The Florida Gators are back at home this week to host the Eastern Washington Eagles in a rare Sunday matchup that was pushed back 24 hours by Hurricane Ian.
At 2-2, Florida couldn’t ask for a better time for the annual FCS game to pop up on the schedule. It’s an all but guaranteed win for the home team and a chance to see what some of the reserves have once a healthy lead is established. At least, that’s what typically happens. The alternative is what happened to Florida last year against Samford — 52 points surrendered on over 500 total yards.
Assuming the Gators don’t flounder two years in a row, this will be a chance for Florida to test out a few things. Billy Napier has already made several notable changes to the depth chart, mostly on defense, and the passing game looked strong against Tennessee. Assuming the running backs return to form against lesser opponents, points should come easily for the Gators.
Here are five things to look for when Florida and Eastern Washington meet up on Saturday.