No. 9 Florida begins decisive SEC stretch at South Carolina

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida handled its last loss to a top-10 team poorly.

The Gators followed a 19-point setback to then-No. 7 Georgia last year with a 21-point drubbing at Missouri. It was a humbling, two-week stretch that threatened to derail coach Dan Mullen's first season in Gainesville.

Mullen ...