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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Steve Greenberg

Big Game Hunting: Spurred on by an old friend, Florida looks to hand Georgia a rare ‘L’

Georgia running back Daijun Edwards breaks into the open against Florida in 2022. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Steve Spurrier is 78 years old. Florida fans probably can just go ahead and give up on their dreams of the “Head Ball Coach” someday pulling his blue-and-orange visor out of the closet, returning to Gainesville and making fall Saturdays magic again.

But guess who was on campus this week to chat up the Gators in advance of Florida (+14½) vs. No. 1 Georgia (2:30 p.m., CBS 2)? And, boy, did they ever need a pep talk. The mighty Bulldogs — No. 1 for the 19th straight poll and on a 34-game regular-season winning streak — have won two in a row, and five of the last six, in this monster rivalry series played on neutral ground at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.

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