Carlos Dunlap News

Published: Monday, December 7, 2009 at 5:44 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 7, 2009 at 5:44 p.m. It was always something with Florida this season.

As of two days ago, the Florida Gators didn't picture themselves anywhere but resting atop the Bowl Championship Series conversation on Sunday night.

The reality probably set in for Florida around the time last week when Louisville started courting Charlie Strong.

The Florida Gators are going for a second straight SEC Championship and a third in four years.

The promise has been broken. Finally and firmly. Decidedly and devastatingly. After 22 victories and nearly two seasons, Tim Tebow 's famous promise lay smashed and splintered on the Georgia Dome Turf Saturday afternoon.

Bruce Black, father of Florida safety Ahmad Black, told the Gainesville Sun there is a "90 percent'' chance his son will leave after this season for the NFL.

What a week! This may be the toughest column to write this season keeping within our space.

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow became the 20th recipient of the William V. Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth , at The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame's Annual Awards Dinner in New York on Tuesday.

Florida head coach Urban Meyer Goodbye 22 game winning streak. Goodbye National Championship.

Florida had six players make first-team Associated Press All-SEC team, which was announced today.

GAINESVILLE - Amid reports of Louisville wanting to hire Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong as the Cardinals next head coach, University of Florida head coach Urban Meyer said Thursday he will discuss the matter with Strong next week.

Time once again for our Monday morning game show here on our wildly popular Open Mike blog and interactive extravaganza.

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

The breaking news in Gainesville early Tuesday morning was stunning. From a Florida perspective, it also was numbing and embarrassing.

I think the Gators are going to be in a bit of trouble if things are "as they seem" in Gainesville.

BOB SELF/The Times-Union Florida's Aaron Hernandez lays out for an incomplete pass from quarterback Tim Tebow as Alabama's Kareem Jackson defends during the second quarter Saturday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Labeling Ryan Stamper the brains and Brandon Spikes the brawn of the Florida defense isn't really fair to either.

GAINESVILLE -- A day after star defensive end Carlos Dunlap's DUI arrest and subsequent suspension for the SEC Championship Game, Florida coaches said Wednesday's practice was business as usual.

Alabama went through a two-hour practice session in the Hank Crisp Indoor Practice Facility on Tuesday, getting the players accustomed to the indoor surface of Atlanta's Georgia Dome, site of Saturday's Southeastern Conference Championship Game.

It's an unofficial title. Just dreamed it up, actually. Show me another crown, however, real or imagined, that carries more weight.