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Florida vs. East Carolina: Previewing the Gators' second Pirates battle in nine months

For teams that don't have much history between each other, Florida sure seems to play East Carolina often.

On Saturday, the two teams will face off for the second time in their last three games and the last nine months, after Florida's 28-20 win in last season's Birmingham Bowl. This time around is poised to look absolutely nothing like their first matchup since both teams are rebuilding in their own ways.

Florida's biggest change is, obviously, the near-total turnover of its coaching staff; only offensive coach Mike Summers remains from the staff that prepared the Gators for that bowl.