It wasn’t exactly how you draw it up.
The Gators probably could have won this game by a wider margin if it weren’t for three turnovers and committed 13 penalties that gifted the rival Florida State Seminoles more than 100 yards.
But when the clock hit triple zeros, Florida had earned a 24-21 win over the Seminoles to take its third-straight victory in the series. With the win, UF moves to 6-6 on the season and secures bowl eligibility, while the Seminoles fall to 5-7 and miss the postseason yet again.
After a low-scoring first half that saw the teams knotted up at seven heading into the locker room, the Gators jumped out to a 24-7 lead after benching quarterback Emory Jones for Anthony Richardson. But that didn’t hold, and FSU scored a touchdown with under a minute to play to cut the lead to just three points. It went for an onside kick to get the ball back, but the kicker whiffed, barely knocking it off the tee which resulted in an illegal touching penalty, essentially ending the game.
Interim coach Greg Knox has a win under his belt, and this staff handled what was a tumultuous week very well. With that in mind, here are the takeaways from this one.