Florida vs. Ohio State Jan. 2 – 1 p.m. ET– ESPN2
NOTES: The Gators will be going to their 21st straight bowl game … This will be the Gators first trip to the Gator Bowl since defeating N.C. State, 27-10, in the 1992 game … Florida is 19-19 all-time in bowl games … Former Gator coach Urban Meyer recently took the head coaching position at Ohio State … The only previous match-up between these two teams was the 2007 BCS National Championship in Glendale, Ariz., where Florida defeated Ohio State, 41-14 … Gators are 9th in the nation in total defense (299.58 ypg) and 9th in pass defense (167.25 ypg) … PK Caleb Sturgis is third in the nation in field goals (1.91 per game) and is a finalist for the Lou Groza Award, for nation’s top placekicker … RB’s Chris Rainey (2,393 yards) and Jeff Demps (2,440 yards) are both over 2,000 rushing yards in their careers … Ohio State is 24th in the nation in total defense (328.58 ypg), 26th in scoring defense (20.75 ppg) and 15th in pass defense (186.17 ypg) … Five of Ohio State’s six losses were by a touchdown or less.
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