[Mark Wheeler]

No. 18 Florida takes on South Florida Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the Swamp for a game being shown on the SEC Network.

Later this afternoon Rafael de la Santos, Steven Hieneman, Cam Parker, Zack Weiss, and Chris Will will be reporting live from the stadium.

Stay tuned all afternoon and night for the latest.

[Mark Wheeler]

pic.twitter.com/MRXfgQ4Tjk

— Gators Turf Staff (@GatorTurfStaff) September 17, 2022

[Mark Wheeler]

Crowd piling in for the 3rd Gator Walk of the season. Doesn’t look like a sellout crowd, but should fill out the stadium nicely @InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/MATF2ibOEi

— Cam Parker (@camparker25) September 17, 2022

[Mark Wheeler]

#Gators arrive at The Swamp@InsideTheGators #GatorWalk pic.twitter.com/Lavi6LYif6

— Zack Weiss (@ZackaryWeiss_) September 17, 2022

[Mark Wheeler]

Napier leading the way for the Gator Walk@InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/HhV3U3fOe7

— Cam Parker (@camparker25) September 17, 2022

[Chris Will]

The #Gators have arrived to The Swamp.@InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/jLx5QbwxRE

— Chris Will (@ChrisWill_TV) September 17, 2022

[Chris Will]

@coach_bnapier and @ScottStricklin chatting it up pregame.@InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/k2ozu49rBo

— Chris Will (@ChrisWill_TV) September 17, 2022

[Cam Parker]

Gators CB @_jhill5 currently participating in warmups. Has not played since the 2020 season @InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/cOWEIyYzaD

— Cam Parker (@camparker25) September 17, 2022

[Cam Parker]

Some 2021 PTSD: Representatives from the Gasparilla Bowl are in attendance tonight.

[Cam Parker]

As announced earlier this week on the depth chart, LS Marco Ortiz will not play tonight. Currently on the field walking around with his left arm in a sling.

[Mark Wheeler]

Gators OL Michael Tarquin on the field with a boot on his left foot. Tarquin started at RT last week, but suffered an injury keeping him out tonight @InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/9MdNfhe9rX

— Cam Parker (@camparker25) September 17, 2022

[Mark Wheeler]

Gators LB Ventrell Miller on the sideline with a boot on his right foot. The super safety is out tonight after suffering an injury in the fourth quarter against UK @InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/j6aYA0WcBY

— Cam Parker (@camparker25) September 17, 2022

[Cam Parker]

Gators LB Ventrell Miller on the sideline with a boot on his right foot. The super safety is out tonight after suffering an injury in the fourth quarter against UK @InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/j6aYA0WcBY

— Cam Parker (@camparker25) September 17, 2022

Gators OL Michael Tarquin on the field with a boot on his left foot. Tarquin started at RT last week, but suffered an injury keeping him out tonight @InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/9MdNfhe9rX

— Cam Parker (@camparker25) September 17, 2022

[Cam Parker]

UPDATE: Hill is currently dressed out. Will have to wait and see if he gets on the field tonight @InsideTheGators https://t.co/oaiSvmXNzz pic.twitter.com/Pn4VjEar8k

— Cam Parker (@camparker25) September 17, 2022

[Zackary Weiss]

Was the throw behind him a bit…?

#Gators QB @GVOaant hits WR Trent Whittemore in warmups with Napier behind him directing traffic

25 minutes till kickoff@InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/3QdsOqPvQJ

— Zack Weiss (@ZackaryWeiss_) September 17, 2022

[Steven Hieneman]

Just a pregame assessment: USF’s sideline looks like the Swamp killed their energy a bit. Very flat-footed.

[Mark Wheeler]

Florida defers. On one hand, I would like to see what the offense can do. On the other, if the defense can pitch a three and out, field position could be theirs for the taking.

[Zackary Weiss]

It’s game time in Gainesville as #Gators HC Billy Napier leads his team out of the tunnel to take on #USF and looks to improve to 2-1 on the season. pic.twitter.com/G2sbZtr8TI

— Zack Weiss (@ZackaryWeiss_) September 17, 2022

[Mark Wheeler]

The fourth play of the game and UF already is rotating in defensive linemen with Sapp and Powell in there.

[Mark Wheeler]

Umanmelien was sealed off way too easily there.

[Cam Parker]

Trey Dean III with the forced fumble. UF’s first fumble recovery of the season.

