Please Read: Welcome to the new-look Inside the Gators
- A couple of post game observations
- Instant Analysis: No. Florida Dominated by No. 25 Missouri
- No. 8 Florida – No. 25 Missouri Ole Miss Box Score
- No. 8 Florida vs No. 25 Missouri Game Thread
Former, current, and future Florida football players, as well as local, state, and national media, share their thoughts on the No. 8 Florida’s 45-17 loss to No. 25 Missouri. Check out what some of your favorite Gators, some prospects, and some well-known analysts had to say after the contest.
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FLORIDA FOOTBALL
Final @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/cUOWUmx33e
— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) October 3, 2026
CURRENT FLORIDA FOOTBALL PLAYERS
FLORIDA COMMITS AND TARGETS
FORMER FLORIDA FOOTBALL PLAYERS
The defense needs A LOT of work. The offense can’t score 40 every week.
— BrandonSpikes55 (@brandonspikes55) October 3, 2026
I remember we went to Mississippi State when I was a freshman and got the shit beat out us. Went 10-3 and won SEC title. Boys just need to reset. The sample size has been really good. Terrible showing, but it happens. https://t.co/A1ul4zG4WL
— Shannon Snell (@theebigbossSS) October 4, 2026
Just damn near slapped my cousin talking bout “how bout them gators” boy if you don’t get the hell out my face 😭
— Jacob Copeland (@JCope1era) October 3, 2026
I love my Gator Nation so much, but when we lose or face adversity, I really dislike how some of our fans treat the university, our players, and our coaches. It’s honestly sad and unacceptable to see.
— Tyrie Cleveland (@Tyrie_1) October 4, 2026
I’m not happy about us losing today, but I’m even more disappointed in the way…
💩hard to watch
— La’Mical Perine (@LP_deucedeuce) October 3, 2026
I hate to say it, but this kind of game probably needed to happen. Sumrall said it himself, stay humbled or get humbled. Can’t write these boys off. Got a lot of work to do. Lick your wounds and get back to work.
— Shannon Snell (@theebigbossSS) October 3, 2026
Pain 😔
— Josh Hammond (@J_Hammond10) October 3, 2026
The only thing i hate most about this whole thing is that we’ve shared the entire blueprint with everyone in the SEC 💯
— BrandonSpikes55 (@brandonspikes55) October 3, 2026
We gone be alright! I am hurt tho… but it’s a long season…. how do we respond fellas!! BOUNCE BACK!! 😤💯🐊🫡
— Steven Harris #93 (@FAMOGANG365) October 3, 2026
Definitely missing 1. On both sides but more so on the defense.
— Clifford Taylor IV (@clifftayloriv) October 3, 2026
This is painful!!!😭😡
— BrandonSpikes55 (@brandonspikes55) October 3, 2026
Great THROW PHILO !
— La’Mical Perine (@LP_deucedeuce) October 3, 2026
I’m nauseated 🤦🏾♂️
— Steven Harris #93 (@FAMOGANG365) October 3, 2026
Every single pass is to a WIDE OPEN receiver. This can’t be real life lmao
— Ahmad Black Sr. (@ahmadblack35) October 3, 2026
Defense got to play better 🐊
— C.J. Gardner-Johnson (@CGJXXIII) October 3, 2026
Welp, if I’m a DB recruit that wants to play early, Florida would be #1 on my list. Just saying.
— Shannon Snell (@theebigbossSS) October 3, 2026
Our Corners play TOO SOFT of a coverage!!!
— Reidel Anthony (@ReidelAnthony15) October 3, 2026
Gotta bring your defense on the road !!
— BrandonSpikes55 (@brandonspikes55) October 3, 2026
DBs….my brothers in Christ..wake up
— Ahmad Black Sr. (@ahmadblack35) October 3, 2026
Blindside block??? Complete bullshit.
— Shannon Snell (@theebigbossSS) October 3, 2026
MEDIA
Thoughts on the Gators:
— Frank Frangie (@Frank_Frangie) October 3, 2026
* Not hard to assess this one. The tougher, more physical team usually wins. Missouri obviously was the way more physical team.
But more than that. Mizzou outplayed, out-coached, out-toughed the Gators. One of those days.
* I wrote here last week it…
Jon Sumrall: 'The fact that we put less than our best out there makes me freaking sick. How we did what we just did is not acceptable. I'm freaking livid.'
