When Steve Spurrier steps onto Florida Field Saturday, he'll face major déjà vu. And it won't just be because of his surroundings.

Florida's running game is vastly improved, thanks in large part to the improvement of senior RB Mike Gillislee. Don McPeak/US Presswire

Sure, the nostalgia of being back in the Swamp will rush over him like a tidal wave, and that sea of orange and blue will slightly tug at his heart as it did almost every Saturday in the 1990s. But he'll also see something even more presently familiar when the Gators line up.

Saturday's matchup between No. 2 Florida (6-0) and No. 7 South Carolina (6-1) features two teams so eerily similar that they could almost switch uniforms and few people would really notice.

Both teams rely on high-powered running games and suffocating defenses and have nimble quarterbacks who are very dangerous with their legs.

They aren't carbon copies, but their roads toward the SEC championship game in Atlanta follow very similar, fundamental paths.

The defenses, which are third and fourth in the SEC in total defense, are separated by only a couple of yards in total, passing and rushing defense, and both allow 12.3 points a game. Both offensive lines will get a good preview of what's to come with the talented defensive fronts they practice against each week.

However, with South Carolina's Kelcy Quarles suspended for Saturday's game and Jadeveon Clowney nursing a foot injury, Florida's offensive line could have more flexibility in the offensive game plan.