Rex Grossman dives into the end zone for one of the Gators' touchdowns.

COCKS GO DOWN IN SOUTH CAROLINA (from Gatorzone.com)

The Gators put "blacked out" South Carolina in their place, at one point scoring 44 unanswered points enroute to a 54-17 win over the Gamecocks Saturday night in Columbia. Rex Grossman threw three touchdown passes and sneaked in for a fourth as the Gators moved to within one victory of claiming the SEC East title.

Jeff Chandler stepped up to the plate for several perfect field goals (ie, they were GOOD) and Brock Berlin saw some TD action in the 4th quarter.

Grossman finished 21 out of 33 for 302 yards. It's the ninth straight game in which Grossman has surpassed the 300 yard passing mark. So dominate was the Gator offense that punter Matt Leach didn't punt one time. Florida outgained South Carolina 482-264 and scored on all nine of its offensive possessions.

The Gator defense, meanwhile, in addition to the two interceptions, sacked the quarterback twice and held South Carolina to seven pass completions and just 57 passing yards.

Gator coach Steve Spurrier was very pleased with his team's performance. "I'm really proud of the team. Like I told (South Carolina) coach Lou Holtz, I think maybe it was the best we've played thus far this year. If we can keep that up we're going to be hard to beat".

With the win, the Gators are now 8-1 overall and 6-1 in the SEC. South Carolina falls to 7-3 overall and 5-3 in league play. Florida can clinch a berth in the SEC Championship game with a win December first against Tennessee. Next Saturday November 17th, the Gators host their instate rivals, Florida State. It's an 8:00 p.m. kickoff from "the Swamp" in Gainesville.

Coach Steve Spurrier
Also of note, University of Florida senior middle linebacker Andra Davis (Live Oak, FL) was named the SEC's Defensive Player of the Week.

POLLS
Gators trail only Nebraska and Miami in the USA Today Poll, and we are 5th in the BCS behind Nebraska, Miami, Oklahoma, and Oregon. We trail the Ducks by only a teeny-tiny percentage - 11.79 to 11.98.