Janoris Jenkins

Gators without Jenkins, Hurt, Marsh and Sanders for Outback Bowl against Penn State. Florida will be without cornerback Janoris Jenkins and three other starters against Penn State in the Outback Bowl.

No. 9 Florida turning interceptions into points, helping bail out slumping offense. Florida's defensive philosophy is simple: When the ball is in the air or on the ground, the Gators better get it.

No. 10 Florida beats Tennessee 31-17 for 6th consecutive win in series, 3rd straight on road. There was a different quarterback taking snaps for Florida and a new coach on Tennessee's sideline. The result was still the same.

Coach Urban Meyer says No. 4 Florida has 'long way to go' after sloppy win over Miami (Ohio). Florida coach Urban Meyer expected some growing pains.

No. 4 Florida overcomes errors, lackluster offense, beats Miami (Ohio) 34-12 in opener. Just minutes after Florida's season opener ended, even before players and coaches walked off the field, the scoreboards went blank.

Gators coach Urban Meyer worried about injuries, inexperience as season opener approaches. Maybe it's youth. Maybe it's injuries. Maybe's it's paranoia or possibly a dose of reality.

Florida, Alabama on course for a SEC title game that could overshadow BCS championship. Florida romps and Alabama rolls and already fans in Southeastern Conference country are wondering if it's even necessary to hold a national championship game at the Rose Bowl in January. Won't the SEC title tilt in Atlanta be enough to settle that issue?

Tebow accounts for 5 TDs as top-ranked Gators roll in rain over Troy, 56-6. No. 1 Florida finished its "preseason" undefeated and unchallenged.

Top-ranked Gators open much-anticipated season with 62-3 victory over Charleston Southern. Tim Tebow's most memorable moment Saturday came long before the 90,000-plus arrived at The Swamp.

Florida landslide: Tebow and Gators are record-setting No. 1 in AP preseason Top 25. As Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators prepare to make a run at their third national title in the last four seasons, the defending champions have already made some history. Florida is No. 1 in The Associated Press' preseason Top 25 released Saturday, followed by Texas, Oklahoma, Southern California and Alabama. But the Gators are in a class by themselves, the most overwhelming preseason No. 1 in the history of the media poll.

Florida landslide: Tim Tebow, Gators are record-setting No. 1 in AP preseason Top 25 poll. As Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators prepare to make a run at their third national title in the last four seasons, the defending champions have already made some history.

Florida landslide: Tebow and Gators are record-setting No. 1 in AP preseason Top 25. As Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators prepare to make a run at their third national title in the last four seasons, the defending champions have already made some history.

Florida landslide: Tebow and Gators are record-setting No. 1 in AP preseason Top 25. As Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators prepare to make a run at their third national title in the last four seasons, the defending champions have already made some history.

Gators football player arrested, shot with Taser after fight; charged with resisting arrest. An attorney for a University of Florida cornerback charged with punching another man in the head during a fight said his client acted in self-defense.

John Brantley, stuck behind Tim Tebow, gets chance to shine in Florida's spring game. John Brantley's two seasons at Florida have been more about signaling in plays from the sideline than calling them in the huddle.