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Alabama's Freddie Milons cruises past the helpless Florida sideline during a 77-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Several Florida players had some fun when they were introduced during the Senior Day ceremony on the field.

GAINESVILLE _ It's the final home game for 18 seniors when Florida hosts rival Florida State at 2:30 p.m. today.

If there was any doubt as to Tebow's star power with fans of all types, scenes like this show that's not the case.

Not on Saturday, when Tebow and the Gators host Florida State . Tebow's final home game probably will be an emotional spectacle, beginning with his final walk into the stadium, continuing with pregame ceremonies honoring a senior class that has more wins than any other in SEC history and concluding with what Tebow hopes will be one final victory ...

Florida junior linebacker A.J. Jones, the team's sixth-leading tackler and a big play man this fall for the Gators, will miss Saturday's game against Florida State with a knee injury.

It's the final home game, and the Nation has been stockpiling Kleenex. Florida football bids farewell to a senior class that's on a 21-game winning streak and bent on a perfect season, a class that has produced 46 victories, two national championships ... and one son.

A game against overmatched FIU allowed UF's elder players an opportunity to reflect on their college careers with a rivalry game against FSU and the SEC title game coming up.

This is Sentinel correspondent Bobby Callovi bringing you updates from the FIU-UF game.

He didn't tell friends or classmates. He didn't even tell his parents, two Army sergeants who were traveling to South Carolina for the game.

Tim Tebow said if the Gators win their next three games -- vs. Florida International on Saturday, Florida State the following week and Alabama in the Southeastern Conference title game -- he couldn't care less if he is invited to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony.

It was, once again, not the prettiest of wins, but it was a decisive one. Vandy played hard and picked up a few yards, but never got a shot at more than 3 points.

One team is trying to prove it will be threat in the Southeastern Conference. The other hopes to avoid another late-season swoon.

Published: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 7:28 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 7:28 a.m. After crafting a performance last Saturday in Jacksonville that was reminiscent of last season, the Florida Gators reverted to their 2009 form Saturday night in The Swamp.

The Florida Gators might have one more cupcake left on their schedule. Themselves. Anybody else think the Gators are feeling kinda mushy and gooey these days, with a half-baked plan to win another national title? The Gators will not beat Alabama in the SEC Championship game if it doesn't get its offense in sync.

Florida wide receiver David Nelson celebrates his fourth quarter touchdown during the Gators 27-3 victory over Vanderbilt at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville on Saturday, November 7, 2009.

The much-anticipated rematch is set: Alabama against Florida for the Southeastern Conference championship and possibly a berth in the national title game on the line.

Tim Tebow threw for 208 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score, as top-ranked Florida took a 27-3 win over Vanderbilt.

Several days after top-ranked Florida secured a spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game, receiver David Nelson insisted some of his teammates didn't even know they had clinched the Eastern Division.

Gators linebacker Brandon Spikes said Wednesday he will sit out Saturday's game against Vanderbilt because he doesn't want to be a distraction after last week's potential eye-gouging incident.