The Florida Gators didn’t cover the four-touchdown spread against the Charlotte 49ers on Saturday night, but they did come away with a 22-7 victory that was never really in doubt.
Unfortunately, Florida’s performance raises just about as many questions as it provides answers. The defense continues to improve from good to great by the weak and Graham Mertz and Ricky Pearsall shined on offense, but the inability to finish against a lesser opponent with a sold-out crowd watching is concerning.
Florida needed to handle Charlotte in a way that told the rest of the SEC that the win over Tennessee wasn’t a fluke. The defense did its part, but things didn’t look great on offense.
Here are five takeaways from Florida’s win against Charlotte on Saturday.