BATON ROUGE, La. - Just under six minutes into Saturday night's showdown between No. 1 Florida and No. 4 LSU, Gator Nation held its collective breath.
BATON ROUTE, La.- No. 1 Florida's offense didn't look its usual explosive self under the lights of Tiger Stadium, but no amount of crowd noise or nerves could keep the Gators' defense from showing up in the 13-3 win.
Can't make it to Gainesville? Follow the No. 1 Gators as they take on the Tigers.
It's 15 minutes from kickoff, deep in the bowels of Tiger Stadium.
It doesn't matter if it's John Brantley or Tim Tebow who gets the start at quarterback, No. 1 Florida (4-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) will face its toughest test of the season Saturday night as it heads to Death Valley to take on No. 4 LSU.
Fullback isn't where senior Charles Scott was supposed to be lining up four games into LSU's season.
When UF travels to Virginia for its season opener this weekend, the Gators will have two experienced seniors leading the way.
During Florida's recent blocking drought, senior libero Elyse Cusack wrote a quote on the whiteboard before practice that the team will play by for the rest of the season.
Despite having to face three ranked opponents in the previous two days, UF freshmen Allie Will and Lauren Embree looked as strong as ever in first-round wins at the ITA All American Championships.
Friday night's match gave the UF soccer team a chance to measure itself.
The UF runners are hoping to secure spots later in the season with a strong performance at the FSU Invitational on Saturday morning.
When Florida's starting quarterback takes the field at Tiger Stadium on Saturday night, he will have gone through a week of prank calls from LSU fans.
Florida quarterback Tim Tebow returned to practice in a limited role Tuesday after being cleared for non-contact drills.
Apparently, this is the year of the upset in college football.
Narrated by MIKE DiFERDINANDO
The showdown of the titans is finally approaching.
While Johnny Hamui's attempt to get a second Gator into the men's main draw of the ITA All American Championships came to an unsuccessful end on Tuesday, freshman Lauren Embree was dominant in her first and second round of qualifying and still has a shot at joining Marrit Boonstra in the women's draw.
While other Southeastern Conference teams have been flying first-class, the Gators have been the class of the league - and saving money in the process.
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