For an entire month Jon Sumrall had been warning that the Florida Gators would be exposed somewhere down the road if they didn't change their ways. Somewhere down the road was Columbia, Missouri, where Saturday afternoon the 8th-ranked Gators (4-1, 2-1 SEC) took one of those leave no place on their body without a bruise beatings at the hands of the 25th-ranked Missouri Tigers (4-1, 1-1 SEC). Just a couple of days prior to this 45-17 mauling at Memorial Stadium one revised fo

The betting line says Florida should handle this. The little voice in the back of the Gator fan’s head says the betting line won’t be sitting beside him if things go sideways. That voice has attended a few games, too.

Florida leads the series with South Carolina 31-10-3, and the SEC standings show the Gators at 2-1 behind two 3-0 teams.

Two of South Carolina's three SEC losses came by a combined eight points, and the Gamecocks' own game notes point to turnovers and pass defense as the common problems.

South Carolina leads the SEC at 256.0 rushing yards a game, and Florida allowed 220 on the ground at Missouri while gaining 42.

Florida's Homecoming weekend opens Friday, Oct. 9, with the parade, Gator Growl and a Hall of Fame class, then South Carolina visits the Swamp at 12:45 p.m. ET Saturday.