Once again, it’s Friday Forecast o’clock, this time for Florida’s Saturday matchup with SC in Columbia. Florida has no players from SC.
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Last week, the Gamecocks dropped an SEC contest to Tennessee in the final seconds of the game.
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2 Consecutive losses have been suffered by Florida in its annual game against SC. He says he’s staying away so he’s not a distraction for interim coach Shawn Elliott.
-This will be just the fourth time since SC joined the SEC that Steve Spurrier won’t be on the sidelines for either school.
Will the Gators be able to avoid giving SC its longest winning streak in the series? “A majority of the guys he covers, he’s normally around them when the ball is thrown”.
While the offense struggled last week, they still found a way to win. The Gamecocks are allowing 208.3 yards per game on the ground this season, which ranks 111th in the nation.
124 Consecutive games have been played by SC since it was last shut out. This is the start of a three-game home stretch to finish the season.
On the season, the Florida Gators average 229.7 yards in passing and 137.6 yards in rushing. The Gators were 24-4-3 against the Gamecocks from 1911 through 2009.
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According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Gators are 7.5-point favorites versus the host Gamecocks while the total now sits at 46.5 points.
