Coming off a win over Texas A&M, the Florida Gators are back at home on Saturday to face the South Carolina Gamecocks.
This is the favorable part of Florida’s schedule with SCAR and Vanderbilt in back-to-back weeks, but the Gators need to come out with the same energy they had in the TAMU game to rejoin the national conversation. UF could secure bowl eligibility with a win on Saturday, and the Vanderbilt game should help pad the numbers.
But first things first, Florida has to take down the Gamecocks, who were recently ranked in the Associated Press Top 25. It won’t be an easy task, but UF should be able to get the job done.
The offense seems to be clicking and, more importantly, isn’t turning the ball over. And the defense seems to be playing with a togetherness that wasn’t quite there through the first eight weeks of the season. That’s a surprising development considering the dismissal of [autotag]Brenton Cox Jr[/autotag]. following the Georgia game, but Florida’s defense looked strong shutting out the Aggies in the second half last week.
Here’s a look at five things to pay attention to on Saturday that could end up changing the outcome of the game.