The Gators kept their momentum rolling as they beat the UCF Knights in Orlando. This in-state rivalry had some top 25 implications as Florida came in ranked #10 in the new polls this week, Central Florida was ranked #20. The pressure was on from the opening kickoff, Florida needed someone to rise to the occasion and make explosive plays. Little did they know that person would be a Freshman, WR Tank Hawkins. Hawkins returned a kick 102 yards for a TD, Scored on a jet sweep and also had a receiving TD for a total of 3 scores on the day. MLB Shemar James had a game of his own on defense recording 10 total tackles and a 59-yard pick six off UCFs star QB KJ Jefferson.
When asked about the game Coach FTB had this to say: "UCF is a tough opponent, they are ranked #20 for a reason, they are well coached and they have a few dogs out there. We had to change our gameplan against them, we installed a few formations that we haven't ran all season. They contained our running game and made it tough for us to be comfortable at times. We are walking out of here with a big win. I'm proud of the guys, we're looking forward to our next test along the way."
The UCF nights surely showed they were not ready for the big stage in week 6, in state rival Florida took care of business easily in the second half.
“ we were in this game in the first half, missed a couple of field goals where we would’ve been sitting 14-13. Then we had to drive at the end of the half where we could’ve taken another 3 to be within striking distance but we let this game get away from us” said coach RB
The Knights surely didn’t expect to be undefeated for long with a gauntlet schedule ahead, but are certainly sad it ended the way it did.
Florida was the better team in all phases and took advantage of turnovers, forcing 4 INTs.
Gg to Ftb, good luck the rest of the way.
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