Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium – Gainesville, FL [Capacity: 88,548]

Weather Forecast: 87°F, scattered thunderstorms, winds 8-9 mph

Time: 3:30 p.m. (ET) [3:39 p.m. kickoff]

TV: CBS/CBSHD

SiriusXM: 91

Online Video: CBSSports.com

Live Updates: @OnlyGators

(16/17) FLORIDA GATORS TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS Head Coach: Will Muschamp Head Coach: Derek Dooley Record: 2-0 Record: 2-0 Conference: Southeastern Conference: Southeastern Roster | Schedule Roster | Schedule

Odds: Florida -9.5; O/U 50.5

HOMEWORK

Need to catch up on the Gators before week three action? No problem. OGGOA has been here all week compiling a ton of information so you can do your homework on the team before its next exam Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. in The Swamp.

Muschamp’s presser | Weis comments on offense | Quinn comments on defense

HISTORY and STREAKS

» Florida leads the all-time series against Tennessee 21-19 and holds a 10-5 record at home in those games. The Gators have won six-straight contests against the Volunteers and, since the teams began playing annually in 1990, hold a 15-6 head-to-head record.

» UF has begun the season outscoring their first two opponents by a combined total of 80-3. This just the second time Florida has allowed three of fewer points to a pair of opponents to start a season (1933).

» The Gators’ shutout of UAB was the team’s first since 2006 (Western Carolina).

» It took UF seven quarters to achieve their first turnover of the season.

» Head coaches Muschamp (of Florida) and Dooley (of Tennessee) previously worked together on staffs under the stewardship of head coach Nick Saban at LSU (2001-04) and in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins (2005).

» The Gators’ have half as many upperclassmen (17 seniors, 17 juniors) as they do underclassmen (36 sophomores, 35 freshmen) on the roster heading into the season.

» Florida’s offensive line has not allowed a sack this year, making them one of two teams in the SEC and one of five nationally to accomplish that feat through two contests.

» The Gators defense has forced the most turnovers in the SEC (305) since 2000. Florida also has the most interceptions in the nation (68) since 2008.

» Though Florida is 11-for-12 (91.7 percent) in red zone conversions, the Gators have only scored touchdowns on seven of those trips.

» Teams are averaging just 1.9 yards per carry against Florida’s defense this season.

» The Gators’ defense has only allowed three-of-23 (13 percent) third-down conversion attempts to be achieved against them over the first two games.

» The Vols are looking to start their season 3-0 for the first time since 2004. Should they win, it would also be their first three-game road winning streak since 2005-06.

» Though it is early in the season, Florida and Tennessee have each excelled in different areas heading into Saturday’s contest. The Gators top the Vols in rushing average 248.5-127.0 (16th-82nd) and points against 1.5-19.5 (1st-45th), while UT leads UF in passing average 358.0-241.5 (9th-47th) and points scored 43.5-40 (20th-30th). The teams have not played a common opponent this season.

LAST TIME OUT

Florida may have started the 2010 season slow, but they still took it to Tennessee with a 31-17 defeat in Knoxville, TN. The Gators let their running game do the work with Jeff Demps carrying the ball a career-high 26 times for 73 yards and Mike Gillislee scoring two of the team’s four touchdowns that afternoon. Aside from a pair of field goals, the Volunteers only touchdown came on a 49-yard strike midway through the third quarter.

ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY

Aside from ESPN reporter Erin Andrews hosting the 9-10 a.m. version of College GameDay on ESPNU, the Gators will be covered extensively on the latter portion of the show from 10 a.m. until noon on ESPN. In an OGGOA exclusive, we have learned that former Florida head coach Urban Meyer will break down how his former team will have to attack Tennessee’s offensive line. Following that segment, Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso will have a discussion specifically about the Gators’ defense under Muschamp.

