Boy, the bloom didn’t stay on that rose for long.
After the Florida football team rocketed up the college football rankings and [autotag]Anthony Richardson[/autotag]’s fans were making reservations in New York last week, it all fell apart for the Gators on a Saturday night that was not quite like the last one for this team.
It was a sad performance by the offense that handed Billy Napier his first loss as Florida’s coach, a 26-16 embarrassment that saw Florida get shut out in the second half and Richardson throw two picks that really were the difference in the game.
We have talked all offseason about how we were curious to see how Florida handled adversity this season after failing at it last year.
Well, it smacked the Gators right in the face on this night.
Florida’s offense was pedestrian all night and Kentucky, just as it did last year, had just enough on offense to pull out the win. Here are the first six takes of what should be an interesting week.