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Week 13: The Citadel at Florida

Nov 19th, 2008

The Florida Gators are on a roll and could make a case they are playing the best football of any team in the country. This is the final game for the Bulldogs and just making it out of Gainesville without any injuries and a large paycheck in hand is probably their best course of action.

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Week 12 National Notebook

Nov 17th, 2008

Vanderbilt became eligible for its first bowl since 1982 and Baylor knocked off Texas A&M for the second time in five years. Mitch Light looks at these teams and more in his Week 12 National Notebook.

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SEC: Gators blowing out opponents

Nov 17th, 2008

With their 56-6 win over South Carolina, Florida has made another statement to the rest of college football. Although the Gators have a loss and sit below Alabama and Texas Tech in the BCS, the argument can be made that they are playing the best football in the country.

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Game Day, Part II

Nov 15th, 2008

This afternoon, Steve Spurrier suffered the worst loss of his career during his 75th game as a head coach in The Swamp, while Oregon State kept its Rose Bowl hopes alive.

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Week 12: South Carolina at Florida

Nov 12th, 2008

The Gators have their sights set on a second national championship in three seasons but South Carolina won’t be a pushover. The last time the Gamecocks visited Gainesville, the Gators needed a late field goal block to escape with the victory.

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Goal Line Stand: Hiring right coach is tricky

Nov 10th, 2008

These days, the cycle of looking for a new coach doesn’t begin in late November but in October. That extra time is valuable for athletic directors like Washington's Scott Woodward, who know full well that their own jobs often hinge on who they hire.

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SEC: Tide need OT for victory in Saban bowl

Nov 10th, 2008

Nick Saban’s return to Baton Rouge was successful, as Alabama clinched the SEC West and kept its national title hopes alive with a 27-21 win against LSU in overtime.

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Week 11: Florida at Vanderbilt

Nov 5th, 2008

Although the national spotlight will be on Florida, there is plenty on the line for Vanderbilt. The Commodores are one win away from bowl eligibility and are reeling from three consecutive losses.

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Goal Line Stand: Another BC-Mess

Nov 4th, 2008

There is still plenty of football left to be played, but with so many deserving teams hanging around the national championship picture, Michael Bradley claims the BCS is once again is in the process of fouling up the season.

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Week 10 National Notebook

Nov 3rd, 2008

Texas Tech pulled out a thrilling victory over hated rival Texas this week while Florida and Syracuse won big games as well. Mitch Light looks at these teams and more in the Week 10 version of his national notebook.

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SEC: Florida impresses in blowout of Georgia

Nov 3rd, 2008

Not only did Florida achieve revenge for its loss to Georgia last season, it officially put the rest of college football on notice with their 49-10 destruction of a top-10 team.

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Game Day, Part II

Nov 1st, 2008

This afternoon, Tim Tebow and Florida dominated Georgia at the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” in Jacksonville, while Pittsburgh outlasted Notre Dame in quadruple overtime, Georgia Tech wrecked an FSU comeback and Washington State was blanked by Stanford.

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Week 10: Georgia vs. Florida

Oct 30th, 2008

Florida and Georgia meet for the 76th time in Jacksonville this Saturday in what is one of the most important meetings in recent memory. This will be the first time both teams are ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll since 1999 and only the second time since 1984.

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Goal Line Stand: Texas Tech is a different team

Oct 28th, 2008

The Raiders have won at least eight games six years straight (seven if you count ’08) and have hit the nine-win mark three times. Yep, they’ve been getting it done down on the South Plains. But not like this. Tech is 8-0 and dreaming of big things.

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SEC: Florida, Georgia take care of business

Oct 27th, 2008

The stakes in the World’s Largest Outdoor Party have been raised another notch. Florida and Georgia each handled their opposition in Week 9 which sets up a huge match-up this Saturday.

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Game Day, Part I

Oct 25th, 2008

So far today, Florida wasted Kentucky on Homecoming at The Swamp before next week’s Cocktail Party against Georgia, while Texas Tech remains undefeated following a blowout at Kansas.

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Under The Radar: Week 9

Oct 24th, 2008

The Big 12, Big Ten and SEC all have marquee match-ups this weekend. But the battle for Pac-10 supremacy will also take place in Tuscan, Arizona. Mike Stoops and Co. are set to take on the USC Trojans late Saturday night.

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Week 9: Kentucky at Florida

Oct 23rd, 2008

With next week’s game against Georgia looming large in the SEC East race, Florida has to avoid a letdown against Kentucky.

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News From Around the Web

UF No Longer Soft On Defense

Nov 19th, 2008 (feeds.feedburner.com) 4 stars

GAINESVILLE - Many called the Gators' youthful defense soft last season after it failed to get key stops in the running ...

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Harvin's Running Prowess A Plus

Nov 18th, 2008 (feeds.feedburner.com) 4 stars

Harvin is thought of more as a receiver than a running back...

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Meyer Gives Utah Credit

Nov 17th, 2008 (feeds.feedburner.com) 4 stars

Florida coach Urban Meyer makes no secret of has affinity for the University of Utah, the school he coached to a 12-0 re...

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Fast Starts Key During UF Win Streak

Nov 16th, 2008 (feeds.feedburner.com) 4 stars

The Florida Gators are making it look easy. After Saturday's 56-6 smashing of South Carolina, the Gators are riding a si...

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Werner's Shooting Leads UF To Victory

Nov 16th, 2008 (feeds.feedburner.com) 4 stars

Throughout his tenure at Florida, forward Dan Werner has been known as a hustle player....

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Think The Gators Are Exceptional? You're Not Alone

Nov 15th, 2008 (feeds.feedburner.com) 4 stars

The carnage had ended just a few minutes before South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier stepped to a microphone outside the ...

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Gators Swamp Spurrier, Gamecocks

Nov 15th, 2008 (feeds.feedburner.com) 4 stars

There was no upset. No magic visor. Steve Spurrier may be the man who turned Florida Field into "The Swamp," but no long...

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Harvin Putting On A Show

Nov 15th, 2008 (feeds.feedburner.com) 4 stars

Welcome to the Percy Harvin Show. While most have been in awe with freshman speedsters Jeff Demps and Chris Rainey and t...

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Gators Ready To Face Gamecocks' Tough D

Nov 14th, 2008 (feeds.feedburner.com) 4 stars

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier figures he has been there, done that, so today's second return to Florida Field, whe...

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Hard Knocks Life For S.C.'s Garcia

Nov 14th, 2008 (feeds.feedburner.com) 4 stars

Stephen Garcia had a tumultuous arrival at South Carolina. He twice missed entire spring practices while serving suspens...

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More Inside Athlon Sports ...

Game Day, Part III

In prime time, Alabama improved to 11-0 and ended a two-game losing streak against Mississippi State thanks to big plays on special teams.

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Game Day, Part II

This afternoon, Steve Spurrier suffered the worst loss of his career during his 75th game as a head coach in The Swamp, while Oregon State kept its Rose Bowl hopes alive.

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Game Day, Part I

So far today, Texas outplayed Kansas and the windy conditions to stay alive in the BCS national title picture, while Michigan has lost eight games for the first time in its 129-year history.

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