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GAINESVILLE — Even at age 54 and all these years later, Billy Gonzales still calls Urban Meyer, “Coach.”

Gonzales hopes he — and the Gators — can make Meyer proud when Tennessee comes to town on Saturday night (7:30 p.m., ABC).

The iconic 61-year-old will be honored prior to Saturday’s showdown ahead of his Dec. 9 induction into the College Football Hall of Fame . Meyer coached Gonzales as a Colorado State receiver and was his boss at three stops, including UF (2005-09).

The Gators’ interim coach will be inspired to lead UF past the No. 20 Vols (7-3, 3-3 SEC) — a team Meyer beat each of his six seasons at UF.

“I think of him as a mentor, obviously, and as a coach,” Gonzales said. “I don’t call him Urban, I call him coach if I see him —

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