[Mark Wheeler]

The true freshman with a huge play with the recovery.

[Cam Parker]

Correction: Antwaun Powell-Ryland with the FF

[Mark Wheeler]

Huge hole on the left side there for Wright.

[Cam Parker]

Austin Barber making his first start, and he looks good through two plays. Nice push towards the outside to let Wright cut underneath. Keep an eye on 58 tonight

[Zackary Weiss]

Despite his slow start to the season, Napier has decided to stick with Nay’Quan Wright as the lead back tonight. Some may have expected Johnson or Etienne to appear here. It’ll be interesting to see how long BN keeps him out there and how that rotation looks tonight.

[Mark Wheeler]

It looked like Richardson had more room to run there.

[Cam Parker]

Dante Zanders was wide open. Throughout fall camp, I’ve seen the QBs and TEs practice that route countless of times, and it works out. I believe that’s the longest catch by a TE this season for the Gators.

[Mark Wheeler]

Zipperer was so open on that play that you would think that a Florida linebacker was covering him.

Huge first down.

[Steven Hieneman]

Good to see Keon Zipperer getting more involved in the offense, he seems to be getting more separation this week.

[Zackary Weiss]

Xzavier Henderson is “hyping up” Wright after every carry. These two seem to have chemistry.

[Cam Parker]

Beautiful pass protection by the right side of the line: Eguakun, Torrence and Barber. Picked up the twist rush perfectly. Good coverage by USF and Ethan White not being able to hold his block leads to Mihalek kicking a FG

[Mark Wheeler]

Florida moves 45-yards for the field goal and a 3-0 lead.

You have to like how Barber looked on that opening drive in place of Tarquin.

[Cam Parker]

Mihalek spoke to the media on Wednesday night and was asked if he feels any pressure by kicking in front of 90K people. He said he doesn’t feel any pressure and treats every kick the same.

He is now 3-3 on the season with FGs and 3-3 on XP.

[Mark Wheeler]

And of course, we had to see the screen to Henderson. Can’t let Florida’s favorite play call go unnoticed for a three-yard loss.

[Cam Parker]

Scooby Williams back in at LB for Shemar James

[Zackary Weiss]

Trey Dean missed a tackle on that kickoff pretty badly that would’ve put USF at the 10. Instead, they’ll start their first drive at the 20.

[Mark Wheeler]

Jordan Young is lucky he didn’t catch a flag there coming in late.

[Cam Parker]

Speed sweep caught Umanmielen off guard. Florida didn’t look completely set. Keep an eye out on how fast the D gets set and communicates with Miller out.

[Mark Wheeler]

Johnson isn’t able to make the play in space, so it’s a five yard gain.

[Mark Wheeler]

Then Johnson comes back and gives up the completion.

[Cam Parker]

Coverage-forced incompletion. Everyone in their spot, but the DL struggling to get pressure

[Mark Wheeler]

Damn, Gervon Dexter was tripled teamed on that play.

[Cam Parker]

A big thing I’ve noticed the last couple of weeks is although Dean III is listed as a safety, Florida plays a lot of single high with him down. Torrence moves down as well some times based on strong side, but it’s been mostly Dean.

Although he does struggle to tackle, you can see he loves being up there and making contact.

[Cam Parker]

Florida puts rush LB Antwaun Powell-Ryland at a natural LB spot, and it shows that he’s not comfortable there as he whiffs the tackle.

Weird thing was Burney was up on the line.

[Mark Wheeler]

A 3rd & 18 conversion on the ground.

[Cam Parker]

A rare DL Jaelin Humphries appearance being made right now

[Mark Wheeler]

Humphries, who has been invisible as a Gator for two years, is in there here in the first quarter.

[Cam Parker]

Scooby Williams’ inexperience vs. Bohanon’s experience showed with that siff-arm. Once again, it looked like UF had trouble getting lined up at LB

[Cam Parker]

Umanmielen coming in for Boone. Jalen Lee in as well

[Mark Wheeler]

That was all Jason Marshall on an island by himself because there was no pressure at all from the defensive line. That might as well have been a 7-v-7 throw.

[Steven Hieneman]

Pretty pathetic defensive showing on that delayed handoff, Rashad Torrence the only player between him and the goal line.

[Cam Parker]

Florida is having massive LB issues early on. Miller’s presence being missed.

