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With QB Jeff Driskel healthy in revamped offense, Florida sees quick turnaround on horizon

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    Florida NCAA college football quarterback Jeff Driskel (6) talks with reporters during Media Day at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, as quarterback Mornhinweg Skyler (8) looks on. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin) (The Associated Press)

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    Florida NCAA college head football coach Will Muschamp smiles at the teams media day in Gainesville, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin) (The Associated Press)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida receiver Andre Debose strolled into the team's annual media day, realized he was on the wrong side of a table and simply jumped across.

It was a fitting entrance considering the Gators are counting on a huge leap this season.

Coming off the program's worst showing since 1979 — a 4-8 record that included seven consecutive losses and a humbling setback to Georgia Southern — Florida is banking on a quick turnaround in 2014.

Coach Will Muschamp says "all of the components are there."

The team's health could be the key element.

The Gators dealt with a rash of injuries in 2013, none more troubling than quarterback Jeff Driskel's broken right leg. Driskel missed the final nine games, and Florida was unprepared to play without him.