MIAMI - Joe Haden is a starting cornerback for UF - one of the nation's most well-known and respected teams - and he's about to play for the Gators in their second BCS Championship appearance in three seasons.
MIAMI - It appeared to be one of the misfortunes of sports, one of those bad things that happen to good people.
MIAMI - Practice not only ended for the season Tuesday afternoon, it also ended the practice career of UF's seniors.
MIAMI - Chris Brown was sitting at home watching his normal ESPN programming when he saw teammate DeMarco Murray, the man in front of him on the depth chart, and his own mug shot flash across the screen.
As UF defensive backs Major Wright, Joe Haden and Ahmad Black left the Gators' team hotel on Saturday morning, safeties coach Chuck Heater stopped them.
MIAMI - The Gators' scout offense sure must be tired.
MIAMI - UF's win against then-No. 1 Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Championship was an unforgettable experience for most members of the UF football team.
MIAMI - The Gators' scout offense sure must be tired.
FORT LAUDERDALE - Brandon Spikes has stressed all week long that being in South Florida is a "business trip." Luckily for Spikes, he did get a slight reprieve with a great joke on Sunday.
MIAMI - A lot has been made of Oklahoma cornerback Dominique Franks' comments on Sunday that the top three quarterbacks in the country play in the Big 12, referring to his teammate Sam Bradford, Texas' Colt McCoy and Texas Tech's Graham Harrell.
MIAMI - UF's win against then-No. 1 Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Championship was an unforgettable experience for most members of the UF football team.
MIAMI - In two days, it all ends.
MIAMI - It's time to pull back the curtain.
FORT LAUDERDALE - When Gerald McCoy was a young boy, probably even before he was making finger-paints in kindergarten, he was given a pointed lecture by his parents:
FORT LAUDERDALE - Finally, Superman's kryptonite has been found.
FORT LAUDERDALE - The Gators' scout offense sure must be tired.
FORT LAUDERDALE - Alabama may have given UF its toughest contest of the season, but you wouldn't know it from the Crimson Tide's 31-17 loss in the Sugar Bowl to Utah on Saturday night.
NEW YORK - This was one comeback Colt McCoy couldn't complete.
NEW YORK - On Saturday afternoon, Sam Bradford took a nap. He was glad he actually had time for that.
NEW YORK - The BCS National Championship Game just got a whole lot more interesting as Tim Tebow fell short of his quest to become the second two-time Heisman winner.
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