Gators share their ideal Thanksgiving plate, and FSU is on the menu
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While many college football players will be able to spend Thanksgiving with their families, the Gators are hitting the road and heading to Tallahassee.
With a Friday night game against FSU, Florida players and staff members are spending Thursday at the team hotel and will have Thanksgiving there.
Knowing they would be missing out on a home-cooked meal this year, the Gators celebrated the holiday early.
“We actually had a couple of gatherings with our coaches last week, just an early Thanksgiving for us because we knew with the game being on a Friday that we weren’t going to have time to go spend time with our families,” Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson said.
“I’m pretty sure we’ll have like a Thanksgiving meal Thursday night for us at the hotel. We’re kind of already ahead of the game with that.”
For Richardson, he’ll have some leftovers waiting on him when he gets back to Gainesville. He shared what his ideal Thanksgiving plate looks like, and he’s got a big appetite.
“Honestly it depends on who’s cooking. If my grandma is cooking, I want everything she’s making. If my mom’s cooking, I want everything she’s making,” Richardson said.
“But I’ve got to have macaroni and cheese, some ribs, some chicken, some collard greens, cabbage. I’m a big guy, so I like to eat a little bit.”
Florida safety Trey Dean III said his mom cooked for him growing up but admits that his grandma’s Thanksgiving meal is the best.
“Not even close,” Dean said. “Some mac n’ cheese, you know, some ham, stuffing. All the above.
“But the best meal is going to be a win against Florida State.”
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