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As Florida's defense jogged onto the field clutching to a 23-13 lead with 6:01 remaining in the fourth quarter against rival Tennessee, All-American linebacker Brandon Spikes watched from the sideline.
It was no Swamp smackdown, but No. 1 Florida did enough to win its school-record 13th straight game Saturday night 23-13.
Florida's secondary said all week it was looking forward to playing against mistake-prone Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton.
Running back Emmanuel Moody is still working to regain his coaches' full trust after fumbling last week.
Just less than eight minutes remaining, down 20-14 at Tennessee facing fourth-and-1 on Tennessee's 28-yard line, and Florida coach Urban Meyer calls a timeout to discuss what to do.
Lane Kiffin and Tim Tebow have something in common.
Florida's 3-3-5 defense couldn't be more aptly named.
A year ago, Emmanuel Moody's career at Florida was headed in the right direction.
After Saturday's 56-6 romping of Troy, it took Florida no time at all to publicly turn its attention to Tennessee.
Through one quarter of play Saturday, Florida looked like far from the team picked by many to win a second national title.
Florida coach Urban Meyer has said repeatedly that he has three starters at the safety position, though that was not the case against Charleston Southern.
Don't expect Troy to be overwhelmed by the prospect of facing the defending national champions.
The five stars mean nothing now.
Last year's Mississippi State-Auburn match-up garnered plenty of national headlines but not for good reasons.
UF coach Urban Meyer said he is taking precautions to prevent the spread of the swine flu among his team.
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