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Three and Out: Tennessee

Sep. 20, 2009

1. The Gators' defensive tackles were being driven off the ball. Lawrence Marsh, Jaye Howard, Omar Hunter and Terron Sanders shared the snaps in the middle of the defense, and none of them seemed able to establish the line of scrimmage. They have great linebackers, and the defensive tackles just need to hold their ground so the linebackers can make plays on runs, and they could not do that Saturday.

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Gators get win but fail to meet expectations

Sep. 20, 2009

Beating Tennessee never felt so disappointing.

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Live Chat: UF vs. Tennessee

Sep. 19, 2009

Can't make it to Gainesville? Follow the No. 1 Gators as they take on the Volunteers with the alligatorSports crew. The chat will begin at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

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Achilles heel forces Spikes to sit out second half

Sep. 19, 2009

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.

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Vols give example how to slow Gators' offense

Sep. 19, 2009

Tennessee walked away from The Swamp with a loss, but it may have laid the foundation for how to slow down Florida's potent offense.

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Florida tops Tennessee in SEC opener

Sep. 19, 2009

It was no Swamp smackdown, but No. 1 Florida did enough to win its school-record 13th straight game Saturday night 23-13.

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UF takes advantage of Crompton's mistakes

Sep. 19, 2009

Florida's secondary said all week it was looking forward to playing against mistake-prone Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton.

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Live Chat: UF vs. Tennessee

Sep. 18, 2009

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Live Chat: UF vs. Tennessee

Sep. 17, 2009

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Moody must prove he can protect the ball to earn more time

Sep. 17, 2009

Running back Emmanuel Moody is still working to regain his coaches' full trust after fumbling last week.

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Tebow hype started against the Vols with a fourth-and-1 conversion

By CALLOVI< | Sep. 17, 2009

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.

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Rocky Top Dog: Kiffin to make Swamp debut

Sep. 16, 2009

Lane Kiffin and Tim Tebow have something in common.

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Moody still in the mix after fumble against Troy

Sep. 14, 2009

A year ago, Emmanuel Moody's career at Florida was headed in the right direction.

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Gators use Joker package to maximize team speed

Sep. 14, 2009

Florida's 3-3-5 defense couldn't be more aptly named.

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Gators trounce Trojans; date with Vols looming

Sep. 13, 2009

After Saturday's 56-6 romping of Troy, it took Florida no time at all to publicly turn its attention to Tennessee.

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Florida overcomes slow start to rout Troy 56-6

Sep. 11, 2009

Through one quarter of play Saturday, Florida looked like far from the team picked by many to win a second national title.

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Live Chat: UF vs Troy

Sep. 11, 2009

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"Joker" package allows UF to play all three safeties

Sep. 11, 2009

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.

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Gators to host Trojans in SEC warmup

Sep. 10, 2009

It's time to spice things up a bit.

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Jockeying for position: Meyer's willingness to play the best causes fierce competition

Sep. 10, 2009

The five stars mean nothing now.