Gators on brink, rally to beat Louisiana

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Updated: 11/10/2012 4:14 pm

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Jelani Jenkins returned a blocked punt 36 yards for a touchdown with 2 seconds remaining and No. 7 Florida rallied in the closing minutes to beat Louisiana-Lafayette 27-20 on Saturday.


The Gators (9-1) scored twice in the final 2 minutes to avoid the biggest upset in school history.


Florida did little on offense most of the day and looked to be in serious trouble when quarterback Jeff Driskel left the game with an ankle injury.


The Rajin' Cajuns (5-4) led 20-13 after Alonzo Harris' 2-yard run and a blocked punt for a touchdown. But Jacoby Brissett rallied the Gators. Brissett found Jordan Reed down the middle for a 39-yard gain and then hit Quinton Dunbar for 3-yard score with 1:42 remaining.


ULL was content to play for overtime.


But Loucheiz Purifoy came off the edge and got his right hand on the punt. Jenkins picked up the deflection and went untouched the other way.

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Brent Martineau
Brent joined FOX30/CBS47 as Assistant Sports Director in March of 2008. You can catch Brent anchoring CBS47's and FOX30's weekend broadcasts and reporting during the week.
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