Author: Michael

Florida was outclassed by Utah during its season opener on Thursday, as Billy Napier’s squad struggled on both sides of the ball.
In the 24–11 loss, the Gators offense was particularly putrid, failing to reach the end zone once throughout the first three quarters of play. Additionally, Florida was unable to convert on any of its first nine attempts on third down, ending the night 1-for-13 on third down. 
As a team, Florida had just 13 rushing yards on 21 attempts. While Graham Mertz threw for 333 yards, he was sacked five times and threw a costly interception.

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Utah didn’t have its starting quarterback, Cam Rising, and rotated two throughout the game. Utah was the team that didn’t have its standout tight end Brant Kuithe, nor did it have multiple other starters. But Florida was the team who looked disjointed, unprepared and just plain bad in a 24–11 loss to the Utes. In their first out-of-conference game outside of Florida since 1991, the Gators looked like they simply were not ready to play from the very first snap. Bryson Barnes’s 70-yard bomb to Money Parks on Utah’s first offensive play of the game stunned Florida.

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