Despite scoring just nine points in the first three quarters against Miami Saturday night, Florida moved up one spot in the Associated Press poll, now ranked at No. 4 this week.

USC remains the nation's No. 1 team, followed by Georgia, Oklahoma, Florida and Ohio State. The Buckeyes fell two spots to No. 5 after a lackluster 26-14 win over Ohio.

By the way, after two victories over ranked teams, East Carolina entered the poll at No. 14 this week.

Florida has a bye this week before heading to Knoxville for the SEC opener against Tennessee on Sept. 20.

Nothing like a big game to bring the state's best players to town, and this weekend will apparently be no exception.

Look here to see who'll be visiting with the Gators this weekend.

Does it get any better - or more difficult - than this?

Former Plant star Robert Mavre is expected to make his first collegiate start for Miami in front of more than 90,000 at Florida Field Saturday night, in front of a national television audience.

And while he'll be facing a Heisman Trophy winner with twice the experience he has, the Gators insist they won't take Marve lightly.

When asked about the difficulty of starting a freshman in that tough environment, Meyer said there's no hard and fast rule. In fact, he reminded people that it wasn't so long ago that Tim Tebow was in a similar situation - at Tennessee.

"It depends who it is,'' Meyer said. "Tim Tebow took that snap on 4th-and-1 in the fourth quarter in Knoxville. I don’t know how much more difficult an environment you can be in or situation you could be in. It depends on the individual. Alex Smith (former Utah quarterback), not a chance in the world you’d do that. You let him settle down and let him go play. With Alex Smith early in his career, we’d run him, just to get him whacked couple times. We’d do that in the game. With Tim we never had to do that. It just depends on the individual.''

The Gators expect the Hurricanes to try to take the pressure off Mavre by establishing the run early. But UF defensive line coach Dan McCarney said that doesn't mean they won't be aware of Mavre at all times.

"They have tremendous backs, but we know how important winning the battle in the trenches is,'' McCarney said. "(Marve) has never started one game, but he's been in the system for a year. We're aware of the talent. But would you rather face quarterbacks that have one start or no starts, or 40 starts or 22 starts, of course you'd rather go against a guy with a little bit less experience. But we know the talent those guys have.''

Considering the fact Florida and Miami haven't played each other annually since 1987, there aren't many people involved in either program that knows the rivalry first-hand.

UM coach Randy Shannon is among that select few - as both a player and coach.

Here's a look at his perspective on the series.

Urban Meyer has gone from searching for a consistent running back to have an abundance of runners in the Gators' backfield.

And for now, that's just fine with him.

Meyer said Wednesday the Gators aren't necessarily trying to find one solid starter, but will continue letting multiple players run the ball because each brings something different to the Florida offense.

"The positive is there's some good players,'' Meyer said. "The negative is they are kind of role guys. Kestahn Moore is kind of a salty, experienced guy that understands pass protection, makes very few errors and he's a very talented player. Then you've got the two real fast little guys (Chris Rainey and Jeff Demps) who actually take away from your pass protection and they are kind of a liability right now, so we have to be careful with those guys. And Emmanuel Moody is kind of an all-purpose guy that's still getting a complete grasp on the offense, but a very talented runner. And then you've got the Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow back there. So every week is different. How you practice is how you earn your carries in the game, and then how you perform in the game. So how do I see it shaping up? Right now, they'll all play and we'll just keep managing them and the hardest workers and best players will get the ball.''

For you longtime Gator fans . . . . remember Aubrey Hill?

Well, he'll be back in Gainesville this weekend - on the Miami Hurricanes' sideline. Hill is now coaching with Miami.

If you remember Hill, here's a story you may find interesting.

Junior return specialist Brandon James was named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, the league announced today.

Here are his game highlights:

• Returned four punts for 95 yards, including one for a 74-yard touchdown (which gave the Gators a 21-0 lead in the second quarter) in Florida’s 56-10 win against Hawaii.

• He also rushed for 16 yards on three carries, scoring on a one-yard run in the first quarter and caught a 10-yard pass in the game.

• Serving as a gunner on special teams, he recorded an unassisted tackle.

Safety Ahmad Black was received honorable mention recognition for Defensive Player of the Week. He had five total tackles with two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown.