For starters, we saw why Florida does not play any Thursday night home games. The workday traffic was brutal.
That said, it was a glorious night in so many ways: perfect weather and a great crowd (estimated at 45,000 for [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag]’s first spring game at the University of Florida.
It felt like a spring game, but it was also taken way more seriously than it had for several years. No silliness, just football.
The Gators did not look like a team trying to re-invent the wheel, but there were some things for Florida fans to take with them.
One was the fact that there were 317 recruits at the game. Not all of them are being recruited, but UF had more five-stars in attendance than normal for a spring game.
Here are five takeaways from the game, won by the Blue 34-0.