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Tim Tebow and Colt McCoy are set for at least one showdown off thefield. The quarterbacks for No.

Five Florida football players have been selected as finalists for national awards.

The top-ranked Gators have won a school-record 21 straight games, also the nation's longest current streak.

Tate Forcier threw four interceptions and fumbled in his end zone, and No. 9 Ohio State took advantage on Saturday to beat Michigan 21-10 in Ann Arbor, Mich, for its sixth straight win in the series.

Top-ranked Florida moved another step closer to perfection with a 62-3 rout of Florida International.

Florida senior LB Brandon Spikes is one of five finalists for the Butkus Award, honoring the nation's top collegiate linebacker.

While most of the FBS schools are locked up in conference matchups this week, the No.

Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 6:39 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 6:39 p.m. The top-ranked Florida Gators look to improve to 10-0 on the season when they visit South Carolina on Saturday.

Three freshmen Tennessee football players, including highly touted wide receiver recruit Nu'Keese Richardson and starting safety Janzen Jackson, were charged with attempted armed robbery Thursday morning.

Make no mistake about it, No. 1 Florida's run to the top is nothing like last year's. Florida ran over teams a season ago to win its second national title in three years.

This is Sentinel correspondent Bobby Callovi bringing you updates from the Florida-South Carolina game.

The Gators faced normally pesky Vanderbilt last week in The Swamp, and like most of the season so far, the Gators relied on a conservative offense and a dominating defense to win another game and run their record to 9-0. The final score was 27-3, and it was really not even that close.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - From preseason talk about perfection to star linebacker Brandon Spikes' suspension for dirty play, Florida has faced plenty of potential distractions.

Steve Spurrier swears it makes no difference who's on the other sideline. That seems hard to fully believe since few have as deep a love for Gator blue and orange than South Carolina's head ball coach, also one of Florida's most famous and beloved players and coaches.

Rogers Redding, the SEC's coordinator of football officials, said Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes -- suspended from Saturday's Vanderbilt game after a controversial video showed him poking into the helmet of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey -- won't have to endure extra scrutiny by officials the rest of the year.

They gathered, as they do on Saturdays in the fall, and watched closely, hanging on each play.

Two Saturdays ago it was Brandon Spikes of the Florida Gators living the "thug life" with his eye gouge of a University of Georgia player.A Well last Saturday, the on-field violence spilled over into South Carolina - specifically Clemson's Memorial Stadium.

OFFENSE C The Gators didn't make many big plays and only ran for 148 yards against a team that entered the game giving up 190.8 per game on the ground.

The Gators were finally able to put together a complete game, and as a result won a big one going away from the Dawgs 41-17 in Jacksonville last week.

Gator linebacker still 'too slow' despite career season Submitted by SHNS on Tue, 11/10/2009 - 17:14 GAINESVILLE, Fla.