Florida football evened up its 2024 record on Saturday with a 45-7 win over the Samford Bulldogs in the Swamp, but despite the lopsided score the overall performance was not quite up to par.
The highlight of the weekend, of course, was freshman quarterback DJ Lagway‘s first collegiate start and the record-breaking numbers he put up against the FCS opponent. However, the rest of the team still showed some weaknesses that need to be addressed before Week 3.
As is his wont, USA TODAY Sports writer Paul Myerberg released his weekly college football re-rank from the top to bottom of the 134 FBS schools, and not much changed for Billy Napier‘s squad after the Week 2 triumph.
Florida’s re-rank position
Myerberg has the Gators ranked No. 81 — the same spot he had Florida last week — after the Saturday win in the Swamp, putting the Orange and Blue between the Texas Tech Red Raiders (No. 80) and New Mexico State Aggies No. 82). Only the Mississippi State Bulldogs, who dropped 17 spots to No. 84, rank lower than Florida this week among SEC schools.
The week prior, Napier and Co. were ranked No. 59 but the loss to the Miami Hurricanes (No. 11) dropped the program 22 spots in the rankings.
USA TODAY Sports Week 2 re-rank top 10
The Georgia Bulldogs remain in the top spot followed by the Texas Longhorns, Ohio State Buckeyes, Alabama Crimson Tide and Tennessee Volunteers representing the top five teams, respectively.
The Ole Miss Rebels, Penn State Nittany Lions, USC Trojans, Utah Utes and Kansas State Wildcats wrap up the top 10 programs in the re-rank.
Next up for the Gators
Florida will host the Texas A&M Aggies — who landed at No. 33 in the re-rank — inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 14. Kickoff is slated for 3:30 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on ABC.
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