"We gave the name to the police," Williams said, adding that the theft means the store is currently gator-less.
The Gators, who trailed by 13 points with less than 10 minutes left in regulation, could have ended the game after one overtime.
But Jeff McFadden, Gator's chief executive, said yesterday that "less than one-third of 1percentt" of the company's ads were placed over the plaintiffs' sites, so the economic effects of the preliminary injunction would not be serious.
Much later, with Florida leading by 38-31 and less than two minutes left, the Gators had the ball on the Kentucky 42.
The Gators (9-3, 2-0) scored 10 straight points in less than two minutes early in the second half for a 63-39 leandand effectively put the game out of reach.
Due to revenue-sharing agreements among Big East schools, Virginia Tech's selection by the Gator Bowl resulted in a payment of $1.7 million less than if it had been selected by a BCS bowl game.
George Edwards abruptly left the Florida Gators to become the Buffalo Bills' new defensive coordinator, less than a month after being hired to the same job at Florida.
Earlier this year, for example, Social Flights sent 91 Mississippi State fans on three 30-passenger turboprop planes from Jackson, Miss., to Jacksonville, Fla., for the Gator Bowl for $395 round trip each — roughly $95 less than the going rate at the time for a coach seat on a commercial flight, according to the company.
Gators Coach Steve Spurrier had his backup quarterback, Brock Berlin, pass for a touchdown with less than two minutes remaining.
