No. 20 Florida seeks bounce-back performance against Vandy

By MARK LONG
AP Sports Writer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida needs a pick-me-up, and there are few better cures for a broken-hearted Gators football team than having Vanderbilt next on the schedule. The 20th-ranked Gators will host the skidding Commodores for homecoming Saturday. It’s a chance for Florida to move past a gut-wrenching loss at Kentucky that essentially knocked coach Dan Mullen’s team out of contention in the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division and gain some confidence with No. 2 Georgia on the horizon. Vanderbilt has lost 14 consecutive games in league play and 29 of the last 30 against Florida.