College Football

Tennessee dismisses unusual prediction by Florida cornerback

Updated Mar. 5, 2020 12:35 a.m. ET

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Florida cornerback Quincy Wilson's unusual reference to predict the Gators will beat Tennessee for a 12th straight time hasn't riled up the Vols.

Wilson asked ''Have you ever seen a duck pull a truck?'' while referring to Florida's winning streak against Tennessee. Wilson added that ''ducks don't pull trucks. Nobody has ever seen a duck pull a truck. Florida Gators are going to win, simple as that.''

Gators coach Jim McElwain said Wednesday he'd only heard ''bits and pieces'' of Wilson's comment. The 19th-ranked Gators (3-0, 1-0 SEC) are 6 +-point underdogs in Saturday's game at No. 14 Tennessee (3-0, 0-0).

McElwain said during the Southeastern Conference coaches' teleconference that Wilson ''better go back it up, I guess, whatever he said.''

Tennessee coach Butch Jones dismissed the comments as ''clutter and distractions.''

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