INJURIES / ABSENCES

[EXPAND Click to expand and read the remainder of OGGOA’s Gameday Preview!]» Active: Senior running back Jeff Demps (shoulder), sophomore defensive end Sharrif Floyd (suspension), sophomore wide receiver Robert Clark (hamstring), freshman tight end A.C. Leonard (meniscus), redshirt freshman WR Stephen Alli (hamstring), redshirt junior WR Omarius Hines (hamstring)

» Inactive: Redshirt junior cornerback Jeremy Brown (knee), redshirt sophomore TE Jordan Reed (hamstring), redshirt freshman DE Lynden Trail (performance), redshirt sophomore linebacker Dee Finley (suspension)

PLAYERS TO KEEP AN EYE ON

FLORIDA

» Redshirt senior quarterback John Brantley (#12)…who has completed 67.3 percent of his passes (33-of-49) this season for 424 yards and a touchdown but also threw two interceptions in the season opener. Brantley only had a 60.8 completion percentage in 2010 with more picks than scores and remains the starter this year.

» Redshirt senior running back Chris Rainey (#1)…who has 308 combined yards this season with four total touchdowns including a punt block return. Rainey is averaging 7.3 yards per carry and 12.2 yards per reception and became the first player in school history to have a rushing, receiving and return touchdown in the same game.

» Senior RB Jeff Demps (#28)…who has averaged 8.2 yards per carry so far this year including 105 in the season opener. He sat out most of the team’s second game with a shoulder injury and is Florida’s returning rushing leader from a year ago. Demps eclipsed the 2,000-yard career rushing mark in the first game of the year.

» Sophomore “RB” Trey Burton (#8)…who is the team’s most versatile player and proved that fact last year, scoring 12 touchdowns as a true freshman including 11 on the ground. Burton will line up all over the field for the Gators and could be found as a running back, fullback, H-back, tight end or wide receiver.

» Sophomore safety Matt Elam (#22)…who stood out all offseason as the most valuable member of Florida’s secondary and moved into a starting role. He is the leading tackler with 11 and recorded the first forced fumble of his career against UAB.

» Sophomore defensive end Sharrif Floyd (#73)…who will play his first game of the season after sitting out the first two due to suspension. Floyd moved to end this year even though he is a true tackle and will start for the Gators.

» Defensive tackles sophomore Dominique Easley (#2) and redshirt senior Jaye Howard (#6)…who have solidified the interior of one of the Gators’ strongest units. Howard is the team’s most experienced player on defense (19 starts), while Easley may be its most dynamic off the snap, with a first-step raved about by teammates and coaches alike. Howard and Easley have combined for three tackles for loss through the first two games.

» Linebackers junior Jon Bostic (#52) and redshirt sophomore will linebacker Jelani Jenkins (#3)…who have combined for 15 tackles. Bostic has already registered two for a loss, and Jenkins earned the team’s first Hard Hat Award for a big hit in week one.

» Redshirt junior kicker Caleb Sturigs (#19)…who returns for Florida after missing the final eight games of the 2010 season with an injured back. He is perfect this year on nine field goal attempts (long: 51) and five extra points.

TENNESSEE

» QB Tyler Bray (#8)…who has completed 78.5 percent of his passes for 698 yards and seven touchdowns without throwing an interception in two games this season. He is only the second passer in team history to throw for more than 400 yards in a game, has tossed two or more touchdowns in eight consecutive games and set his school’s record for completion percentage with an 82.9 percent mark against Cincinnati.

» RB Tauren Poole (#28)…who is averaging 5.0 yards per carry in his first two contests this season and had the seventh 100-yard rushing game of his career against Cincinnati.

» WRs Justin Hunter (#11) and Da’Rick Rogers (#21)…who have combined for 502 yards and five touchdowns this year. Hunter’s SEC-leading 302 yards tops the team, and the duo both recorded 10 catches in a single game for the first time in school history.

» LBs Curt Maggitt (#56) and A.J. Johnson (#45)…who are two freshmen in the Vols starting front seven, the first linebackers in their class to ever do so for the team. The duo has combined for 10 tackles (1.5 for loss) in two games.[/EXPAND]