Former, current, and future Florida football players as well as local, state, and national media share their thoughts on the Gators’ 24-13 loss to No. 14 Utah. Check out what some of your favorite Gators and some well-known analysts had to say after the contest.
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FLORIDA FOOTBALL
Final.
— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) September 1, 2023
Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/e5YDKGUpG5
CURRENT FLORIDA FOOTBALL PLAYERS
back to work 💯
— Jonathan Odom (@Odom_87) September 1, 2023
Gone leave everything In God hands🙏
— Andy Jean (@1typeandy) September 1, 2023
SN: just came off a Sprained MCL
Took a tough lost tonight then just got a call that my auntie passed away today while I was playing 💔 I promise the rest of this season for you 🙏🏽
— Cam Jackson (@CamJackson72) September 1, 2023
FORMER FLORIDA FOOTBALL PLAYERS
Everybody was screaming get rid of Dan and the co-signed it after it happened. I was totally against it!! Looks like we need ole Dan the Man back!!! Asap!!! 🤦🏽♂️ @CoachDanMullen
— Louis Murphy Jr (@murph918) September 1, 2023
That was tough to watch. And so far from where we need to be as a program.
— Gator Made (@XavierNixon) September 1, 2023
To recap Florida’s special teams:
— Zack Brust (@ZackBrust) September 1, 2023
– fielded 2 punts inside our 5
– missed 31 yd FG
– shanked 21 yd punt
– sent 8 guys out on FG block
– sent 2 guys w same # out on Utah punt, extends drive, TD Utah
Guess what we don’t have on staff?
A special teams coordinator
Terrible play calling , too many mental errors, and not enough passion! https://t.co/HIvWgI7uuX
— Louis Murphy Jr (@murph918) September 1, 2023
Worst possible way to start a half,and only down 14… Eliminating the self inflicted issues will be the key to winning this game! GO GATORS!
— Carl (@cecejeferson7) September 1, 2023
What is this play calling?
— 〽️ (@MGivens69) September 1, 2023
Let’s see how we respond after this ugly L.
— Jon Halapio (@JonHalapio) September 1, 2023
Still #GoGators 🐊
Gotta get the people back around the program that knows that winning tradition. Hard to explain it when hardly anyone lived it 🙏🏾
— ahmad black (@ahmadblack35) September 1, 2023
I like 19 and I like 7 on the DL!
— Carl (@cecejeferson7) September 1, 2023
Thru all kinds of weather!!! Regroup and come back strong baby 🐊🐊🐊
— Carl (@cecejeferson7) September 1, 2023
Shemar James 🤝🏽
— Savvvy 🤫 (@JSavvvy) September 1, 2023
Mertz is smooth, we gotta consistently run the ball we not gone win with 44 pass attempts.
— Nick Buchanan (@KingNick66) September 1, 2023
Find a way to keep Ricky, Tre, and Caleb on the field. Period. Really like Mertz.
— Mr. Snell (@theebigbossSS) September 1, 2023
Awful special teams and poor coaching. No reason this should be more than a one score game. O Line is no longer a strength for this team either.
— Brett DioGuardi (@BrettDioGuardi) September 1, 2023
Everything went wrong and were only down 14, We can turn this thing around second half ‼️
— Zach Carter (@_Zachattacks) September 1, 2023
I can’t believe y’all ran Dan out of town for this BS.
— Mohamoud Diabate (@MDiabate11) September 1, 2023
This is awful…undisciplined ball all night
— Tyler Jordan (@tyjordan58) September 1, 2023
We doing all this shifting and motion to run a shovel pass on 4th and 6. Come on fellas, wake up
— ahmad black (@ahmadblack35) September 1, 2023
Defense isn’t getting the play call in until super late. They don’t even have time to line up 🤦🏾♂️
— ahmad black (@ahmadblack35) September 1, 2023
Something as simple as that,,, hurry up to the line and run a freaking play. Just ignorant, stupid, unaware of the the situation BS
— Shayne Edge (@14swifty) September 1, 2023
Yikes.. gotta give Mertz time OL
— Mr. Snell (@theebigbossSS) September 1, 2023
Man I used to hate when ppl would tweet bout us when we was playing bad but damn 😭😂
— Nick Buchanan (@KingNick66) September 1, 2023
Get the dangum defensive play called!
— Chris Bilkie (@CBilkie) September 1, 2023
Embarrassing…
— Tyler Jordan (@tyjordan58) September 1, 2023
Let’s make sure these kids don’t get their feelings hurt and give them double numbers!!! Good gracious 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
— Shayne Edge (@14swifty) September 1, 2023
Two #3s on the field is CRAZY
— Joe Haden (@joehaden23) September 1, 2023
3rd down play should've been a deep ball. Not 2 yards behind the LOS on 3rd and 6.
