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Florida set for tuneup against Citadel

Nov 22, 2008 - 11:23 AM Citadel (4-7) at (3) Florida (9-1), 1:30 pm EST

GAINESVILLE, Florida (Ticker) -- After treating its last six Southeastern Conference foes like FCS teams, No. 3 Florida will host The Citadel on Saturday.

In a contest that will likely be over when the Gators take the field at the "Swamp," Florida will probably spend most of the game looking forward to its next two games while the backups take the majority of the snaps.

Since their 31-30 setback to Mississippi on September 27, the Gators (9-1) have hammered their opponents by a combined margin of 299-63.

Ranked fourth in the Bowl Championship Series standings, Florida took out some frustrations on a former coach last week.

Percy Harvin ran for a career-high 167 yards, Tim Tebow threw two touchdown passes and the Gators coasted to a 56-6 thrashing of Steve Spurrier's 23rd-ranked South Carolina squad last Saturday.

"It was the worst this year; I know that," said Spurrier, who suffered the worst loss of his career. "A loss is a loss, whether it's by one point or 50 points. Sometimes getting your butt beat real good is better than a one-pointer or two-pointer."

After playing this overmatched FCS club, the Gators will visit rival Florida State before taking on top-ranked Alabama in the SEC Championship Game on December 6.

If Florida closes out its season with three more impressive wins, a trip to the BCS National Championship Game likely awaits.