Orange Bowl 2019: Florida Vs. Virginia

MIAMI, FL — This year's Capital One Orange Bowl pits the 10-2 University of Florida Gators against the 9-4 University of Virginia Cavaliers.

Florida coach Dan Mullen said at a news conference that his team is generally healthy. His squad has been designated the visiting team.

"There's still guys a little banged up with bumps and bruises but nobody that we expect to miss the bowl game," Mullen explained.

Virginia Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall, whose Cavaliers have been designated the home team, said his team is looking forward to its first appearance at an Orange Bowl.

"We're a program that is developing, rising, growing and becoming — that isn't become, that isn't has arrived — that is arriving," Mendenhall emphasized. "This is a giant opportunity for us."

Both teams are defensive powerhouses with Florida ranked fourth in the country for sacks and Virginia ranked sixth.

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Mullen noted that defensive back Shawn Davis of Miami is recovering from an injury. "One guy that might still be slow is Shawn Davis, a little bit still nursing the hamstring.," said Mullen. "Everybody else should be ready to roll."

The game takes place 8 p.m. Dec. 30 at Hard Rock stadium and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

Mullen said his team will be locked in "when it's time for football" but he wants his players to have time off over the holidays. Despite his team's better record, he is taking his opponent seriously.

"This is a team that played for their conference championship and still won their division," he said of Virginia.

Florida on the other hand has been to the Orange Bowl four times.

"We're going to come out there ready to play,"Mullen predicted.