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TAMPA, Fla. -- South Floridas Willie Taggart rejects the notion that facing Florida State is his teams biggest challenge of the season.The fourth-year coach understands what upsetting the 13th-ranked Seminoles could mean for the national perception of his program, however he insists the Bulls are approaching the Saturday matchup as they do every game on their schedule.When things were tough and it was hard to win around here, you had to find ways to motivate your guys to go out and try to win a game, against tradition-rich opponents such as Florida State, said Taggart, who has resurrected a program that fell on hard times after climbing as high as No. 2 in the country in 2007.With our team now, I dont think we have to do those things. Our guys understand what it takes to win ball games.Nevertheless, beating the Seminoles (2-1) on national television could go a long way toward catapulting the high-scoring Bulls (3-0) toward a spot in the Top 25 for the first time under Taggart.Florida State is coming off a 63-20 loss to Louisville, which cost it the No. 2 ranking and perhaps any realistic shot the three-time national champions have of winding up in this seasons college football playoff.South Florida, meanwhile, is off to its best start since 2011 and has won 10 of 12 games since last years 1/3 start that included a 34-14 loss to Florida State in Tallahassee.Only lost, what, two games since we played them? Theyre very good, Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher said. Physical up front. Inside guys. Big, strong. ... We recruited a lot of their guys. Dynamic. Playmakers. ... Theyre a good team.Taggart expects FSU to rebound from the most lopsided loss in school history with a solid performance.Everybody had them rated No. 2 for a reason, the South Florida coach said, adding the Bulls are arent looking to take a page out of Louisvilles playbook to upend the Seminoles, who have not lost consecutive games since 2011, when they dropped three straight to Oklahoma, Clemson and Wake Forest.I think thats exactly how you get yourself beat, trying to do like someone else. Were not going to try to be like Louisville. Were going to try to be better at what we do, Taggart said. We still feel like we havent played our best ball. Itll be a great time to do it.Some things to know about the Seminoles and Bulls, who are meeting the fourth time. FSU leads the series 2-1.CLOSING IN: South Florida RB Marlon Mack is 137 yards shy of becoming the Bulls career rushing leader. He led the American Athletic Conference in rushing the past two seasons and is averaging 9.6 yards per carry after gaining 115 yards on nine attempts and scoring two touchdowns in last weeks 45-20 win at Syracuse.TIME TO COOK: Seminoles RB Dalvin Cook ran for a career-best 266 yards and had three TDs in last years game. In the first three games this season he has only 226 yards, two touchdowns and only one carry over 20 yards. Coach Jimbo Fisher says there is nothing wrong with Cook, but the junior can put those doubts partially to rest with a big game against the Bulls.REVVED UP: South Floridas so-called Gulf Coast Offense has been virtually unstoppable since hitting its stride late last season. The Bulls have averaged 532.1 yards and 48.1 points over their last seven games. Theyre averaging 49.7 points through three games this year, with QB Quinton Flowers and WR Rodney Adams joining Mack as playmakers Florida State must be concerned with.CAN FRANCOIS REBOUND? Florida State QB Deondre Francois looked like a freshman last week with his decision making. He has done a nice job not locking into one receiver but has already been hit 17 times the first three games. Some of that is due to the offensive line but others can be attributed to holding on to the ball too long. Francois must be quicker in his second and third reads or just get rid of the ball.INJURY BUG: The Seminoles will be without LB Josh Sweat for a couple weeks after the sophomore had knee surgery. Freshman Brian Burns, who had two sacks and three tackles for loss two weeks ago against Charleston Southern, will move into the starting lineup. The defense is already struggling with safety Derwin James (knee) out, will Sweats absence also affect them as they have struggled against the run?Basketball Shoes Outlet . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler. 