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Gators overcome rocky start to top Vols

For the second week in a row, the No. 11 Gators made things difficult on themselves by coming out of the gates slow, this time against Tennessee.

A missed tackle on a screen pass and a communication breakdown in the secondary led to two long touchdown passes for the Volunteers in the first half.

Offensively, back-to-back penalties on third down killed a drive and forced them to settle for a long field goal. Receiver Jacob Copeland lost a fumble inside the red zone. They didn’t run the ball quite as efficiently in the first half as they had in their first three games.