Little dump-off passes in front of them, failure to fill gaps and missed tackles hurting them

[Cam Parker]

The Ventrell Miller factor: with 51 out, defense gets abused in the run-game

[Mark Wheeler]

After last week’s performance, you had to feel like the defense was on the right track, but USF is already over 130-yards of offense here in the first quarter as the Bulls go up 7-3.

The only constant from Florida through 2 1/4 games is that they are wildly inconsistent in all three phases of the game.

[Romeg8r]

How did we end with so many soft children starting on our defense? If they can’t man up we better start finding some players that can.

[Cam Parker]

12-play, 81-yd drive. USF had runs of 21, 23, 12 and 10 with the final three coming on back-to-back-to-back plays.

As simple as a veteran playmaker out and Florida having depth concerns on the DL, take advantage with power runs.

[Mark Wheeler]

Gators LBs Amari Burney and (even more so) Scooby Williams were awful on USF's TD drive. Would expect Shemar James to return on the next drive

— Mark Long (@APMarkLong) September 18, 2022

[Cam Parker]

Florida in an offensive huddle right now, but Billy Napier made sure to talk to Richardson one-on-one a few yards away. Getting his QB ready

[Zackary Weiss]

All we hear from guys on this defense is how valuable Ventrell Miller is as the vocal leader. Gervon Dexter said last week that he’s “a quarterback on defense” and that losing him is “like losing your heart as a defense.”
Well, that proved to be true on the Gators first defensive drive. Someone needs to step up and into that Ventrell role because it’s painfully obvious that communication is lacking right now. USF ran all over them.

[Zackary Weiss]

USF is 100% on 3rd down at 3/3. They lead 7-3 with 1:00 left in the first.

[Cam Parker]

Beautiful edge seal by Pearsall. Solid blocking by WRs this year has been rare, but Austin Barber makes his first crucial mistake.

[Mark Wheeler]

Barber with an unforced error costing Florida 15 yards.

[Cam Parker]

Confidence-building throw. Looked like Richardson hesitated a bit, but good velocity got the pass in

[Cam Parker]

Richard Gouraige must love breakfast because his pancake block got Montrell Johnson that first down. An offsides penalty on USF gives the Gators a first down

[Mark Wheeler]

USF lined up offside.

[Cam Parker]

End of 1. USF 7, UF 3

Already 103 rushing yards for the Bulls on 11 carries despite a fumble on the first drive. Richardson efficient going 4-4 for 36 yards.

[Steven Hieneman]

Underwhelming first quarter for the Gators. The defense looks very weak early, allowing a high Yards Per Carry on the ground.

[Romeg8r]

Napier clearly has a long way to go to get this team where it needs to be.

[Mark Wheeler]

Not the start UF was hoping for.

[Zackary Weiss]

First person to Montrell Johnson after that TD run was Justin Shorter.

[Cam Parker]

Montrell *breath* Johnson. My oh my what a run.

Pearsall again with a helluva block on the edge.

Give credit to Ethan White for a great block to the outside and Richard Gouraige for getting a block down field.

5=1

[Mark Wheeler]

The first really ‘explosive’ play for the Gators and in one play Johnson has put Florida out in front 10-7.

[Zackary Weiss]

It was a 62 yard TD run from Johnson, the longest for Florida since Richardson’s 80 yarder against these same Bulls last year.

[Cam Parker]

Florida's last two longest rushing TDs:

62-yards by Montrell Johnson tonight vs. USF
80-yards by Anthony Richardson last season vs. USF@InsideTheGators

— Cam Parker (@camparker25) September 18, 2022

[Cam Parker]

LBs struggling so hard Trey Dean is having to rush up to make tackles.

[Zackary Weiss]

It’ll be interesting to see if Napier keeps MJ in for their next drive or if he continues the rotation and gets Etienne or Lingard in there.

[Mark Wheeler]

Freshman Lyons in there for this drive. McClellan has already been in there.

[Cam Parker]

Heavy weight Watson coming in for fourth down

[Cam Parker]

USF takes a TO. Swamp may not be as packed or as loud as the previous two games, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a factor tonight

[Mark Wheeler]

Florida should have let that run and made USF burn a TO.

[Zackary Weiss]

Napier just called Trey Dean over to him during the time out and gave him a hug. He sees the effort Dean’s been displaying so far tonight to try and keep a struggling defense afloat without a few key guys.

