An innocent rivalry between conference foes heightened in 2016.
The controversy that followed Florida’s decision to postpone its game against the LSU Tigers because of Hurricane Matthew left both teams resentful.
That resentment increased the competitiveness between the teams, however. Their last two meetings have been decided by a combined seven points.
No. 22 Florida will look to take down a second ranked team on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. when it welcome No. 5 LSU to the Swamp.
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The Gators climbed into the rankings for the second time this season after defeating then-No.