Jumbo Package: Friday, 2 February 2016

Happy Friday, everyone. Tomorrow Alabama will play in what should be a coronation of the inevitable SEC Champion. Vegas has the Tide favored to win by a whopping 24 points, which is absurd for any conference title game. This would be surprising, particularly since last year's game was a rather ugly 29-15 affair. This first linked piece sums up the reasoning:

The Gators even had one of their players (right guard Fred Johnson) hurt in a scooter incident this week. The good news is that Florida linebacker Jarrad Davis (ankle) could return after missing the last three games. Left guard Martez Ivey (ankle) is expected to play as well. Nickelback Duke Dawson (ankle) is doubtful, tight end C'yontai…