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This fake play helped the Florida Gators hold off the Vanderbilt Commodores

A fake punt made the difference in a close contest that many expected to be a blowout.

UF punter Tommy Townsend took the field on fourth-and-three in the third quarter. And instead of sending the ball sailing across the field, he rushed forward for an 18-yard pickup.

The play changed the momentum of the game and led to a fourth-quarter surge that allowed No. 14 Florida to hold off Vanderbilt 37-27 in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday.

“Great team win, I think this team’s learning a lot of different ways to win games,” coach Dan Mullen said after the game.