Memory Lane...

"As Drayton and his fellow coaches walked into the Bulldogs' locker room that morning, they noticed a difference.

"It was dead silent," Drayton said. "I never saw that team get that focused before a game."

Drayton turned and saw his tailback, Jerious Norwood. Tears streamed down Norwood's face.

Then Drayton looked to the left of Norwood's locker and saw the dry erase board. Someone had scrawled four words on it.

Make Them Respect Us.

In the Florida locker room, senior linebacker Travis Harris warned his teammates the Bulldogs were dangerous. Sure, they'd lost to Maine at home, Harris said, but Starkville hadn't been kind to the Gators.

Harris' teammates didn't listen."

Andy Staples of the Tampa Tribune interviewed ex-State and current Florida running backs coach Stan Drayton for this article about last year's upset of Florida.