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CBS SPORTS' COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE HEADS BACK TO KENTUCKY ON SATURDAY, OCT. 20 WHEN NO. 8-RANKED WILDCATS HOST NO. 14-RANKED FLORIDA

AUDIBLES with CBS Sports' Lead College Football Analyst Gary Danielson

  

            CBS Sports' coverage of SEC College Football continues with national coverage of No. *14-ranked Florida against *No. 8-ranked Kentucky on Saturday, Oct. 20 (3:30 PM, ET).

  

The CBS Television Network's lead college football announce team of Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson call the action live from Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Ky. Tracy Wolfson serves as lead reporter. Craig Silver, the Network's coordinating producer of college football, produces and Steve Milton directs.

 

CBS Sports' broadcast of Florida-Kentucky also will be simulcast in HDTV

  

COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY, the Network's pre-game, halftime and post-game studio show, kicks off the day (3:00 PM, ET) with Tim Brando and analyst Spencer Tillman. COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY will keep viewers updated on all the games throughout the afternoon with scores and highlights. Vin DeVito produces and Linda Malino directs.

  

Tony Petitti is Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports.

 

*AP Poll as of 10/15/07

  

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AUDIBLES with CBS Sports' Lead College Football Analyst Gary Danielson

 

(On Florida's title hopes): While the rest of the country enjoys these upsets and they are fun to talk about, Florida has gained a lot of energy from LSU losing. They feel like they are back in the hunt and still holding out hope that everyone will continue to lose. Because of the strength of the SEC, they think it's still possible for them to defend their national title now because LSU has a loss. If they can get back to the SEC Championship against LSU, they feel they can avenge their loss. It might not be practical, but they are gaining energy from it.

 

 

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(On Kentucky as a contender): They think they are and that is the most important thing. They are one of the teams that control their own destiny and their schedule comes to them. Florida and Tennessee come to Lexington. That was not a major upset over LSU. That was a legitimate team that played a very good game against a very good team in LSU.

 

(On LSU): If LSU was going to lose a game, the longer they waited the worse it would be for them. If there ever was a time to lose a football game, it was then. It was a very competitive game. People are giving Kentucky credit and people are giving LSU credit. Last year, the same exact weekend, Florida lost their game and turned it around and won their remaining games and made it to the national championship. LSU feels really good that if they win the rest of their games, that this loss will not keep them out of the national championship. If Boston College, South Florida, and Ohio State run the table it might not happen. If a one loss team makes the championship, it will be from the Southeastern conference.

 

(On Heisman race): The winning quarterback (Tim Tebow or Andre Woodson) of this game will be the front runner in the Heisman race.

 

(On first BCS poll): It's such a marathon. It doesn't matter yet. Some schedules are weighted early with tough games, and some are weighted at the end. We saw this last year with Florida. Until the teams play their schedules out, we are getting an imperfect picture of the teams. So, it doesn't make a lot of sense.