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Gators focused on red-zone issues heading into Georgia game

The overwhelming narrative surrounding Florida's football program since the 2009 season has been that the Gators haven't had two sturdy offensive legs to stand on.

Well, this season has been a different, until it hasn't. While Florida has seen its total offense, passing, rushing and scoring go up considerable halfway through Year 2 of the Jim McElwain era, the Gators have a real problem with getting into the end zone when working with a short field.

Entering Saturday's game with rival Georgia, the Gators rank 13th in the SEC and 121st nationally in red zone scoring, converting just 72 percent (18 if 25) of the time.