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Cheap Basketball Shoes Free Shipping . -- The goal posts lying flat on the field, Arizonas fans lingered on the field, congregating around the locker room entrance nearly 30 minutes after rushing out of the stands.GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Luke Del Rio delivered Floridas most prolific passing performance in a Southeastern Conference game in a dozen years -- even topping Tim Tebows best with the Gators.Del Rio threw for 320 yards and four touchdowns, including a 78-yarder to Antonio Callaway, and Florida beat Kentucky 45-7 Saturday to extend its winning streak in the series to 30.Im not ready to put him in the Gator Hall of Fame or the National Football League Hall of Fame, but I think hes really learning how to play the position and knows what to expect and is starting to feel really comfortable with his pieces around him, coach Jim McElwain said.Del Rio joined a long list of Florida quarterbacks to have good games against Kentucky. But his 320 yards passing were Floridas most against an SEC opponent since Chris Leak threw for 322 yards against Arkansas in 2004.I was very comfortable today, said Del Rio, who wasnt sacked and rarely hurried. The offensive line is a big reason for that. Its easy to be comfortable when youre not being touched.The Gators (2-0, 1-0 SEC) rebounded from a pedestrian victory against Massachusetts in last weeks season opener, scoring five times in their first seven possessions and having their way with the Wildcats (0-2, 0-1).Again.Its now a three-decade-long skid for Kentucky, the longest current one in major college football between two teams that play annually.Although the Cats had chances to win the previous two meetings, coach Mark Stoops team looked overmatched on a sweltering, late-summer day in The Swamp. Kentuckys last win in Gainesville came in 1979.Theres not a lot to say other than we got our butts kicked, Stoops said. We got handled. Offensively, you cant do that against a quality team. Were on the field too much defensively, cant handle third downs. We didnt play very good. We didnt play very smart. Weve got a lot of work to do. Its back to work.Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.Del Rio had touchdown passes to Callaway, Brandon Powell, Freddie Swain and Lamical Perine. The deep ball to Callaway was a replay of Floridas opening play against UMass. Thanks to a little adrenaline rush in his first career start, Del Rio overthrew Callaway by several yards. His second shot was right on target.Callaway beeat Derrick Baity, ran under the high-arced pass and scored for the second time in as many weeks.ddddddddddddMark Thompson and Jordan Scarlett also scored for the Gators, who reached 30 points for the first time since beating Mississippi 38-10 on Oct. 3, 2015. The 10-game streak was the programs longest since before Steve Spurrier arrived in 1990. The Gators hadnt gone 11 straight games without scoring at least 30 since 1979.We had a lot of guys do their job today, and they not only did their job, but they did it a higher level, a heightened sense of urgency, McElwain said. I thought we came out aggressively on both sides of the ball and were not going to take no for an answer. And thats the edge the Gators have to play with as we move forward.THE TAKEAWAYKENTUCKY: After allowing 34 unanswered points in a 44-35 loss to Southern Miss last week, the Wildcats were outscored 79-0 in six quarters before finding the end zone late against Floridas backups. It might not bode well for Stoops, who fell to 12-26 in his fourth season in Lexington.FLORIDA: The Gators finished with five sacks, three interceptions and a forced fumble -- another impressive outing for one of the leagues top defenses. The offense was the bigger surprise, and it may help Florida get back in The Associated Press college football poll. The Gators opened the season at No. 25, but dropped out after the lackluster opener.UP NEXTKENTUCKY: Returns home to play New Mexico State in their first meeting. The Wildcats should have a chance to get their first win. Then again, theyre going to have to play better than they did in the last six quarters.FLORIDA: Hosts North Texas, which has lost 11 of its last 12 games heading into Saturday nights contest against Bethune-Cookman of the Football Championship Subdivision. It will be Floridas last tune-up game (all at home) before playing a pivotal one at SEC rival Tennessee.QUOTABLE: Thats impressive. Thirty years, thats longer than Ive been alive. Were happy to keep that alive, cornerback Quincy Wilson, who had one of Floridas three picks.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '