Oh, well never mind, then …

The University of Florida is trying its best.

After the Orlando Sentinel published a list of 24 Gator football players who have been arrested since 2005, the school provided the following facts in an attempt to put the situation in a better light:

* Only three arrests from the last three recruiting classes (including 2009)

* At least 14 of the charges were dropped in the 24 cases

* 14 of the 24 player arrests have been from players (coach Urban Meyer) did not recruit or were in his first recruiting class

* The 24 arrests represents 19 different players

* Arrests by recruiting class

Six did not recruit

Eight in first class

Seven in second class

Two in third class

One in fourth class

None in fifth class

College Football Talk puts the matter succinctly: “It's never good when you've got your media relations department breaking down your recruiting classes by arrest …”