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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Luke Del Rio delivered Floridas most prolific passing performance in a Southeastern Conference game in a dozen years -- even topping Tim Tebows best with the Gators.Del Rio threw for 320 yards and four touchdowns, including a 78-yarder to Antonio Callaway, and Florida beat Kentucky 45-7 Saturday to extend its winning streak in the series to 30.Im not ready to put him in the Gator Hall of Fame or the National Ftball League Hall of Fame, but I think hes really learning how to play the position and knows what to expect and is starting to feel really comfortable with his pieces around him, coach Jim McElwain said.Del Rio joined a long list of Florida quarterbacks to have gd games against Kentucky. But his 320 yards passing were Floridas most against an SEC opponent since Chris Leak threw for 322 yards against Arkansas in 2004.I was very comfortable today, said Del Rio, who wasnt sacked and rarely hurried. The offensive line is a big reason for that. Its easy to be comfortable when youre not being touched.The Gators (2-0, 1-0 SEC) rebounded from a pedestrian victory against Massachusetts in last weeks season opener, scoring five times in their first seven possessions and having their way with the Wildcats (0-2, 0-1).Again.Its now a three-decade-long skid for Kentucky, the longest current one in major college ftball between two teams that play annually.Although the Cats had chances to win the previous two meetings, coach Mark Stps team lked overmatched on a sweltering, late-summer day in The Swamp. Kentuckys last win in Gainesville came in 1979.Theres not a lot to say other than we got our butts kicked, Stps said. We got handled. Offensively, you cant do that against a quality team. Were on the field t much defensively, cant handle third downs. We didnt play very gd. We didnt play very smart. Weve got a lot of work to do. Its back to work.Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.Del Rio had touchdown passes to Callaway, Brandon Powell, Freddie Swain and Lamical Perine. The deep ball to Callaway was a replay of Floridas opening play against UMass. Thanks to a little adrenaline rush in his first career start, Del Rio overthrew Callaway by several yards. His second shot was right on target.Callaway beat Derrick Baity, ran under the high-arced pass and scored for the second time in as many weeks.Mark Thompson and Jordan Scarlett also scored for the Gators, who reached 30 points for the first time since beating Mississippi 38-10 on Oct. 3, 2015. The 10-game streak was the programs longest since before Steve Spurrier arrived in 1990. The Gators hadnt gone 11 straight games without scoring at least 30 since 1979.We had a lot of guys do their job today, and they not only did their job, but they did it a higher level, a heightened sense of urgency, McElwain said. I thought we came out aggressively on both sides of the ball and were not going to take no for an answer. And thats the edge the Gators have to play with as we move forward.THE TAKEAWAYKENTUCKY: After allowing 34 unanswered points in a 44-35 loss to Southern Miss last week, the Wildcats were outscored 79-0 in six quarters before finding the end zone late against Floridas backups. It might not bode well for Stps, who fell to 12-26 in his fourth season in Lexington.FLORIDA: The Gators finished with five sacks, three interceptions and a forced fumble -- another impressive outing for one of the leagues top defenses. The offense was the bigger surprise, and it may help Florida get back in The Associated Press college ftball poll. The Gators opened the season at No. 25, but dropped out after the lackluster opener.UP NEXTKENTUCKY: Returns home to play New Mexico State in their first meeting. The Wildcats should have a chance to get their first win. Then again, theyre going to have to play better than they did in the last six quarters.FLORIDA: Hosts North Texas, which has lost 11 of its last 12 games heading into Saturday nights contest against Bethune-Ckman of the Ftball Championship Subdivision. It will be Floridas last tune-up game (all at home) before playing a pivotal one at SEC rival Tennessee.QUOTABLE: Thats impressive. Thirty years, thats longer than Ive been alive. Were happy to keep that alive, cornerback Quincy Wilson, who had one of Floridas three picks.---AP college ftball website: tball.ap.orgFARGO" target="_blank">www.collegeftball.ap.orgFARGO, N.D. -- James Madisons Mike Houston might not be the only Ftball Championship Subdivision coach to make five-time defending FCS champion North Dakota State the focus of the entire season. Hes probably the most blatant about it.When Houston tk over an already solid program last spring, he immediately set about to change the culture and emphasize a physical, aggressive style of play he believed would give his team a shot at ending the Bison reign. The Dukes get that chance Friday night in an FCS semifinal at the Fargodome.In essence, weve built this team to try and go in and win this game, Houston said. Our style of play is something that I hope well be able to go in and challenge them. Certainly they are the standard at the FCS level.The Dukes (12-1) are the top scoring team in FCS with an average of just under 50 points per game. They scored 80 or more points twice and 60 or more points twice, including last weeks 65-7 dismantling of previously unbeaten Sam Houston State, the top-ranked team in FCS polling. The Dukes had a 607-270 advantage in total yardage.There is not anything about us that equates to finesse, soft ... you know, anything along those lines, Houston said. Our kids, when they take the field, theyre going to hit you right in the face. Theyre going to come at you as hard as they can.Sam Houston coach K.C. Keeler said after last weeks game that the Dukes have the ability to beat any team in the country. Keeler said something similar about Jacksonville State last year after the Gamecocks defeated his team in the semifinals. The Bison then pushed around the Gamecocks -- billed as a physical team -- in last years championship.North Dakota State defensive end Brad Ambrosius called the brute force shown by James Madison special, but ssaid its tough to gauge by lking at video.ddddddddddddYou wont really know how physical they are until you start playing them, Ambrosius said. They claim to be physical, they lk like theyre physical, but we wont know until Friday.North Dakota State (12-1) is 18-0 at home in the FCS playoffs and has won 19 straight home playoff games including a 1992 Division II first round victory against Northeast Missouri State in the final game outdrs at Dacotah Field. The Bison moved into the 18,700-seat Fargodome the next season.The Fargodome every year is all over ESPN, North Dakota State is all over ESPN, so finally being able to line up and lk those players in the face and to be able to compete with them ... Im very excited, James Madison cornerback Taylor Reynolds said. This is a dream come true. Were lking to go into North Dakota State and win.Said North Dakota State fullback Chase Morlock, We welcome them into the dome. Come up here and lets tee it off. They are not going to be intimidated. Its going to take a solid effort to go out and get these guys.The Dukes are the only team in the final four the Bison have yet to play this season. They defeated Eastern Washington 50-44 in September and Youngstown State 20-3 in November, both times in the Fargodome. The last two teams standing advance to the national championship Jan. 7 in Frisco, Texas.It has been one tough game after another. We have been beat up, we have been beat down, we have come back, Ambrosius said. We just have to keep doing what were doing. Were used to his kind of thing.---More AP college ftball: tball.ap.org" target="_blank">www.collegeftball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '

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