UF coach Dan Mullen had “Rocky Top” ringing in his ears by week’s end in Gainesville.
On Saturday night in Knoxville, Mullen and his Gators enjoyed sweet silence.
The turnover-plagued Vols, now losers of 10 straight SEC games, had a rocky start on Rocky Top and never recovered during a resounding 47-21 win by rival Florida (3-1, 1-1 SEC).
Some of the announced crowd of 100,027 at Neyland Stadium headed for the exits at the start of the third quarter of Tennessee’s most-lopsided loss in the series since a 59-20 drubbing in 2007.