— Eric Wilbur (@EricWilbur) September 1, 2023
We just don’t look sharpe. Looks like the 2 week of camp mistakes. It looks like we are outsmarting ourselves. Line up and play. Give the ball to 2 & 7
— Shayne Edge (@14swifty) September 1, 2023
FLORIDA COMMITS AND TARGETS
MEDIA
'Mertz got beat up a little bit. We need to keep him clean in the future,' Billy Napier on Graham Mertz, who was sacked 5 times.
— Edgar Thompson (@osgators) September 1, 2023
been critical all night…down on Napier….do like a bunch of the young guys….Mertz if he doesn't get killed played well…honestly most issues with the coaching tonight…
— Dan Hicken (@DanHicken) September 1, 2023
With Florida's loss at Utah, Gators still have not won a true road non-conference game outside the state of Florida in 34 years since beating Memphis on Sept. 23, 1989. Of course, UF has only played two true road non-SEC games outside of Florida in last 34 years since the UM win
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 1, 2023
Nothing like watching a team finally decide to run the ball… When they’re down by 21 #Gators
— Joe Cowart (@1010xljoec) September 1, 2023
19 carries for 17 yards w/Etienne & Montrell in the backfield
Graham Mertz threw for a career high tonight.
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) September 1, 2023
Utah played without eight starters and beat Florida by double-digits
— Thor Nystrom (@thorku) September 1, 2023
UF thread. Bad stuff:
— Frank Frangie (@Frank_Frangie) September 1, 2023
* Looked very poorly coached. Unthinkable penalties, confusion, rushing to get lined up.
* Napier seems challenged as play-caller. Offense no rhythm at all. Same as last year.
* O-line bad. Good RBs no factor, Mertz got hammered. …
Truth is young Gators sorta spit the bit. Missed chip shot FG, shanked a punt, caught punt inside 5, critical false starts, etc.
— Frank Frangie (@Frank_Frangie) September 1, 2023
But coaching gaffes way more concerning. Two No. 3s on field? Delays of game. Players looking confused. Lack of discipline. …
Honestly, offensive scheme painful to watch. Slow to line up, always either pistol or gun, then all the shifts, players confused, then rushing to get snap off, etc.
— Frank Frangie (@Frank_Frangie) September 1, 2023
Combined w horrific o-line play, makes it really tough. Results in 1-for-13 on 3rd down. …
Holly Rowe says Billy Napier said Florida needs to call more runs.
— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) September 1, 2023
[Gators immediately shift into empty backfield.]
I’m trying to remember a team looking more poorly coached. I mean, wow.
— Frank Frangie (@Frank_Frangie) September 1, 2023
Billy gonna need an OC
— Dan Hicken (@DanHicken) September 1, 2023
that is inexcusable… That, without a shadow of a doubt, is absolutely inexcusable
— Hacker (@RyanGreen1010XL) September 1, 2023
How can u have 100 assistants and make that mistake??
— Dan Hicken (@DanHicken) September 1, 2023
GENERAL
chomp chomp pic.twitter.com/7HaWX2ANGV
— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) September 1, 2023
I had to go back and look to make sure it wasn't just because of the angle, but no, UF only had eight men on the field for that attempt. They had a ninth back there, who looked like he was the punt returner, but he ran off the field. Not only does UF need an OC, they need a STC. https://t.co/gBcpc9MjV5
— Inside the Gators (@InsideTheGators) September 1, 2023
Florida’s worse on 3rd & 4th Down than I am at drawing circles. pic.twitter.com/eeucptM2Ky
— Aaron Taylor (@AaronTaylorCFB) September 1, 2023
With the game on the line and its 4th and 14, Billy Napier drew up a pass play that was probably going to gain 3 yards if it was completed.
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) September 1, 2023
It was not. https://t.co/P73bSiueUi
If footage of this Utah-Florida game was shown to voters prior to last year’s Heisman voting, Anthony Richardson may have received a free trip to New York City
— Thor Nystrom (@thorku) September 1, 2023
Florida's right side of the OL, which has a Baylor transfer (Mazzccua) at RG and a Bama transfer (George) at RT, is getting absolutely humiliated in pass pro.
— College Football Nerds (@CFBNerds) September 1, 2023
George was Bama's RT in the 2021 Iron Bowl who was benched due to struggling so much it nearly lost the game for them.
Florida with twice as many penalty yards (35) as rushing yards (17) here in the fourth quarter.
— Inside the Gators (@InsideTheGators) September 1, 2023
Utah goes up 14-3 on the Gators 👀 pic.twitter.com/moHBGcGJLw
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) September 1, 2023
UTAH GOES 70 YARDS ON ITS OPENING PLAY 💥 pic.twitter.com/gJgcBN5F4o
— ESPN (@espn) September 1, 2023
Wow
— Booger (@ESPNBooger) September 1, 2023
GATOR NATION
It’s like watching the same team without the hope of AR breaking a play
— Robbie Strickland (@Jrstrick33) September 1, 2023
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