[Cam Parker]

USF takes a TO. Swamp may not be as packed or as loud as the previous two games, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a factor tonight

[Cam Parker]

Great playcall, Gators looked foolish on that one, completely baited Powell-Ryland and Burney. 51-yard run

[Mark Wheeler]

Burney saved a TD, but how was there no containment on that edge at all?

[Steven Hieneman]

Haven’t seen a single player on the Gators’ front stay home on a zone read or play action. Lack of discipline.

[Romeg8r]

Horrid defense. Horrid. Poorly coached. Weak. This is sad.

[Cam Parker]

Florida has given up 168 yards on the ground through nearly 20-minutes of play

Only gave up 70 rushing yards to Kentucky last week, but echos of the 230 they gave up to Utah in Week 1@InsideTheGators

— Cam Parker (@camparker25) September 18, 2022

[Mark Wheeler]

That was way too uncatchable for there to be a flag.

[Zackary Weiss]

Scoring drive for USF: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:04

[Mark Wheeler]

And we are all tied up at 10 each.

[Cam Parker]

However, give credit to Florida’s pass defense. They have shown up tonight. Kimber and Marshall Jr. with PBUs in the endzone.

Bohanon only has 35 passing yards (5-11). It’s clear where the issues are.

[Mark Wheeler]

South Florida is averaging over 11 yards per carry and will easily hit 200 yards on the ground by the half at this pace.

[Mark Wheeler]

And though Florida doesn’t have anywhere near the carries, the Gators are averaging over 15 yards per carry.

[Zackary Weiss]

3rd/4th down comparison:

USF: 4-6
UF: 0-1

The Bulls have run 16 more plays than the Gators.

[Cam Parker]

These refs again. Called personal foul on No. 15 of the receiving team (Wingo), changed the call to 15 on the kicking team, then changed it back to Wingo.

Two personal fouls on UF tonight. Not making Napier’s goal of one penalty every 30 plays so far.

[Mark Wheeler]

Receiving, kicking, reciving.

Did the finally get it right?

[Zackary Weiss]

Napier has elected to continue through his RB rotation despite the monster run from Johnson last drive. Etienne is now in. Wright got the entirety of their first drive, MJ the second, Etienne now in for the third.

[Cam Parker]

Etienne has been a star through three games, but this one will be coming back. Here come the boos

[Mark Wheeler]

Another Florida penalty and a big run by Etienne is wiped out.

[Steven Hieneman]

Richardson finally puts the ball in the air, and to a familiar face. Trent Whittemore getting involved in the offense

[Cam Parker]

Big money Whittemore with (hard to believe) his first reception of the season. Another corner route that’s successful

[Mark Wheeler]

Whittemore finally gets on the board.

[Zackary Weiss]

That’s gotta feel good for AR. It’s a gain of 27 yards on the pass to Whittemore.

[Cam Parker]

What has impressed me the most about Etienne is his field vision. He doesn’t look like a true-freshman. Don’t get me wrong, he doesn’t look like a senior either, but he sure has talent.

[Mark Wheeler]

Shorter probably gets to that if he isn’t being held. Nice looking pass from Richardson.

[Zackary Weiss]

AR with back-to-back overthrows after dropping the 27 yard dime to Whittemore.

[Steven Hieneman]

AR seems to have fallen into the rut of relying on pre-snap reads again. Not a promising trend.

[Cam Parker]

AR making magic and getting the first down. Doesn’t look like any quicksand (Replacements reference) for the QB tonight.

[Cam Parker]

An observation about the offense: I have not seen a single one of those speed motions that go behind the running back in the pistol set (usually was Henderson). It has not worked at all through two games, and Napier must’ve noticed it.

[Mark Wheeler]

Give Wright credit for his pass blocking on the last play, but you can see he just doesn’t have the burst through the line of the other two backs.

[Cam Parker]

Another third down and another screen to Henderson. Going be a first down with a USF penalty

[Zackary Weiss]

2 screen passes to Xzavier Henderson this drive… neither of which have resulted in anything.

[Mark Wheeler]

Throw the ball into the stands there. Don’t take the loss when you have that much room

[Cam Parker]

Penalty on Matthew Hill of USF, immediately after the announcement was clapping towards his sideline

[Mark Wheeler]

A third-down screen to Henderson. This is officially a Florida football game.

[Cam Parker]

And Nay’Quan Wright with his first rushing touchdown of the season. Great edge blocking once again, this time by Austin Barber.

