Florida Climbs Out of a 14-point Hole to Beat Texas
Florida was down 17-3 in the second quarter, and that is the part of this one worth remembering. The Gators scored the next 24 points, Texas added one late touchdown to make the scoreboard look closer, and Florida won 27-24.
Texas got its 17 early. Raleek Brown ran 32 yards for a touchdown, Gianni Spetic kicked a 38-yard field goal, and then Ryan Niblett took a punt back 63 yards, which is a touchdown the offense had nothing to do with. Take that one away and it is 10-3, and a very different afternoon.
Florida got itself back in before the half with a Tramell Jones Jr. 7-yard pass to Lacota Dippre with 0:18 left. Jones hit Dippre again from 8 yards in the third to tie it at 17. Patrick Durkin's 28-yard field goal put Florida up 20-17 with 10:40 to go, the only lead change of the game, and Jadan Baugh ran in from 11 yards to make it 27-17. Arch Manning threw a 9-yard touchdown to Cam Coleman with 4:21 left. That was the last score.
The totals are not pretty for either side. Florida had 319 yards to Texas's 272, with 43 carries for 164 yards against 30 for 99. Neither team threw an interception, Texas lost a fumble, and Florida's defense recorded 5 sacks. Florida is 5-2 and Texas is 4-2.
The fantasy surprise is the tight end. Dippre had 4 catches all season, two of them in this game, and both went for touchdowns.