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Coach Will Muschamp reacts to a referee during Florida's game against Tennessee on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. The No. 14 Gators try to avoid an upset loss to unranked Kentucky at home this weekend.

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Florida looks to avoid letdown after key wins

By GREG LUCA | Sep. 20, 2012

For Florida, the sting of last season’s embarrassment against Furman is still fresh.

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Picks Column: Kentucky

Sep. 20, 2012

After two weeks on the road, we here at alligatorSports will finally spend a weekend in Gainesville. But instead of catching up with school work and cleaning up the hell holes our rooms have become during our absence, we plan on getting wasted on whatever’s cheapest and introducing ourselves by our column names to numerous unimpressed females at Midtown.

Sophomore quarterback Jeff Driskel (6) looks for an open receiver during UF's victory against Tennessee at Neyland Stadium on Saturday. For the first time in 20 years, Florida has just one true Southeastern Conference road game remaining.

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Schedule set up favorably for Gators, Driskel going forward

By JOSH JURNOVOY | Sep. 20, 2012

One of the worst parts of the season is already in the past for the Gators.

Senior running back Mike Gillislee (23) runs in a touchdown against Bowling Green at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Sept. 1. Gillislee, a native of DeLand, Fla., worked up the Florida depth chart his first three years to now lead the Southeastern Conference in rushing as the Gators' premier running back.

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Running with Purpose: Patience and perseverance pay off for Gillislee

By ADAM PINCUS | Sep. 20, 2012

With each carry, Mike Gillislee runs farther away from the dangers of DeLand. His cousin Kentrell Gillislee, meanwhile, deals with the perils of their hometown every day.

UF head coach Will Muschamp reacts to a penalty during UF's 37-20 win against Tennessee at Neyland Stadium on Saturday.

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Column: Gators should ditch gimmicks

By GREG LUCA | Sep. 19, 2012

Only one thing is keeping coach Will Muschamp from fully establishing Florida as a team known for toughness and physicality: his foolish, stubborn insistence on trick plays.

Kentucky coach Joker Phillips reacts after his team failed to make a first down against in their season-opening NCAA college football game against Louisville at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky., Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. Louisville won 32-14.

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Kentucky downplaying 25-year losing streak

By JOSH JURNOVOY | Sep. 19, 2012

Joker Phillips is ignoring the elephant in the room.

Defensive coordinator Dan Quinn yells to the defense during UF's 37-20 victory against Tennessee on Sept. 15. at Neyland Stadium. Florida faces Vanderbilt and versatile quarterback Jordan Rodgers this Saturday.

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UF enjoying depth in front seven

By JOE MORGAN | Sep. 19, 2012

Coach Will Muschamp has led the Gators to a 3-0 start for a second consecutive year.

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Lendl following in family's footsteps

By CHARLES KINGSBURY | Sep. 19, 2012

* Editor's Note: A previous version of this story ran online at alligatorSports.org on Monday, Sept. 17.

Junior defensive lineman Dominique Easley (2) hypes the team up before running on to the field at Neyland Stadium on Saturday.

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Easley questionable for Saturday’s game against Kentucky

By JOE MORGAN | Sep. 19, 2012

The Gators will face the top-ranked passing offense in the Southeastern Conference for a second consecutive week on Saturday. However, UF’s pass rush may be without defensive end Dominique Easley.

Junior defender Maggie Rodgers (5) gets past a Texas Tech defender on Sep. 2, 2011. Rodgers has filled in for injured All-American center back Kat Williamson.

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Rodgers filling void in unusual spot

By LANDON WATNICK | Sep. 19, 2012

When redshirt senior Kat Williamson missed her first game on Sept. 9 with a right meniscus tear, junior Maggie Rodgers finally returned from a left ankle sprain she suffered in the summer.

Freshman Berkley Whaley (1) spike the ball over the net during Florida's match against Florida Gulf Coast at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Aug. 25.

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Whaley’s early entry paying major dividends for Florida

By KATIE AGOSTIN | Sep. 19, 2012

When she was 17 years old, freshman Berkley Whaley decided to forego her final semester in high school in favor of workouts in Florida’s weight room.

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Lendl notches first win

By CHARLES KINGSBURY | Sep. 18, 2012

Senior Isabelle Lendl earned the first outright win of her career on Tuesday at the Dale McNamara Invitational, bringing her scorecard for the tournament to a 210 (-6).