All four featured runners on the offense (Richardson, Wright, Johnson and Etienne) now have a rushing touchdown on the season.

[Mark Wheeler]

Wright off the right side of the line puts Florida back on top. The Gators are approaching 200 yards of offense.

[Steven Hieneman]

Nayquan Wright with a run to silence the fans who have been saying he should be third on the depth chart. Gators up 17-10.

[Zackary Weiss]

It’s a 12 play, 88 yard scoring drive for Florida capped off by a 7 yard Nay’Quan Wright TD.

[Romeg8r]

It seems we just can’t play good defense and good offense in the same game.

[gatrkd50]

Okay Napier is doinf something i wanted to see using the the rb’s . He gave uk too much respect by not running the ball enough. Thought that as his thing at Louisiana it so obvious in this game USF cannot stop the run.

[Zackary Weiss]

Trey Dean has had a great first half, saving this defense on multiple occasions. Just stopped what would have been a first-down-plus with a solo tackle on Bohanon, turning it into a loss of yards for USF — celebrates accordingly, of course.

[Cam Parker]

JALEN KIMBER MAKES HIS PRESENCE KNOWN. Great break and a great return. UF’s first pick-six I believe since Chauncey Gardner-Johnson in the 2018 Peach Bowl.

[Steven Hieneman]

The club on his left hand didn’t stop him that time. Kimber with the pick 6.

[Mark Wheeler]

Look at Kimber. From a zero (giving up the touchdown to Utah) to a hero (the big pick-six) in less than a week. Florida is up by two touchdowns.

[Rafael De Los Santos]

@B0SSMAN_5 finds the touchdown to put Florida, first of the season for Wright. Florida leads 17-10.@InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/kzJAiDDZh1

— Rafael De Los Santos (@rafdelossantos) September 18, 2022

[Zackary Weiss]

It’s a 39 yard return on the pick-6 for Kimber

[Cam Parker]

Florida did have a defensive TD in 2019 (Jon Greenard fumble return vs. Vandy) and 2020 (Zach Carter fumble return vs. Arkansas), but it's been a minute since there's been a pick-6

— Cam Parker (@camparker25) September 18, 2022

[Mark Wheeler]

PICK SIX @J_BOOGIE_6!!! ?

? @SECNetwork pic.twitter.com/wnQhuLwu0u

— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) September 18, 2022

[Cam Parker]

First INT for a Gator DB since Jason Marshall vs. FSU last season.

[Steven Hieneman]

Avery Helm has shown an inability to fight through blocks on the edge. He has been manhandled by the Bulls’ receivers thus far.

[Mark Wheeler]

South Florida has now rushed for over 200 yards in the first half.

[Cam Parker]

Brenton Cox just isn’t fast enough to get to the outside against some of these backs for USF. He’s in the right spot, but speed is beating him

[Zackary Weiss]

USF is now 4-6 on 3rd down with less than a minute remaining in the first half

[Cam Parker]

Ok, a pass interference on the offense? I’m so confused

[Zackary Weiss]

Crowd is loving that …questionable…? offensive PI call. It moves USF from 2nd & 7 to 2nd & 22. The Swamp is roaring.

[Cam Parker]

Not saying it was a DPI on Johnson, but 99/100 times that call is on the defense. Interesting call nonetheless

[Mark Wheeler]

Burney almost had one.

[Cam Parker]

Avery Helm was almost given an early Christmas present on that throw. Gotta have it

[Mark Wheeler]

Helm has to come down with that one.

[Steven Hieneman]

Very confused why Avery Helm remains on the field. No facet of his game has been impressive so far.

[Cam Parker]

Lorenzo Lingard makes his first appearance… and it’s a kneel down.

[Zackary Weiss]

Some halftime numbers:

Anthony Richardson (7-9 for 75 yards, 5 yards rushing, 0-0 TD-INT)
Gerry Bohanon (7-18 for 56 yards, 69 yards rushing, 0-1 TD-INT)

Total yards
– UF 204
– USF 272

Penalties
– UF 3 for 38 yards
– USF 6 for 58 yards

Turnovers
– UF 0
– USF 2 (UF 9 points off turnovers)

Total Plays
– UF 23
– USF 40

Time of possession
– UF 11:26
– USF 18:34

[Mark Wheeler]

Florida ‘lost’ a possession with the pick-six, but still, USF has a 40 to 23 advantage over UF in offensive plays from scrimmage.

