GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Gators beat Miami and then had a bye. They beat South Carolina and then had a bye. And after beating Missouri last weekend on the road, they have a bye. Florida is 3-0 prior to bye weeks, 1-1 after, defeating UT Martin and losing to Georgia.
The No. 10-ranked Gators (9-2) seek to finish on a high note when they host Florida State (6-5) in the regular-season finale in 11 days. For Florida, it's an opportunity to beat the Seminoles in back-to-back seasons for the first time since winning six in a row in the series from 2004-09. The Gators can also clinch their second consecutive 10-win season under head coach
Dan Mullen, a feat the program hasn't accomplished since back-to-back 13-win seasons in 2008-09.
"That's going to be a fun game, that's what is all about going to play those guys,'' Mullen said Saturday. "And then hopefully get to another good bowl game."
Florida's potential bowl destination and an early look at the Florida-FSU game are topics covering by some of the latest stories on the internet of interest to Gators fans. Check out the "Gator Rewind" video and fresh links below:
GATOR REWIND
A look back at Florida's 23-6 victory over Missouri, which capped the Gators' Southeastern Conference schedule. Florida finished 6-2 in conference play, a one-win improvement over 2018 ...
EXTRA POINTS
--
Five early thoughts on Florida vs. Florida State from
Matt Baker of the
Tampa Bay Times.
--
Will Sammon of
TheAthletic.com offers his thoughts on Florida's victory over Missouri in his exit survey, which I contributed to in a backup role.
-- Walk-on QB
Nick Sproles, who moved up to third on the depth chart when starter
Feleipe Franks suffered a season-ending ankle injury,
has entered his name in the transfer portal writes
Thomas Goldkamp of
Swamp247.com.
-- In his weekly segment "Andreu's Answers,"
Gainesville Sun beat writer
Robbie Andreu offers his answers to some questions surrounding the Gators.
-- In a look at Florida State,
the Seminoles are adjusting to defensive changes with former USF head coach
Jim Leavitt and
Mario Edwards added to on-field staff writes
Wayne McGahee III of the
Tallahassee Democrat.
-- Gators senior running back
Lamical Perine proving he is a well-rounded playmaker writes
Jacquie Franciulli of
GatorsTerritory.com.
-- It's bowl projection season and
ESPN.com has
Gators going to either the Citrus or Cotton.
-- Former Gators cornerback
Loucheiz Purifoy is contemplating his future after his Saskatchewan team was knocked out of the CFL Playoffs writes
Britton Gray of
CKOM.com.
TWITTER CHATTER
Congrats to senior receiver
Josh Hammond, one of the better dudes to come through the program in my time here ...
The Gators have never played the alma mater of
Bobby Bowden and
Jimbo Fisher, but that's about to change ...
Congrats to senior receiver
Van Jefferson, one of the better dudes to come through the program in my time here (sound familiar?) ...
What Mullen has done is impressive and
Peter Burns is pointing it out ...
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