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Published: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 2:41 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 2:41 p.m. It's been said ad nauseum that the Sugar Bowl is not what the Gators wanted.

Tim Tebow gave Florida the jolt it needed, and the Gators toughed out a second BCS title in three years.

Running backs coach Kenny Carter said after Tuesday's practice that he has not spoken to redshirt sophomore RB Chris Rainey about the NFL.

It has been nearly two weeks since Florida lost to Alabama in the SEC championship game, but Tim Tebow 's tears are still the subject of ridicule.

Florida senior receiver David Nelson was close to receivers coach Billy Gonzales but even he was stunned when Gonzales left the program to take a job at LSU late last week.

Even during a slow week, the Florida Gators have plenty going on. Coach Urban Meyer is recruiting across the country and searching for a new defensive coordinator.

Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 12:56 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 12:56 p.m. Believe it or not, Florida's football season is not yet over.

Meyer hired Central Michigan assistant Zach Azzanni to be the team's receivers coach Friday.

If you're a Gators fan who likes to know a players name, you might want to start studying the Gators' second string now.A Most of the players that we have come to know over the last three years probably won't be on the team in 2010.A While losing underclassmen is nothing new for a team with an extended run of success, the number of Gators who might ...

Superman gets no sympathy. It's just another of the impossible weights that Tebow has carried through four years as the face of college football and the greatest Gator of them all.

David Nelson of Wichita Falls, a 2005 Rider graduate, saved his best at the University of Florida for the biggest game again this season.

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.

That's the only word I can use to describe the ending to the Florida Gators season.

The Miami Hurricanes , Central Florida and Florida State are state big schools off this weekend and awaiting bowl news.

So much for that. 6:56 -- Ingram rush up the middle, one yard for a first down. 1st and goal on the 1. Florida is thinking one thing -- gulp! 6:57 -- Ingram barrels in for a 1-yard score.

Published: Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 10:12 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 10:12 p.m. Aaron Hernandez officially had his junior day moment.

Published: Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 9:36 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 9:36 p.m. When senior receiver David Nelson first heard about the new uniforms he'd be wearing for his final game in The Swamp, it made him uneasy.

Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators have completed the second undefeated regular season in the Gators history.

Alabama's Freddie Milons cruises past the helpless Florida sideline during a 77-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Several Florida players had some fun when they were introduced during the Senior Day ceremony on the field.