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UF QB Feleipe Franks replaces injured Luke Del Rio, leads Gators past Vanderbilt

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The ink on UF quarterback Feleipe Franks’ left arm was still fresh after more than two hours of football and a workman-like Gator win on a rainy day in the Swamp.

The word, “Luke” written below his wristband was Franks’ way of letting Luke Del Rio know he was there for him, just as Del Rio had been there for Franks the past two years.

A week earlier, Del Rio stepped in for Franks to lead a fourth-quarter comeback win at Kentucky and earn back the starting job. But on Saturday, Del Rio’s season ended due to a collarbone injury during the second quarter of the No.