No. 21 Florida tries to stay unbeaten in SEC play vs LSU
Oct 5, 2017 - 3:33 PM LSU (3-2, 0-1 SEC) at No. 21 Florida (3-1, 3-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS) Line: Florida by 3. Series record: Florida leads 32-28-3. WHAT'S AT STAKE Florida's spot atop the league's Eastern Division. LSU is looking to bounce back from a stunning home loss to Troy and avoid the program's second 0-2 start in league play in the last four years. KEY MATCHUP Derrius Guice and Darrel Williams vs Florida's run defense. Guice is expected to return after missing last week's loss to Troy and would give the Tigers a powerful 1-2 punch against the Gators, who are allowing 141 yards a game and 4.2 yards a carry on the ground. PLAYERS TO WATCH LSU: LB Arden Key, considered a first-round NFL talent, has been mostly a disappointment in 2017. The junior has nine tackles and half a sack in three games. Key took a leave of absence in the spring and underwent shoulder surgery in May. He missed all of summer workouts, most of preseason camp, the first two games and has yet to get back into game shape. Florida: QB Feleipe Franks, who was once committed to LSU, regains his starting job following a season-ending injury to Luke Del Rio. Franks started the first three games, but was benched in two of those. FACTS & FIGURES Game originally schedule for Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but was moved to Gainesville, Florida, last year because of Hurricane Matthew. ... LSU has won six of seven games against SEC East opponents. ... LSU has won nine consecutive October games. Six of those came against SEC opponents. ... The Tigers have played 20 true freshmen, tops in the country. ... Florida will be without nine players suspended indefinitely for alleged credit card fraud. List includes standout WR Antonio Callaway and RB Jordan Scarlett. ... Also, Florida coach Jim McElwain has said leading receiver Tyrie Cleveland (right ankle sprain) will not play ... The Gators can break an NCAA scoring record. They have scored in 365 consecutive games, tying the NCAA mark held by Michigan (1984-2014). ___ More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25No one has shouted yet.
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