaos of 60 guys chasing a small vehicle around campus. That's Christian in a nutshell.

[Griffins78]

His first play from scrimmage against UCD.  From that point forward we knew he was a threat every time he touched the ball, and he proved us right so many times.

winflop you picked the one I was going to say that I'll never forget. So here's another one that tells you who Christian is and how hard he's worked to earn what he has:

Graham Shuler: Christian has that special drive, that x-factor, the "it factor"—every intangible that you can measure. My favorite story about Christian, that embodies who he is: We do this thing here called the Gator Run. It's one of our most intense off-season training things. It's when you load up one of those utility vehicles, like a Gator, with 600 pounds in the back and three coaches are riding in it. We push it all around campus, and it's a sprint.

It's really, really tough. You rotate guys pushing it. A lineman will push anywhere from three to 10 times. A tight end will push it maybe 15 times. A running back pushes it somewhere between 10 to 20 times. It's really rare for anyone to push it over 20 times. When we did it this summer, Christian pushed it 43 times. He took 43 turns. No one told him to do that; it wasn't the expectation. But when guys were getting tired, Christian was always right there, in the front, waiting. I hope you can imagine the chaos of 60 guys chasing a small vehicle around campus. That's Christian in a nutshell.