![]() ![]() Georgia, meanwhile, could be ready for a bounce back after a frustrating loss in Baton Rouge. In the “progress is rarely linear” department, Florida could be due a setback. To some degree, though, this has begun to feel like too much, too soon. The Rivalry Formerly Known As the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party has produced an infinite number of unexpected results, and it wouldn’t be particularly surprising if Florida, a touchdown underdog, added another such result. If they pull off a win over Georgia, the Gators are officially your SEC East favorites and a not-so-dark-horse Playoff contender. They have a top-20 defense and a top-10 special teams unit, and while their offense lags in big plays, they’ve become more efficient. In the last month, they have won a grind-it-out battle over Mississippi State in Starkville, handed LSU its only loss, and survived a mountain of bad turnovers luck to win by double digits at Vanderbilt. If college football answers just one question this weekend, it will be: how seriously should we be taking Florida?ĭan Mullen’s first squad is up to 14th in S&P+ and ninth in the AP poll.
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