Florida wins SEC East with this incredible goal-line stand at LSU

A win against the Tigers and then cross-state rival Vandy next week would earn Tennessee a spot in the SEC Championship and a rematch against much-hated rival Alabama.

A team will lead by double digits at some point in the game.

The wait appeared to be worth it for No. 23 Florida (8-2, 6-2 SEC) as the Gators clinched the SEC East with a 13-10 victory on the road against No. 16 LSU (6-4, 4-3 SEC). The Gators moved into the driver’s seat after Tennessee’s loss to SC, but a defeat on Saturday would put the Volunteers in control once again. The Gators rank 95th in total offense and 82nd in scoring offense. Etling doesn’t need to throw for 300 yards or carry the team on his back.

Tensions are high, availabilities are in question, and the SEC East is on the line for the Gators.

Antonio Callaway will lead Florida in receiving yards.

Florida cornerback Jalen Tabor mocked Florida’s critics by making light of the matter. After much handwringing, the game was moved to LSU, which refused to give up its previously scheduled November 19 home date, but agreed to buy out its originally schedule opponent, South Alabama. The yards per point statistic used by the best sports handicappers says the superior defense is LSU forcing 1.0 more. LSU will look to attack them with Leonard Fournette running the ball repeatedly. Since stepping in, Etling has reeled in 1,378 yards with seven touchdowns and four interceptions. Together, the duo has amassed nearly 1,700 yards over the ground and have 17 end zone appearances for their efforts. But it turned out all quarterback Austin Appleby needed was a single pass. Only 58. So although the Tigers have certainly faced tougher passing offenses, there isn’t a huge gulf in level of competition. You just can’t do that. A pair of rookie linebackers are going to be tasked with slowing down the Bayou Bengals’ explosive running backs.

The Tigers rank 16th in the nation against the run (114.1).

Understand, that while part of it was the loss, it was also “how” LSU lost. Still, we have to bring you these games, and they do have major implications.

The Tigers are 4-1 since Les Miles was sacked on September 25.

NOTES: The hard feelings before the game about the original postponement from October 8 seemed to bubble over onto the field even in pre-game warm-ups.

This time, even if it wasn’t intentional, the Gators stopped the Tigers.

The time has come for the Gators to put all the doubters aside in 2016.

With just two games left in the regular season, I wanted to give Tiger fans an update on the hiring of our new head football coach.

Orgeron is 4-1 as interim head coach, guiding LSU to victories over Missouri, Southern Miss, Ole Miss, and Arkansas, while suffering a loss to top-ranked Alabama. Kickoff is set for noon Saturday on the SEC Network in Tiger Stadium. Eventually, the SEC laid down the law and forced both teams to play this Saturday.

As the teams were separated, one UF player looked around to his teammates and told them to save their energy for the game. A defensive battle will result in the LSU Tigers besting the Gators 27-13.

Fans/players maybe took shots at LSU’s recently deceased live mascot, too.