BATON ROUGE, La. -- Historical rivals LSU and Florida are finally ready to line up -- and still with a lot on the line -- albeit in a different place and some six weeks after they were supposed to meet before Hurricane Matthew blew ashore in early October.Whether either teams offense shows up is another matter. The No. 16 Tigers and 21st-ranked Gators field two of the more suffocating defenses in the Southeastern Conference.Their defense is one of the best in the country, LSU coach Ed Orgeron said of the Gators, calling Floridas Geoff Collins a dynamic defensive coordinator.They pressure the quarterback, and they have a lot of speed, Orgeron said.Florida (7-2, 5-2 SEC), which can win the SEC East Division with a victory on Saturday, enters the game leading the league in pass defense, allowing 155.1 yards per game, and ranks second in total defense (266.8 yards allowed per game). In question, however, is whether the unit has the depth to hold up in Death Valley with at least four defensive starters expected to miss the game with injuries .LSU (6-3, 4-2), which could get a Sugar Bowl bid by winning its last two games, has allowed just 10 touchdowns all season, fewest in the nation, and never more than two TDs in a single game.Only two weeks ago, the Tigers allowed just 10 points to a No. 1 Alabama squad which has averaged 44.7 points in its nine other games.When asked this week if he was eager to prove which team has the best defense, LSU defensive end Arden Key answered, I feel like weve already proved it.Both teams call themselves DBU, because of the NFL prospects they have annually in their respective defensive backfields. Floridas 12 interceptions -- including four by Jalen Tabor -- are tied for second in the SEC, while LSU has nine interceptions, including two each by TreDavious White and Donte Jackson.And both defenses bring heat on QBs. Florida has racked up 27 sacks and LSU 24.LSUs Key, who has nine sacks, has a chance to threaten Tigers single-season record of 12.Im going to try to get that in the Florida game, Key said.---Some other things to watch when Florida visits LSU:QB REUNION: The strength of both defenses makes this game look perilous for both quarterbacks, who began the season as backups. LSUs Danny Etling and Floridas Austin Appleby are former teammates at Purdue who transferred after losing starting jobs with the Boilermakers. A combination of circumstances and their own growth have allowed them to re-emerge. I want to know whos evaluating those quarterbacks at Purdue, Orgeron said. I want to give them a call.CHANGE OF VENUE: This game was supposed to be played Oct. 8 in The Swamp, where Florida is 5-0 this season. After much handwringing , the game was moved to LSU, which refused to give up its previously scheduled Nov. 19 home date, but agreed to buy out its originally schedule opponent, South Alabama. Florida will host LSU the next two years.ROAD WOES: Still looking for a signature road win, Florida coach McElwain is prepared for the worst in Baton Rouge. I dont know how they could call my mother names, McElwain said. My mother is 95 years old. Shes awesome. Shes one of the most loving, caring people in the world. And theyre going to say everything they can about my mother. Thats what its all about. It will be fun. The Gators havent had much fun on the road, losing every tough test away from home in McElwains two-year tenure. They lost at LSU last year and at Tennessee and at Arkansas this season.RUSHING TANDEM: if Florida manages to contain LSU star running back Leonard Fournette, they still have to contend with Derrius Guice. Last week, Guice became the second LSU rusher to surpass 250 yards in a game this season, with 252 at Arkansas . Earlier this season, Fournette set LSUs single-game record with 284 yards against Mississippi .PAIRING DOWN: The Gators opened the season with a four-player rotation at running back. Its basically become a one-man show lately. Jordan Scarlett ran 20 times for a career-high 134 yards against South Carolina last week , clearly moving in front of true freshman Lamical Perine, fumble-prone Mark Thompson and disgruntled backup Jordan Cronkrite. Scarlett has led the team in carries for six consecutive games.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org---AP Sports Writer Mark Long in Gainesville, Florida, contributed to this report. Custom Black NFL Jerseys .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. 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NORMAN, Okla. -- There will be more at stake than usual for Texas coach Charlie Strong and Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops at this years showdown game Saturday in Dallas.Both schools have traditionally ranked among college footballs top programs , but they are off to disappointing starts by their standards and their fans are not happy.The bottom line is were both 2-2 going into this game, Stoops said. So both of us, its critical for both of us in how we move forward. Other than that, I dont pay attention to any of that.Texas athletic director Mike Perrin told a reporter after Saturdays 49-31 loss to Oklahoma State: We need to evaluate what happened here. A Longhorns spokesman, John Bianco, later said Perrins comments were about the coaching staff needing to evaluate the game and the issues the team had on the field.Strong said Monday that he has taken over as defensive coordinator, and now-former defensive coordinator Vance Bedford will help with the secondary.We have a lot of talent on defense, Strong said. Its unacceptable, the way we played. What Ive decided to do is run the defense and call the defense.Stoops said the change will have some effect on No. 20 Oklahomas preparation for the game.It will be something to consider, what they might do differently, he said. Sometimes you can only change so much, but I really believe overall, with all we see through the year, our guys are used to seeing a lot.Strong has been under intense scrutiny since taking over at Texas. The Longhorns showed promise at times last season with wins over Oklahoma and Baylor, but they also lost to Iowa State, Texas Tech and West Virginia. 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We are going to play hard regardless.Some fans and boosters were disappointed after early losses to Houston and Ohio State knocked the Sooners out of the national title picture, but Oklahoma bounced back and beat No. 21 TCU 52-46 last Saturday and has since returned to the Top 25. That took a little heat off for now, but a loss to Texas, Oklahomas biggest rival, would get things stirred up again.Stoops said his players arent worried about outside noise.You think these guys are sitting there watching TV all day, reading everything you guys are reading, he said. Theyre in class all day. And then we see them, theyre in football. 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