Fisher: No. 14 Florida Stare, No. 10 Florida very similar

This year’s Sugar Bowl will be on January 1, 2016 (7:30 p.m, ESPN).

The Seminoles continued their preparation for the Gators and their hostile environment inside “The Swamp” as crowd noise was piped in for a majority of Tuesday’s practice at the Albert J. Dunlap Practice Facility. A win Saturday means three straight over the hated Gators and an nearly certain invitation to a Big Six bowl event. But Florida is coming off a sloppy effort in a 20-14 overtime win against Florida Atlantic.

“There’s a lot of important things that go into that decision, and now they can see that we’re committed to doing a lot of things to help them be successful”.

Saturday marks only the third time in the last eight seasons both teams are ranked when they face each other, with the Seminoles – 52-13 winners against FCS opponent Chattanooga last week – moving up one spot to No. 13 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings.

Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher, for one, is impressed by the dramatic turnaround in Gainesville.

The only two SEC teams to be found in the top fifteen are Alabama and the Florida Gators.

“It’s as good as any”, said Fisher on the Florida State-Florida rivalry. This likely will get worse before it gets better because the line incurred even more injuries against FAU. Obviously, star sophomore running back Dalvin Cook is the lead man for the bunch.

In the state of Florida, there are plenty of fish in the sea. That would be a logical explanation if the Gators hadn’t also looked mediocre in their last few games beforehand.

Florida is 1-12-1 ATS in its last 14 games at home in November.

Cocoa cornerback Chauncey Gardner, a Rivals100 member, and consensus four-star wide receiver Freddie Swain of Citra North Marion both signed their written offer of admissions Tuesday for early enrollment.

“Florida is 10-1, almost matching the entire victory total of the previous two seasons (11)”.

“They were very sharp”.

“They’re a medium-blitz team. All the emotions will fall into place at the end; it’s all about having that mindset going into it and knowing it is going to be a dog fight”.

Job market: Three ACC head coaching positions are open after Syracuse fired Scott Shafer on Monday. “It was all about loyalty with him”. Maguire then replaced an ineffective Everett Golson and rallied the Seminoles past NC State before finally being named the starter before Saturday, when he threw for 152 yards and two scores.

“We’re a 10-win football team that’s still got a long ways to go in a lot of areas”. I just try and compete at the highest level that I can. Their defense should keep them in it, but they will need to score some. They rank top in the nation and they are going to come and play us tough and we know that.

As of right now, I do believe that Mississippi State will win the Egg Bowl and Florida will lose out. But here’s the key: “Part of the key is figuring out how you get wins even through deficiencies”.

“If you can’t get up for these games you really shouldn’t be playing football”, senior tight end Jake McGee said.

As the clock runs out and the shoving match for the final four spots begins, the game becomes about more than just which team fans think is most deserving. “When you silence the crowd, there isn’t anything they can do about it”. It is a rivalry game, and those tend to stoke the passion in everybody involved.

Walker answered, initially, in a rather predictable, politically correct fashion, one typical of most players and coaches: “Every game we approach with great intensity”.