[Cam Parker]

Halftime: UF 24, USF 13

First half stats: @InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/HDivGZlevr

— Cam Parker (@camparker25) September 18, 2022

[Chris Will]

Anthony Richardson spotted snacking on some #skittles while he heads to the locker room for half time. He’s had them out during Gator Walk. Marshawn Lynch ‘Beast Quake’ run incoming?@InsideTheGators

— Chris Will (@ChrisWill_TV) September 18, 2022

[Romeg8r]

It is a big concern that our defense still can’t get off the field.
However, could be worse. We could be Texas

[Mark Wheeler]

Hell of a play by Richardson to pick up the first down, and the slide is the right thing to do.

[Zackary Weiss]

Should be noted that Montrell Johnson is getting the 2nd half start for Napier.

[Steven Hieneman]

That pick was not caused by anything but pure indecision on Richardson’s part.

[Cam Parker]

Richardson with a nice throw… to the wrong team. Tremendous pocket once again, but he’s just forcing the ball into coverage. Feet weren’t set either. Shades of Emory Jones the last two games.

[Mark Wheeler]

Leonard is in the game for White.

[Mark Wheeler]

Richardson two bad throws in a row, the second resulting in a pick.

[Flfan]

This team is just not very good. I’m afraid next week is going to be ugly.

[Cam Parker]

Richardson is talking one-on-one with Pearsall on the far sideline

[Zackary Weiss]

It’s a 37 yard return on the Anthony Richardson’s first INT of the night. USF will start their drive on Florida’s 18.

[Mark Wheeler]

Nice open field tackle by Shemar James and it’s third down.

[Zackary Weiss]

Amari Burney and Rashad Torrence both got ran over on that USF TD run.

[Cam Parker]

All three of Richardson’s interceptions this season have led directly to touchdowns. 21 total points in the last two games.

Now 24-21 with USF’s two-point trick play.

[Mark Wheeler]

Florida can never have anything nice. Richardson’s interception ends up in a touchdown and it’s down to a three-point game.

[Cam Parker]

Attendance tonight: 88,496

[Romeg8r]

This looks a lot like Filipe Franks to me.

[Cam Parker]

Richie Leonard IV in the game and commits a false start. The only sub OL in the game so far

[Mark Wheeler]

Leonard, in there for White, with the false start.

[Zackary Weiss]

Etienne has been the lead-back on this drive for Florida. Napiers gone with a steady diet of Wright, Johnson and Etienne so far on a mostly drive-by-drive basis.

[Cam Parker]

Remember what I said about no quicksand for Richardson tonight? I take it back. Back-to-back terrible drives for the QB

[Zackary Weiss]

Pearsall and Zipperer looked at eachother confused after that Anthony Richardson throw out-of-bounds on 3rd down.

[Cam Parker]

Kamari Wilson making an appearance tonight

[Mark Wheeler]

WTF was that? No pressure at all, and he sails it 10 feet over the head of everyone (though everyone was covered)

[Flfan]

Absolutely pathetic.

[Mark Wheeler]

Is Richardson getting in his own head again? He went from 8 of 10 (though they were short passes) to missing three out of his last four with a pick and three passes well off target.

[Steven Hieneman]

There hasn’t really been much misdirection so far, USF is just winning the battle on the line of scrimmage.

[Zackary Weiss]

Chris McClellon was hyped up after that tackle on 2nd down, talking to the sidelines.

[Cam Parker]

How about Chris McClellan on the last two plays. Two big stops

[Mark Wheeler]

Big play by the true freshman McClellan there on the stop.

[Mark Wheeler]

McClellan with another play.

[Chris Will]

Some frustration and confusion on the sideline before the USF delay of game. Gators had multiple players run on and off the field to try and avoid having too many men on the field.

[Cam Parker]

Looks like Ethan White will come back in for Richie Leonard IV at LG

[Cam Parker]

Austin Barber with a nice pancake block, but Wright completely missed the open gap to the outside. Still a gain of four

[Cam Parker]

I’ll say this much, as much as Pearsall hasn’t had any impact in the passing game, he’s had some nice blocks on the outside to give his backs room to run.

[Steven Hieneman]

Bad time for a tight end to jump early.

[Mark Wheeler]

It feels like Johnson or Etienne would have hit that hole on the right side and had a first down there. Wright has lost a step.

[Cam Parker]

Richardson looks like he doesn’t want to throw at all, even when there’s a receiver open.

