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Alabama running back Mark Ingram outruns Florida's Omar Hunter during the fourth quarter of NCAA college football SEC championship game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta earlier this month.

Though Florida didn't dominate Thursday's College Football Awards, the Gators still had plenty of accolades to go around.

Mark Ingram and Greg McElroy sliced up the fearsome Florida defense and Tim Tebow finally met his match, no matter how hard he tried to fire up his teammates.

ATLANTA - The three keys that will likely determine whether Florida or Alabama wins today's 4 p.m. SEC championship at the Georgia Dome and advances to the national title contest: If Florida can slow the Tide on the ground and make them predictable, the game's over.

If there is one area in which Florida clearly has the edge over Alabama in today's Southeastern Conference championship game, it's in experience.

For most of the 2009 season, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has been considered a Heisman Trophy candidate.

Alabama's Rolando McClain and Florida's Brandon Spikes have more in common than they know.

Who needs Heisman Trophy campaigns? Florida's Tim Tebow and Alabama's Mark Ingram have a potentially much more effective outlet to demonstrate their Heisman worthiness than highlight-packed DVDs, life-sized posters or glossy bios.

On one defensive end you have talented Jermaine Cunningham, who will officially be double teamed the entire game with the absence of Carlos Dunlap.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong doesn't try to dodge the issue.

Florida players won't be surprised if fourth-quarter magic spurs them to a second consecutive SEC title over Alabama because of mental and physical preparation for late in games.

Time: Today at 3:30 p.m.. n Site: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville n Online: Live game blog on NoleSports.com. n TV: CBS.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 2:37 p.m. Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong has been through this before.

Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 1:42 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 1:42 p.m. Florida received a huge addition to its 2010 recruiting class Tuesday.

Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:37 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:37 p.m. Before the season, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier had realistic expectations for his team.

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier was having a conversation this week with his starting quarterback, Stephen Garcia, when the subject of last year's game against Florida came up.

Defensive coordinator Charlie Strong said his focus is the Florida defense, not head-coaching opportunities.

Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 12:56 p.m. The No.

LET'S GET INJURIES OUT OF THE WAY: RB Jeff Demps started for the offense. LB Brandon Spikes also started the game after playing one quarter the previous two weeks.

Georgia coach Mark Richt and Florida coach Urban Meyer have been asked a lot about the impact of this week's game on recruiting.