| On Florida: | | | | Like stated earlier, expect to see plenty of RB |
| Florida had two easy victories to begin the year. | | | | Gerald Riggs. Also, don't be surprised if you see |
| Beat an underrated Wyoming team to begin the | | | | both QB's split time in this game. |
| year, 32-14. Then blew out overmatch La Tech | | | | The Vols had a bye last week to prepare for this |
| 41-3. | | | | one, but it may not be an advantage. Fulmer has |
| QB Chrik Leak looks as though he can run Urban | | | | had off weeks to prepare for the Gators before |
| Meyer's offense, but he will be tested in this | | | | and lost 5 of those 6 times in the Spurrier era. |
| game more than the last two put together. But, | | | | The positive about the off week is that it gave |
| on offense the big question will be whether the | | | | Tennessee a chance to get some of their players |
| Gators can establish a running game against the | | | | healthy, namely C Richard Gandy (knee), WR |
| Vols tough front seven. | | | | Robert Meachem (ankle) and LB Jason Mitchell |
| After sitting out the opener due to a suspension, | | | | (knee) |
| running back DeShawn Wynn scored three | | | | Fulmer was not happy with what he saw out of |
| touchdowns and rushed for 101 yards on 16 | | | | his squad in the opener. |
| carries in the last game. | | | | "Offensively, it was the silly interceptions, the silly |
| Gators still have problems along the offensiive line, | | | | dropped balls, the tip-toeing around of running |
| which they'll need to take of in a hurry. | | | | backs, the tip-toeing around by the offensive |
| On defense, Florida's guys have been impressive, | | | | linemen," Fulmer said. "We came out and practiced |
| albeit against inferior offenses. Luckily for their | | | | not tip-toeing. |
| unproven secondary, Tennessee's QB situation is | | | | "It's all of us. It's receivers blocking down field |
| a little bit of a question mark. They can expect to | | | | consistently, the running backs making a cut, the |
| see a whole lot of Gerald Riggs in this big rivalry | | | | fullback finishing a block. On offense, you've got |
| game. | | | | to have everybody on the same page doing the |
| About Tennessee: | | | | right things." |
| Tennessee survived a scare from UAB two | | | | Defensively, expect the Vols to bring plenty of |
| weeks ago, where Rick Clausen captured the | | | | pressure against Leak and the questionable |
| starting QB job from Erik Ainge. Clausen replaced | | | | offensive line of Florida. The front seven want to |
| Ainge and completed 17 of 24 passes for 217 | | | | be in the backfield all day. They faced a similar QB |
| yards with one touchdown and one interception. | | | | in Hackney, but Leak is qite a bit better. |
| Ainge completed just five of 14 passes for 57 | | | | Florida will try to wear out this defense in the |
| yards, with one touchdown and two interceptions. | | | | Florida heat. |