[gatrkd50]

I see it now AR is an athlete converted to QB he is either going to be a hit or miss. Napier has to recruit a real Qb i hate too say. This kid is not comfortable as a thrower.

• This reply was modified 6 months, 1 week ago by gatrkd50.

[Steven Hieneman]

Okay, at this point, Napier has to be looking around the sideline for Kitna or Engel. This is getting scary, and Richardson seems to be on a decline.

[Mark Wheeler]

Another bad pass by Richardson and Florida will have to punt. It’s not good when the announcers tell the story of the opposing DC telling his DBs to beware of AR sailing passes.

[Cam Parker]

A three-star QB from Texas who wears No. 11 you say?? Something familiar about that…

[Romeg8r]

I think we are seeing why Emery Jones played so much last year.

[Zackary Weiss]

Jalen Kimber — outside of the obvious — has had a really good night. He’s covered multiple deep balls really well, most recently just there on 2nd down.

[Mark Wheeler]

Still no pass rush, but just a flat out overthrow by the USF quarterback.

[Mark Wheeler]

Barney with the stop on third down.

[Cam Parker]

A positive from tonight: Bohanon is 8-21 for only 62 yards.

Also- that tackle by Des Watson was pretty cool

[Zackary Weiss]

Well, Des Watson, that’s one way to close out the third quarter.

[Steven Hieneman]

You could feel the energy spike in this stadium after that tackle. MUCH needed play by Desmond Watson.

[TJWarren]

There is nothing good regarding AR and throwing the ball.
His mechanics, footwork, zero touch on the ball. A deer in the headlights looks far more confident than him throwing the ball.
Next week Tennessee is going to blitz him over and over.

[Mark Wheeler]

That looked like a mother grabbing a baby there. Watson with the big play.

[Cam Parker]

Using dominant rushing to open up the play-action passes. USF knocking on the door

[Cam Parker]

That was bad by Brenton Cox. Flew up field and the RB slips underneath

[Romeg8r]

I am losing faith in Napier.

[Steven Hieneman]

The Gators are making USF, who lost by 29 to BYU, look like a very competent opponent. The stands (especially the student section) are filling with frustration.

[Romeg8r]

Tennessee will hang 45 or more on us next week.

[Zackary Weiss]

#Gators tested out a new feature tonight for their classic “won’t back down” singalong at the end of the 3rd Q — an in-app synchronized light show.
Here’s how it went:@InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/snQCFLkOEP

— Zack Weiss (@ZackaryWeiss_) September 18, 2022

[Cam Parker]

Things Des Watson does: plugs gaps.

[Mark Wheeler]

In case you didn’t notice, Florida was shut out coming out of the half yet again. This is three straight third quarters where the Gators have been handled by the opposing team and kept out of the endzone.

[Cam Parker]

Brenton Cox, once again, beaten to the outside. Not a good night for No. 1

[Mark Wheeler]

It’s not over, and talent may win out in the end, but at this point, it’s looking more and more like the Bulls want it more. USF takes the lead 28-24. Win or lose, there are issues that need to be attended to, or other than Eastern Washington, there are no gimmes from here on out.

[Cam Parker]

USF’s scoring drives tonight:

12 plays, 81 yards (touchdown)
9 plays, 70 yards (field goal)
12 plays, 43 yards (field goal)
4 plays, 18 yards (touchdown, set up by INT)
11 plays, 51 yards (touchdown).

[Mark Wheeler]

Good play by Richardson to get rid of that ball and live to fight another day.

[Cam Parker]

Ok Justin Shorter. Ok. UF might a passing offense. That might be Richardson’s longest pass this season.

[Zackary Weiss]

Richardson’s throw to Shorter was a gain of 30 yards. Maybe that can get AR going…

[Mark Wheeler]

There is a confidence builder for Richardson and a heck of a play by Shorter. Let your playmakers make plays. First down UF.

[Cam Parker]

Johnson with a team-high 85 yards on only five carries. Might be time to make No. 2 the No. 1 back

[Cam Parker]

As I say that, big run by guess who? Johnson. And a penalty by USF. Johnson now with 103 yards

[Zackary Weiss]

This game is establishing what I’ve believed to be true for 13 days now… Montrell Johnson is the best RB on Florida’s roster.

[Cam Parker]

Aaaaaaand, Richardson throws a pick in the endzone. Don’t get it. Why not run?

