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The first full week of the 2020 college football season is in the books, and though only Power Five teams from the ACC and Big 12 competed, ESPN has released an updated power ranking of the top-25 teams competing this fall.
Though they won’t start their season for another two weeks, the Gators appear in the top five of ESPN’s rankings, coming in at No. 5. They’re the third-highest ranked SEC team behind No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Georgia.
Here’s what ESPN said about Florida.
Todd Grantham’s defensive units get after the opposing quarterback, as evidenced by the Gators’ SEC-best 86 sacks over the past two seasons. Jonathan Greenard is gone, but Grantham plans to turn Brenton Cox loose at the Gators’ hybrid BUCK position. The 6-foot-4, 247-pound Cox sat out last season after transferring from Georgia but will flourish in Grantham’s pressure-oriented system.
No. 8 LSU, No. 9 Texas A&M and No. 10 Auburn round out the SEC teams in the top five, while No. 14 Tennessee and No. 17 Kentucky also appear. Despite struggling in the first half against UAB in its opener, Miami is the final team on the power rankings at No. 25.
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