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Line: Florida by 15. Series Record: Florida leads 22-4-3. Last meeting: 2008, Florida 56-6. For Florida, a place in history as it tries to go undefeated in the Southeastern Conference regular season for the first time since the Gators did it under Steve Spurrier in the 1996 national championship season.

With four games remaining in the regular season and the potential for two more after that, the Texas Longhorns spent this week reminding themselves that almost half of their quest for a national championship lies ahead.

Longhorn Coach Mack Brown told the press this week that the team will be giving the ball to running back Cody Johnson more often this week in the hope of energizing the running game.

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At 14 years old, he was out of place. At 6 a.m., he was definitely out of place.

At the end of his big day, a group of Texas fans were chanting Jordan Shipley's name when he was pushed out of a group of Longhorns players, flashed a quick "Hook'em Horns" salute and jumped back into the pack.

Cody Johnson, who rushed 10 times for 44 yards and two touchdowns against Central Florida, will become the fourth Texas player to start at tailback this season.

The BCS title-game picture now is missing only a few pixels. Barring an upset loss in the Big 12 championship game, Texas will meet the Florida - Alabama winner in Pasadena, Calif., for the national title Jan.

After spending the summer mentally preparing himself to be an integral part of the Texas Longhorns' success, James Kirkendoll thought his happiness would go hand-in-hand with that of the rest of his team.

The computers, collectively, weren't so impressed with Texas ' 35-3 dismantling of Central Florida .

Jordan Shipley set a Texas record with 273 yards receiving, including an 88-yard touchdown, and the No.

A wrecking ball of a runner, Cody Johnson has been the short-yardage specialist for No.

BOULDER, Colo. - Colorado quarterback Tyler Hansen, basking in a rare Buffaloes victory, offered this succinct eulogy of his vanquished opponent on Saturday: "Texas A&M is no slouch." Hansen's right - the Aggies just looked like it in the fourth quarter, in blowing a 10-point lead and inadvertently adding a bit more intrigue to the 270-mile Texas ...

The toughest tests have been passed, the tallest hurdles cleared for Texas, Alabama and Florida.

Four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award have been announced after the tenth week of college football action, and AT&T* is relying on fans to determine who rules the gridiron.

By BLAKE HURTIK AUSTIN - Curtain calls may be a common occurrence at the ballpark, but they're reserved for special occasions at football games.Jordan Shipley's performance Saturday against Central Florida was one of those.

Jordan Shipley set a Texas record with 273 yards receiving, including an 88-yard touchdown, and the No.

THE FOOTBALL gods are smiling down on Texas. A year ago, the Longhorns were cursed by a few percentage points spit out by computers.

By BLAKE HURTIK AUSTIN - Under most circumstances, a five-star recruit and Mack Brown go together like fine wine and cheese.The Texas coach didn't earn - for better or worse - the nickname Coach February for nothing.But there are times when Brown will flat-out tell a recruit, no matter how talented, that he may not be a good fit at ...

Texas QB Colt McCoy, teammates talk about the Longhorns' progress this season, playing UCF and more ... posted by Iliana Limon on Nov 4, 2009 7:00:00 AM The University of Texas posted the following excerpts of player interviews conducted Monday and Tuesday.