Steve Spurrier's teams always put up big passing numbers, and this season has been no different for the Florida Gators. But while the Gators have moved the ball through the air, the running game has been stuck in neutral.

	Florida's Terry Jackson is the sixth-ranked rusher in the SEC, averaging 5.7 yards a carry.

Florida ranks 12th in the SEC running the football. So, during its bye week, the Gators really worked on the running game, since they're only averaging 121 yards on the ground. The key for Florida is whether Terry Jackson can return from a sprained ankle and play. He was practice this week and the Gators are saying he could play, but that's the secret everybody's keeping right now.

Jackson is the best running back the Gators have. Eugene McCaslin and Robert Gillespie are serviceable backs, but they need Jackson in a big game like Saturday's against Georgia. He's supposedly feeling better, but no one knows how much he'll be able to play.

When the Gators aren't concentrating on running the ball, Travis McGriff should be a big part of their game plan. He has almost double the catches that the next receiver has. He's their go-to guy, the receiver Doug Johnson relies on. I'm sure Georgia defensive coordinator Joe Kines will roll his defense toward McGriff in secondary, especially on possession downs.

Spurrier normally prefers to throw the ball down the field, but Kines will make the Gators work the field because he designs his defense to not give up the home-run ball. So Spurrier has to exercise patience in his approach to Georgia.

Still, the Gators feel they can take advantage of the Bulldogs defense with curl routes, dig routes and smash routes -- a corner pattern by the inside receiver and the outside receiver going to the flat. Those are the same routes Spurrier always likes to throw, but the Gators will try to use the running back out of the shotgun. In a one-back set, they'll try to get him matched up against the middle linebacker.

On the other side, Georgia's offense will be facing a Florida defense that has the best front seven in college football, even though the Gators lost Ed Chester. The Gators are only giving up 74 yards per game on the ground, the best mark in the SEC. The Florida defender who is playing the best is linebacker Mike Peterson, who's having an All-America season. Jevon Kearse and Johnny Rutledge are the most highly publicized, but Peterson's playing as well as any linebacker in the country.

The Gators will jam the Georgia wide receivers, play a lot of man coverage and blitz frequently. They want to come after quarterback Quincy Carter. When the Gators looked back at the tape of Georgia against Tennessee, they saw the Vols had a lot of success forcing Carter out of the pocket with blitzes.

Any time Champ Bailey comes into the ballgame, Florida will put its best corner on him or the Gators will double-team him. Because Florida's offense is usually so good, the Gators feel Bailey will play more on defense and less on offense against them.

One of the focuses of Florida's defense will be to stop Georgia's tight ends, Jermaine Wiggins and Larry Brown, who are the Bulldogs' biggest strength. And the Gators feel they match up well against the wide receivers, although they're concerned about Tony Small, the Bulldogs' best receiver unless Bailey enters the game.

Georgia's been a big-play offensive football team. The Bulldogs do a lot out of the shotgun, but they've had trouble running the ball. Jim Donnan has said several times that when he became head coach at Georgia that he wanted the option for teams like Florida. So I expect to see a lot option out of the Bulldogs. You'll see a lot of movement from the tight ends. They will flex them 5-10 yards out from the tackles, trying to get them against linebackers and safeties.

Everything on Georgia's offense, however, starts with Carter. He'll be in shotgun a lot because the Georgia coaches want Carter to get a good look. They know the Gator rush will be on, but their line is back to full strength with Miles Luckie at center.

The area that's the biggest matchup problem for Georgia's offense is Florida defensive tackles Reggie McGrew and Derrick Chambers against Bulldog guards Steve Herndon and Jonas Jennings. The Gators should be able to get a push inside and disrupt Carter like Tennessee did so effectively.

I think the Florida's defense is so strong that Georgia is going to have a hard time moving the ball consistently. The Bulldogs are going to need some big plays or else the Gators, which revenge from last year's loss on their minds, will be the only ones celebrating at the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.