Florida goes into ’Bama game with QB questions

The last time Florida beat Alabama, Tim Tebow was the Gators’ quarterback and the team was on its way to a second national title under coach Urban Meyer.

Tebow is retired, and Meyer is coaching in the NFL.

So, yes, it’s been a while. The top-ranked Crimson Tide visit No. 11 Florida on Saturday in one of the biggest games on the Week 3 schedule in college football.

Alabama brings a seven-game win streak against the Gators into The Swamp, but only one of those games (2011) was played in Gainesville. Four times, including the past three, Alabama beat Florida in the SEC championship game.

The Gators enter the game with a quarterback … competition? Controversy? Combination?

Florida coach Dan Mullen used Emory Jones and Anthony Richardson effectively for the first two weeks, but that was against Florida Atlantic and South Florida.

We’ll see how this works against the Tide.

Best game

No. 22 Auburn at No. 10 Penn State

A cool matchup between college football bluebloods that never have faced each other in a regular-season game. It also is the first matchup of a ranked SEC team against a ranked Big Ten team at a home stadium since Alabama played at Penn State in 2011.

Heisman watch

Spencer Rattler, QB, Oklahoma

Rattler was the preseason Heisman Trophy favorite and has been fine so far, completing 76.9 percent of his passes with six touchdown and two interceptions.