Football's Hunter, Pridemore ready to work

The Omar Hunter watch came to official end Monday when the All-America defensive tackle from Buford, Ga., began classes in the Summer A semester at the University of Florida.

Hunter is rooming with high school teammate T.J. Pridemore, who also is starting classes this week.

With a lack of consistency at defensive tackle in the spring, UF coach Urban Meyer said the Gators were on the Omar Hunter watch in anticipation of Hunter arriving this month and then competing for a starting role in August.

Hunter, who arrived in Gainesville on Friday, is getting a head start with his early enrollment. Hunter and Pridemore will be participating in the offseason conditioning program this summer.

The rest of the true freshmen (other than the six who enrolled in January) will begin classes in the Summer B semester in July.