Smart move: Florida should force Jalen Hurts to be a traditional QB

Alabama and Florida have met in the SEC championship a record eight times, with each team winning four. ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff predicts if the Gators can upset the top-ranked Tide in this year's game. (0:35)There are few obvious paths to victory for Florida in Saturday’s SEC championship game. Even the most loyal Gators fan would agree.

However, that does not mean there aren't ways for No. 15 Florida (8-3) to turn Saturday’s Georgia Dome rematch with top-ranked Alabama (12-0) into a close contest.

The obvious smart move would be for the Gators’ stout but injury-riddled defense to do something that even the best defenses have been able to accomplish only in spurts: Make…