— Edgar Thompson (@osgators) October 3, 2026
Sumrall said it would be an easy fix in secondary if just one guy or a single issue. It’s multifaceted. “Coach White can’t protect everybody. Somebody’s got to win a one-on-one.” Said #Gators have lost most 1-on-1s on perimeter.
— Scott Carter (@GatorsScott) October 4, 2026
The current 28-point margin would make it tied for the second-worst loss as a top-8-ranked Gator team … add a 31-3 loss to Bama in 2005 to the list. https://t.co/erR94NrjGF
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) October 3, 2026
This feels like Nebraska at the 1995 Fiesta Bowl for @GatorsFB.
— Eugene Frenette (@GeneFrenette) October 3, 2026
Missouri is playing Tom Petty's Won't Back Down … harsh.
— Edgar Thompson (@osgators) October 3, 2026
"You have to humble yourself, or you will be humbled." -Jon Sumrall
— Joe Cowart (@1010xljoec) October 3, 2026
Humbling to say the least – Sumrall knew a blowout win could lead to cockiness & the #Gatora go from a 24 pt win over a 5th ranked team to a 28 pt L in Co-Mo.
Coach off of it & get ready for SC
Today was a great schedule spot for Missouri, just as last week was a great schedule spot for Florida.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) October 3, 2026
Life in the SEC this season is an absolute grind and if you’re hung over at all from the week before you’re going to get got.
This isn’t because VB3 isn’t playing, this isn’t because of the refs, this is because Missouri flat out is beating the hell out of Florida in every part of football
— Hacker (@RyanGreen1010XL) October 3, 2026
# @MizzouFootball on the cusp of its first regular season win over a top 10 team since 2013. Nine explosives so far on offense. 30-10 over @FloridaGators after 3.
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) October 3, 2026
Missouri to Florida right now: pic.twitter.com/Ux0iERELHR
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) October 3, 2026
Florida not ready for the big time yet… Clearly improved team, but it’s gonna take some time
— Hacker (@RyanGreen1010XL) October 3, 2026
Mizzou clearly saw something in Gators D.
— Matt Hayes (@MattHayesCFB) October 3, 2026
A lot of double move routes in the first half.
GENERAL
“Isn’t this a recurring theme in the SEC? You get so hyped up about a big victory… And you think you’re a world beater and you find someone else a little hungrier than you are.”@CoachNeuheisel breaks down Missouri’s dominant win over No.8 Florida pic.twitter.com/yherZUfHtM
— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) October 3, 2026
— Freezing Cold Takes (@OldTakesExposed) October 3, 2026
So did Florida completely whiff on Brandon Harris? Who cares if he can recruit if he can’t develop. It’s embarrassing how bad Florida corners are. All were highly rated
— Derek (@_DTyson) October 3, 2026
Aaron Philo limits any real ceiling for this Gators football team
— Todd Fuhrman (@ToddFuhrman) October 3, 2026
The secondary will get the attention as the weakest unit but the QB will be what holds them back
Teams that had a 300-yard passer, 200-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver vs. a Top 10 team since 2019:
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) October 3, 2026
Missouri, today, in a 45-17 win against Florida.
🚨 sound the alarm. Belt to Ass in Como. It’s over throw the damn towel. 🐅 45 🐊 10 pic.twitter.com/dL1Fl2ijUy
— Booger (@ESPNBooger) October 3, 2026
How did the Tigers hold Gators Heisman candidate Jadan Baugh to just 12 yards in the first half? According to ESPN's tracking, the Tigers hit Baugh at or behind the line on 6 of his 9 runs and limited him to 1.1 yards after contact per run.
— ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) October 3, 2026
Baugh entered Saturday averaging 3.6… pic.twitter.com/z9KZ0yGaXh
Mizzou, my word!
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) October 3, 2026
They hit the chomp celly after 😮 pic.twitter.com/V5HWpigaOQ
HOW DID HE GET OUT OF THAT? 🤯@MizzouFootball x 📺 ABC pic.twitter.com/VvBsoPHqkF
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) October 3, 2026
I know Florida came out sluggish. It makes sense. How they finish this second half will tell us a lot about them moving forward.
— David Pollack (@davidpollack47) October 3, 2026
Florida had 14 negative plays on offense all season through September (second fewest in college football).
— Neil W. Blackmon (@nwblackmon) October 3, 2026
Missouri has forced 7 today in one half.
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