GAINESVILLE — During his first three seasons, coach Todd Golden has established Florida’s superiority over Florida State .

But the Seminoles (2-0) have a new head coach and playing style with Luke Loucks , who brought an NBA mentalty and up-tempo approach to Tallahassee after he replaced Leonard Hamilton.

Coming off a 104-64 win against the University of North Florida , the No. 10 Gators (1-1) don’t plan to let off the gas themselves when the two rivals meet Tuesday in the O’Connell Center, where UF has won eight in a row and is 30-2 since the start of the 2023-24 season.

“They’re playing with a lot of purpose,” Golden said Monday. “They’re trying to play fast. They’re playing in transition a lot. They’re shooting a lot of 3s. I know that’s a goal for them to get a lot of attemp

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