TAMPA, Fla. -- A University of Florida football player is recovering after being shot in the shoulder while at a Tampa-area park.
Florida coach Urban Meyer says Gators defensive lineman Matt Patchan is expected to fully recover.
Patchan was shot Friday night. Details of the shooting are not yet known.
The 6-foot-7, 265-pound Patchan enrolled early at Florida in January after graduating from high school.
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