[Mark Wheeler]

What a freak’n run by Johnson to put Florida in a position to take the lead.

[Steven Hieneman]

AR gave his receiver zero chance on that fade. You have to put the ball up there if the corner is playing inside leverage. Yet another mistake.

[Romeg8r]

Ignorant coaching. Johnson could have run it in. Stupid play call.

[Cam Parker]

I mean, I understand trying to boost your QBs coaching, but that’s a Mullen mistake. You have to run it there with Johnson.

[Mark Wheeler]

In the second half, Anthony Richardson is 2 of 8 for 30 yards and two interceptions.

[Mark Wheeler]

Tre’Vez Johnson with a game saver. Now, run, run and no matter how much we all bitch (myself included) run some more.

[Zackary Weiss]

Anthony Richardson was pumping his fist on the sideline after that Gators INT with 6:51 remaining. Down 4, he’ll have a golden opportunity here with great field position to take back the lead. If the INT stands, that is — currently under review.

[Cam Parker]

Looking at the replay, not sure if Johnson got completely underneath it. Nonetheless, great pressure by Powell-Ryland and Cox to force a bad throw. Will either be Gator ball or fourth and long

[Cam Parker]

Wow call stands. How about that? Tre’Vez Johnson with a massive INT. Two interceptions for Gator DBs today.

[Cam Parker]

I believe that’s Johnson’s first INT since the Kentucky game last season

[Zackary Weiss]

Etienne in at RB here for Napier in crunch-time. Back-to-back carries on their first two plays of the drive — one for loss and one huge gain to make it 1st & goal.

[Steven Hieneman]

Feed 7. Just do it. He’s a true freshman, but he is the best thing on this offense.

[Cam Parker]

I said it once, I said it twice, heck I said it three times. Trevor Etienne is a star. Second TD of the season

[Zackary Weiss]

4 carries on that drive for Etienne. 4 plays on that drive for the Gators TD. UF now leads 31-28 with 5:05 to go.

[Mark Wheeler]

Florida gets on the board via the legs of Etienne. The Gators are up 31-28.

[Zackary Weiss]

28 yards in 1:46 for the Gators (a.k.a Trevor Etienne) on that scoring drive.

[Chris Will]

Despite the struggles in the passing game, Henderson is the one up on the benches hyping the crowd up.

[Mark Wheeler]

Cox in the backfield on back to back plays.

[Zackary Weiss]

Alright well Etienne is strongly pushing back against my previous Montrell Johnson take.

[Steven Hieneman]

Tre’vez Johnson needed to play over top of that route. Poor attempt at an undercut, and it gave them a first down.

[Cam Parker]

With Etienne's TD, three of UF's RBs scored a rushing TD.

The last time 3 different UF players scored a rushing TD: Bama '21 (Jones, Davis, Pierce 2x)

The last time 3 different UF RBs scored a rushing TD: N. Texas '16 (Thompson, Scarlett, Perine, Cronkrite) @InsideTheGators

— Cam Parker (@camparker25) September 18, 2022

[Zackary Weiss]

USF RB Brian Battie has rushed 15 times for 142 yards and a TD thus far tonight — an average of just under 10 yards per carry.

[Steven Hieneman]

Was wondering which USF player was going to buckle under the pressure. The center was not my guess.

[Romeg8r]

Winning is better than losing but we are not a good football team and AR is not a good QB

• This reply was modified 6 months, 1 week ago by Romeg8r.

[Zackary Weiss]

End of Game Stats:

Anthony Richardson (10-18 for 112 yards, 24 yards rushing, 0-2 TD-INT)
Gerry Bohanon (12-28 for 116 yards, 102 yards rushing, 1-2 TD-INT)

Total yards
– UF 329
– USF 402

Penalties
– UF 6 for 48 yards
– USF 9 for 73 yards

Turnovers
– UF 2 (USF 8 points of turnovers)
– USF 3 (UF 16 points off turnovers)

Total Plays
– UF 48
– USF 74

Time of possession
– UF 23:41
– USF 36:19

[Zackary Weiss]

#Gators QB Anthony Richardson leaving the field after the win over USF@InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/YuCfc3QRHj

— Zack Weiss (@ZackaryWeiss_) September 18, 2022

[Romeg8r]

I feel bad for Richardson. He thought he was going to be a star this season and be off to the NFL in the next draft. Three games in and he has zero TD passes and four Ints. This is not how this was supposed to go.

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