Coming off of a less than impressive win at home against the Vanderbilt Commodores, the Ole Miss Rebels (4-0) will face one of the more tricky road trips of the college football season. Hugh Freeze will lead his team into Gainesville to take on the Florida Gators (4-0) in the Swamp. Under new head coach Jim McElwain, Florida has drastically improved from where they had fallen over the past few years, accumulating an unbeaten record of their own. Coming into the game, Florida has reached it's first top 25 ranking of the season, conveniently landing at No. 25, while Ole Miss retained it's No. 3 spot, even after a lackluster performance at home. Now there is no doubt that Ole Miss is the more talented team, and Florida has some NFL Draft talent of their own, but talent doesn't always make or break a football game, as we saw last week with the Rebels struggling against Vanderbilt. If Ole Miss wants to escape Florida with a win, they will have to improve upon their performance from a week ago. Florida is a premier power in the sport, and perennial powers like that don't stay down forever. Coming off of a dramatic win over preseason trendy SEC pick Tennessee (making it the 11th straight win over the Vols for Florida), Coach Mac has the Gators trending upward, and would love nothing more than to springboard his team into that national spotlight with an upset win at home over the Rebels.
Uniform wise, expect a good looking game. Florida is one of those teams that has it's classic look that they have sported for ages, and never gets old. The orange helmet, donned by the "Gators" script, is one of the best in all of football. They have updated their set over the years, subtly, and it has paid off tremendously. I honestly think it looks great. The most recent update is the number font, changing from the standard block to a more unique font, while still keeping the basic look of the uniform.
Old Number Font
New Number Font
Expect Florida to be in their Blue tops at home, even though they have an alternate set of Orange jerseys they have frequented. Pants, their base set is White, but they could switch it up and go Blue or Orange as well.
Ole Miss also has a classic set of their own, but for fans of nostalgia, look for the Rebs to come out in the same combination they were wearing the last time they made a trip to the Swamp and beat Tim Tebow and the top 5 ranked Gators back in 2008.
Let's hope the Rebels come out and show the country that they can bounce back from their performance last weekend, and prove that they are one of the top teams in the country. They will have to in order to come out with a win, because down in the Swamp, they say only Gators get out alive.
Where at?: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
Playing surface: Natural Grass
Gametime: 6 pm CT on ESPN
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