Ten minutes after the clock ran out on Florida's 62-3 win over Charleston Southern, the CSU players gathered at midfield.
They huddled around coach Jay Mills in a perfect semi-circle. Those in the front row took a knee, while the rest stood.
It looked like the typical lineup for a team photo, and if things keep going the way the Gators expect them to this season, the Buccaneers will want to keep a memento.
The game's outcome was never a question. It was little more than a scrimmage before the season heats up, but it was the first peek under the hood, and the performance backed up what had previously been just talk.
Riley Cooper is ready to step into the spotlight. The three-headed monster at running back is in top form. And Will Hill is here to stay.
Cooper made five catches for 105 yards, nearly half his total yardage from last season - including a 68-yarder on the Gators' third offensive play.
He threw tough blocks, ran crisp routes and displayed sure hands, making his decision to put off a career in baseball until after the season look all the more important.
"Riley played like he practiced," coach Urban Meyer said. "He's playing as good as he has ever played."
And he looked like a go-to receiver, perhaps more so in light of drops by Deonte Thompson and Brandon James, which would have resulted in touchdowns.
Those drops reduced quarterback Tim Tebow's stats from ridiculous to very efficient: 10-of-15 for 188 yards and a touchdown.
Tebow wasn't asked to do much, running just twice for one yard with a second-quarter scoring plunge, but he didn't have to.
Jeffery Demps, Chris Rainey and Emmanuel Moody had the ground game covered.
Demps led the way with 89 yards and two TDs on five carries, picking up right where he left off in his breakout freshman season.
"That kid is unbelievable," receiver David Nelson said. "The way it used to be here, when we called a run play, as a receiver you block trying to get the first down. Now, your block could make a touchdown."
Rainey touched the football just once, and he made the most of the opportunity with a zig-zagging 76-yard scamper. As Rainey neared the goal line, he peeked at the new video board above the south end zone stands to see the defender trailing him, choosing just the right moment to dive in for a score.
Moody displayed a different style en route to his 86 yards on nine carries. He plowed through defenders, breaking seven tackles on one third-quarter run.
Little could be inferred from the Gators' performance on defense, and the lineup was more interesting than the game itself.
Expected starters Janoris Jenkins (cornerback), Jermaine Cunningham (defensive end), Lawrence Marsh (defensive tackle) and Ahmad Black (safety) didn't take their usual places on the field.
Marsh was in shorts after spraining an ankle last week, but Cunningham and Jenkins were fully dressed out.
Jenkins' absence likely stems from an arrest over the summer, and Meyer refused to shed any light on Cunningham's situation, simply saying the preseason all-Southeastern Conference selection "wasn't ready to play."
Meanwhile, Black was simply beaten out by Hill in practice for the starting spot. It's not often that a player leads the nation in interceptions, as Black did last year, and then loses his place on the field, so that shows the confidence the coaching staff has in Hill.
With three talented safeties available, Meyer says the top two spots will be up for grabs each week.
"Whoever has the best week of practice plays," Meyer said. "[Safeties coach Chuck Heater] has done a nice job. He has three guys - and when [Dorian Munroe] comes back maybe four - we have three guys who have earned the right to start, so we have three starters. They're pretty interchangeable, and that's what every coach looks for because they can all play two different positions. Will Hill had a better week of practice."
