GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida coach Jim McElwain calls it a character test, a chance to see how his players react to being five-touchdown favorites against a team that has lost 13 of its last 15 games.Others refer to it as a trap game.Either way, its reality for the 23rd-ranked Gators (2-0).Coming off a lopsided victory against Kentucky and playing at rival and No. 15 Tennessee next week, Florida will try to avoid joining a long list of college teams to endure a letdown this season when it hosts North Texas (1-1) on Saturday.I dont know how you can ever do anything and not go out and do your best, McElwain said. That doesnt mean youre ever going to be perfect. No ones ever perfect. But the energy and the way you prepare to go out against anybody, it doesnt matter. It shouldnt matter if its football or if its tiddlywinks or if its going to the ice cream truck really fast.McElwain took it a step further while making his point, saying theres historical precedence at Florida of teams seemingly playing to the level of competition and adding were not good enough to just show up against anybody.Its certainly been the case in recent years, evidenced by the Gators needing to eke out wins against Louisiana-Lafayette (2012) and Florida Atlantic (2015) as well as losing to then-lower-division Georgia Southern (2013).This has been something thats been a little bit of an Achilles heel for Florida football, McElwain said. So I stressed to our guys this is an opportunity to create your own identity and be different. Well see on Saturday.The Mean Green also are trying to create an identity under first-year coach Seth Littrell, an assistant at North Carolina the two previous years.What an opportunity, Littrell said. You look across the country week-in and week-out, go out and compete. ... We dont fear anybody. Were never going to fear anybody. Were going to go out and compete and play the game the way it should be played, and at the end of the day, well see where we stack up.The Gators should have an idea, too, at least against what should be an overmatched opponent.We just got to make sure we dont play to their standard and play to ours, and just push each other instead of like worrying about the name of our opponent, Florida linebacker Daniel McMillian said.---Some other things to know about North Texas and Florida as they play for the first time since 1947:LOSING STREAK: North Texas is 1-46 all-time against ranked teams, including 37 consecutive losses since upsetting San Diego State 14-9 in 1974.INJURED GATORS: Florida receiver Antonio Callaway is highly questionable to doubtful to play because of a quadriceps injury. Callaway leads the Gators with 13 catches for 201 yards and two touchdowns, including a career-long 78-yarder against Kentucky last week. Florida will be without starting right guard Tyler Jordan (eye) and backup linebacker Jeremiah Moon (thumb).SEVEN-FIGURE PAYDAY: Florida is paying North Texas $1 million to make the trip, a significant payday that will help the Mean Green fund their program.BIG D: The Gators are tied for third in the nation with nine sacks. Equally impressive, they havent allowed 200 yards in either game. The defense will try to extend the streak against the Mean Green, which was outscored 141-44 in three games against ranked teams (Iowa, Western Kentucky and Tennessee) in 2015.GOOD COMPANY: Luke Del Rio is well on his way to becoming Floridas most proficient passer since Tim Tebow. Last week against Kentucky, Del Rio became the first Florida quarterback to have 300 yards passing and four touchdowns in SEC play since Rex Grossman accomplished the feat in 2001 against LSU. Its nice to throw for a bunch of yards and a bunch of touchdowns, said Del Rio, who wasnt sacked. But to be honest, I did the easy part. I was back there with all day to throw. ... There was nobody around me.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org Air Max 97 Bianche . The players spoke Jan. 13 during a Major League Baseball Players Association conference call after Rodriguez sued the union and Major League Baseball to overturn an arbitrators decision suspending him for the 2014 season and post-season. 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On Saturday, it was fitting that Manchester Uniteds most recent dagger into the chest was delivered by Frenchman Yohan Cabaye, a wonderfully gifted central midfielder who put on an outstanding effort for Newcastle at Old Trafford. PHILADELPHIA -- Jose Urena knows he needs to learn. The Miami Marlins pitcher could have looked to the other dugout for a lesson on Saturday night.Urena lasted just two innings in his worst start since entering the Miami rotation on July 19, and Jeremy Hellickson pitched a three-hitter to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-0 win over the fading Marlins.Miami, which fell six games back for the NLs second wild card, trailed by seven runs in the second inning and lost for the 14th time in 20 games.Urena (4-7) allowed seven runs and seven hits. He had pitched 8 2/3 innings in last Sundays 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.He had trouble keeping the ball down, Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. They were waiting for his fastball.Philadelphia took a 5-0 lead in the first on A.J. Ellis two-out, bases-clearing double just inside the bag at third and RBI doubles by Odubel Herrera and Maikel Franco.That was a giant hit, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said of Ellis double.Tommy Joseph hit a two-run homer in the second off Urena, giving the rookie 20 home runs this season.You have to make the right pitches and learn from games like this, Urena said. This kind of game, it happens.Hellickson (12-9) struck out five, walked none and hit two batters in his second big league shuutout and third complete game.dddddddddddd He threw 75 of 106 pitches for strikes.The 2011 AL Rookie of the Year with Tampa Bay, Hellickson pitched a four-hit shutout against Baltimore that May 13 and another four-hitter against the Orioles that Sept. 4.Its been a long time, he said.Miamis only hits were singles by Dee Gordon leading off the game and Martin Prado in the fourth, and Derek Dietrichs double in the seventh.The game took 2 hours, 42 minutes, nearly half the 4:43 of the Philadelphias 4-3, 13-inning win Friday night.PRADO HITS PHILLIESPrado went 1 for 1 and is batting .306 in his career against the Phillies, ranking third among active players hitting against Philadelphia. Miguel Cabrera (.337) and Daniel Murphy (.312) have higher averages.TRAINERS ROOMMarlins: OF Giancarlo Stanton was out of the starting lineup after making his first start in the field on Friday night following a three-week stint on the disabled list (left groin strain) that ended Sept. 5. Stanton had been pinch-hitting since returning.UP NEXTThe teams close their three-game set on Sunday when Miami RHP Andrew Cashner (5-11, 5.22) opposes RHP Alec Asher (1-0, 1.46). Jerseys NFL China Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Jerseys From China Cheap Jerseys 2018 Cheap Jerseys 2020 Jerseys Wholesale ' ' '