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Defense, special teams lead to early offensive outburstBy KYLE MAISTRI, Alligator Staff WriterLEXINGTON, Ky. &ndash Florida scored 31 points in the first quarter of Saturday's game, the highest total any Urban Meyer team has scored in the first 15 minutes

Sep. 25, 2009

UF running back Chris Rainey blocks Kentucky punter Ryan Tydlacka's punt during the Gators' 41-7 win against the Wildcats in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday. Rainey recovered it for a touchdown. (Harrison Diamond / Alligator Staff)

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Many of the nation's best recruits attended UF-UT game

By MICHAEL PIPITONE | Sep. 24, 2009

The battle last Saturday between Lane Kiffin and Urban Meyer carried over to a place other than the football field. Top recruits from across the state and nation came to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to see firsthand what a Southeastern Conference rivalry is all about.

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Gators to take on Wildcats, illness

Sep. 24, 2009

Florida fans better hope Joe Haden gets better in a hurry.

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Nutt created Wildcat from single wing

By CALLOVI< | Sep. 23, 2009

Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt gets a lot of credit for introducing the Wildcat formation to the college level when he was the Arkansas coach, but he doesn't feel as though he deserves all the recognition.

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UK looks to break 22-game losing streak to UF

Sep. 23, 2009

Kentucky knows a lot about record losing streaks to conference opponents.

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Stamper keeps D rolling

Sep. 23, 2009

Usually, when a player of Brandon Spikes' caliber is in jeopardy of missing a game, it's cause for concern.

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Sturgis surprised to earn kicking duties against UT

By CALLOVI< | Sep. 22, 2009

It wasn't that Caleb Sturgis didn't think he was good enough to win the starting kicker job from Jonathan Phillips.

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Six more out with flu-like symptoms

Sep. 22, 2009

Six more Florida players were held out of practice Tuesday because of flu-like symptoms, coach Urban Meyer said.

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UF searching for solution at receiver

Sep. 21, 2009

A casual glance at Saturday's stat sheet might lead a casual observer to think there was a typo.

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Meyers credits UT personnel

By CALLOVI< | Sep. 21, 2009

The Volunteers' defensive game plan succeeded in limiting the Gators' usually high-powered offense Saturday.

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Defense gets job done even without Spikes

Sep. 20, 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-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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Gators get win but fail to meet expectations

Sep. 20, 2009

Beating Tennessee never felt so disappointing.

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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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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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