When CBS presented the starting lineups for the Florida-Georgia game Saturday, true freshman was listed as the “slashback.”

And while the term “slash” probably applies to Burton seeing time at quarterback, tailback, and wide receiver, it took on a whole new meaning against the Bulldogs.

Burton slashed through the Georgia defense in Jacksonville Saturday, leading the Gators with 110 rushing yards on 17 carries and racking up an additional 26 yards passing and 35 yards receiving.

And the scariest part about Burton is that Florida head coach Urban Meyer is just now learning how to use his most impressive freshman.

“I could kick myself for not [using Burton more] this summer,” Meyer told The Gainesville Sun. “I didn’t know he was that good a runner.”

Well, coach, he’s that good.

Burton is so good, in fact, he is very close to breaking the school record for most rushing touchdowns in a single season by a freshman held by the NFL’s all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith.

And while the new-look offense suggests that Burton, who currently has 11 rushing touchdowns, will eclipse Smith’s mark of 13 scores, that’s not the biggest thing that lies ahead for the young playmaker.

With their 34-31 overtime victory against Georgia, Florida kept their SEC title hopes alive and still controls its own destiny in the SEC East race.

The Gators still have difficult SEC tests on the road against a better-than-advertised Vanderbilt squad and at home against the Ol’ Ball Coach and current SEC East leader South Carolina.

However, with a weapon like Burton in Florida’s reinvigorated offense, the Gators should be very optimistic about clinching a third consecutive trip to Atlanta at the end of the regular season.