we are just under 10 minutes until the kickoff of the home opener in the swamp against McNeese State. Hang around for updates and observations from the press box from matt Quartararo and myself.
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You can tell this defense wants a shut out. Score is 49-0, game is over. These guys are still fired up about getting stops, gotta love it.
Lights shut off for Tom Petty in between quarters…have to say: very, very cool.
Max Brown is now in at quarterback for Florida.
The sideline just swarmed DC Austin Armstrong after Florida picked up the safety.
At long last, the deep ball is revealed! Long pass by Mertz to Pearsall, plus an excellent block by Etienne to pick up the blitz in the backfield. Gators lead 40-0.
New offensive line group is in for Florida
You would figure at some point Mertz will come out of the game. Important to note that Jack Miller is not dressed tonight, so it will likely be Max Brown who will enter the game when/if that decision is made.
88,163 the announced attendance here tonight. Sixth best attendance in history against an FCS opponent, best since 2010.
Crowd thinned out a little bit at halftime but still packed inside The Swamp.
Gators hold a 26-0 lead at the half after a dominating 30 minutes. Notes and observations from the first half are out now.
Freshman Treyaun Webb scores his first touchdown as a gator and the Gators miss on the two-point conversion to mkae the score 19-0 with 7:04 to go in the second quarter.
Scooby Williams has been great for Florida, splitting gaps extremely quickly. He has a sack and just added another huge tackle in the backfield.
Following a Eugene Wilson wildcat formation run that led to the one yard line, Graham Mertz cashed in on his first rushing touchdown as a florida gator.
Gators pinned, Mertz will have to take the Gators 99 yards on his second drive in the Swamp.
McNeese already down two timeouts with over six minutes still to play in the first quarter. Appears that head coach Gary Goff and company understand the importance of this drive, with an opportunity to tie and potentially take the lead early here. Goff is at least willing to burn the timeouts to ensure his group is set. However, straight out of the timeout, Scooby Williams shoots into the backfield for a huge sack.
After a nice contain by Princely on the third down, the Gators give up a fourth down conversion to allow McNeese to keep the drive alive. currently on florida's 30.
A little Jimmy Buffett tribute early on from the Florida Band: Cheeseburger in Paradise.
Gators fly up the field and find the end zone in just over 4 minutes. Montrell Johnson gets the score on a 2 yard carry. Gators already well above their rushing yard total from last week.
Jake Slaughter will be getting a second consecutive start at center.
Florida’s captains tonight are Austin Barber, Derek Wingo, Trevor Etienne and Tyreak Sapp.
DJ Lagway and several other 2024 recruits/commits are in the building tonight for the home opener.