NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Florida Gators have an opportunity Saturday to prove they can shake off not just one, but two ugly hangovers.The 23rd-ranked Gators visit Vanderbilt on Saturday, a week after blowing a 21-point lead in being routed 38-28 by the Tennessee Volunteers. If any Gators need a reminder to focus on a team theyve beaten nine of the past 10 seasons, coach Jim McElwain can point to Vanderbilt nearly ruining homecoming last year before Florida pulled out a 9-7 win clinching the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division title.Safety Marcus Maye says the Gators have learned their humbling lesson and know they cant let that happen again.We know it takes four quarters, we cant get down on ourselves if were down, Maye said. We cant relax if were up. Its definitely a learning process.The Gators (3-1, 1-1) arent giving up on defending their SEC East title this early in the season. Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason, whos known McElwain a long time, isnt expecting a team based on whats happened in the last two quarters played.Sometimes you find yourself in a landslide and you cant escape it, and when that happens it can be rough, Mason said. Coach McElwains got to get that group to rebound, and he will. Hes been doing this a long time.Masons Commodores (2-2, 0-1) want to build on a 31-30 overtime win at Western Kentucky last week. And yes, they remember coming up short in the Swamp last November.To come so close and not come up with the win, its unacceptable, Vanderbilt linebacker-safety Oren Burks said. Theres something personal about this game.Here are some things to watch Saturday when the Gators visit Music City:WAKE UP: Kickoff is at 11 a.m. local time, but McElwain is keeping his Gators on Eastern time to help them be ready for their earliest kickoff this season. McElwain has reason to worry about his Gators kicking off at noon after struggling in three such games last season.I dont know what it is with noon starts a year ago, we were FAU, Vanderbilt and the bowl game, which none of those results were very good, McElwain said. So I think lets talk about the obvious, Ive got no problem with that. Weve got to make sure were ready to go play against a team that obviously has some weapons.STOPPING WEBB: Ralph Webb has been Vanderbilts biggest offensive threat since getting on the field, and now the junior ranks second in the SEC averaging 118 yards per game. Webb leads the SEC with five TDs rushing, and now sophomore quarterback Kyle Shurmur is coming off his best game throwing the ball with a career-high 279 yards in rallying Vandy to a win last week.DONT LOOK AHEAD: The Gators cant dwell on last weeks game, and they cant afford to look ahead either. LSU visits Gainesville on Oct. 8, giving Florida a chance to avenge last years 35-28 loss. Just go out and focus on what we have to focus on, Maye said.STINGY D: As bad as the Gators looked giving up five TDs in six possessions last week, theyve been so good defensively that they hardly budged in the early rankings. Florida still leads the SEC averaging 4.25 sacks per game, which is fourth nationally. The Gators are the only team with five different players with at least two sacks, and they rank second in the SEC giving up just 76.5 yards rushing.BALL SECURITY: The Gators have intercepted six passes in the past three games, and Vanderbilt has forced at least one turnover in each game this season. But the Commodores have protected the ball very well so far and lead the SEC in turnover differential at plus-5.---Online:AP College Football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org and AP-Top 25 Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/AP-Top25Follow Teresa M. Walker at www.twitter.com/teresamwalker Air Max 97 Pas Cher France . 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SAN DIEGO -- With every yard and touchdown, Melvin Gordon is quickly making up for lost time.Thats a good thing for the San Diego Chargers, who themselves learned how to finish a game with a big lead.bGordon, a second-year pro, had his first 100-yard game and scored once, and Philip Rivers matched his career-high with four touchdown passes as the Chargers beat the mistake-prone Jacksonville Jaguars 38-14 Sunday.Gordon scored on a 3-yard run on the games opening drive, his first TD at Qualcomm Stadium. Gordon went in standing up, and then right guard D.J. Fluker lifted him off the ground in celebration. He finished with 102 yards on 24 carries.It feels good, Gordon said. I dont get overly excited about anything. Its early. Im just hungry, man. But I am happy now. I definitely wanted it, so its even better you get the 100-yard game with a win.Gordon failed to score a TD during his miserable rookie season, when he had a fumbling problem, got benched twice and then missed the final two games with an injured left knee.He scored his first two NFL touchdowns in the loss at Kansas City.Im just comfortable, he said. When youre comfortable, you have confidence. In this league its all about confidence.Said right tackle Joe Barksdale: Im happy for him, especially after last season.What could be the Chargers final home opener in San Diego drew only 52,165 fans at 72,000-seat Qualcomm Stadium.Here are some things we learned in the Chargers win against Jacksonville:ROLLING RIVERSRivers preached the need to finish after the Chargers (1-1) blew a 21-point third-quarter lead and fell 33-27 in overtime at Kansas City in the season opener.He threw TD passes of 6 and 45 yards to Travis Benjamin, 44 yards to Tyrell Williams and 2 yards to Antonio Gates.The Chargers led 21-0 at halftime, and Rivers hopes they learned how to put teams away.It was huge. Im glad it happened again right away, Rivers said. It was good for us mentally to get that put to bed that in the sense, `When were up 21, guys, were going to win, instead of that, `Oh, were hanging on. A SAN DIEGO INSTITUTION: Rivers and Gates show no signs of slowing down. They have hooked up on 78 touchdown passes, the most in NFL history for a quarterback-tight end tandem.dddddddddddd Gates has caught 80 TD passes since Rivers became the starter in 2006, but two were thrown by LaDainian Tomlinson on halfback option plays. Gates needs six more scoring catches to match Tony Gonzalezs all-time mark of 111 for a tight end.JAGUARS WOESThe Jaguars were coming off a four-point loss to Green Bay and now are 0-2 for the fourth time in five seasons.Up next is a home game against Baltimore.Its pretty embarrassing but were 0-2, Marcedes Lewis said. We get an opportunity to find out what kind of team we are and were looking to go about it. The guys have a good mindset of who we are. This isnt a team we believe we are. This isnt the team we expect to be. ... Were not ready to pack it in and accept another 3-13 year.INJURIESJaguars LT Kelvin Beachum was hospitalized overnight as a precaution after suffering a concussion late in the third quarter. The stadium was hushed as he was placed on a back board and lifted onto a cart and driven off the field. He is scheduled to return to Jacksonville Monday.The Chargers will know more Monday about the injury to Danny Woodheads right knee. He was hurt after making a catch late in the first quarter. The Chargers have already lost one major playmaker for the season when Keenan Allen went out of the opener with a knee injury.ANTHEM: Barksdale said hell continue to raise his right fist during the national anthem, which he and Chris Hairston did Sunday.Its just a solidarity thing, Barksdale said. Chris has two kids, I have a daughter on the way. You never want to bury your kids. We still stand for the national anthem, were happy to be in the country. At the same time, things need to change.There was also a malfunction with a giant American flag as it was being unfurled on the field by Marines and U.S. Navy sailors. 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