After shaking off some rust from the bye week, the Florida Gators come alive in the second half against the UCF Knights.
and Billy Napier. The Knights envision a game played at breakneck speed in order to fatigue defenses and get to the red zone as fast as humanly possible. Meanwhile, Napier understands, as he articulated during media availability, how his team needs to conquer their in-state foe.As mentioned, UCF wanted to execute a ton of offensive plays. Throughout the week and bye week, Napier prepared his team, as to what to expect.
"We have built our practice plans around the things we feel like we needed to improve upon," said Napier. "I think last week and I even think some of the adjustments we've made in terms of the routine Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays has been very specific so I feel good about those parts of our team and hopefully that will pay off.
The tight ends start becoming a huge presence, combining for 70 yards on seven catches and a touchdown in the final thirty minutes. Yet, the much-maligned defense bows up, stands up and shows up.on what looks like yet another long gain on the ground, a hand calmly punches the ball out. Florida recovers. Mertz with the game-winning touchdown pass as The Swamp comes unglued.The Florida Gators host the UCF Knights at The Swamp on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EST.
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