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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-America linebacker Brandon Spikes watched from the sideline.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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