Rapid Reaction to Florida's 24-17 win over Ole Miss
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators upset No. 21 LSU on Saturday with 27-16 win in The Swamp. UF was led by the return of DJ Lagway and Elijhah Badger, a 102 combined rushing yards by Jadan Baugh and Ja’Kobi Jackson and seven sacks and a turnover on defense.
After the game, I was joined by Andy Staples of On3 to break it all down. In the video below, we share our rapid reaction to Florida’s win against the Rebels.
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“Look, I think first of all, man, just incredible atmosphere today. It doesn’t get much better than that. 12:00 noon kick, 65 degrees, sunshine and a packed house. Our fans were incredible, played a major role in the game. Just to see them rally behind our team and players, and certainly for me, our seniors. I think this group — I told them in there just now, leadership is really hard. It requires a lot from you. I think these guys have stepped up in a major way.
That first month of the year was a challenge in every facet, and I think young people, at that point they’ve got to decide who they want to be and what they’re about. I think this group of seniors, there’s very specific players in that group, very grateful for them. I think we challenged the team we play today should reflect that group and the courage and the adversity that they’ve shown.
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I think the whole message this week was earn the right to win, and I think that we have to earn the right to win throughout the week, and then ultimately when we get to the park, it’s not about yesterday, it’s not about tomorrow, it’s not about who’s on the other sideline. You’ve got to spot the ball and you’ve got to go earn the right to win.
The game was a game of turnover margin, red zone scoring, and ultimately I think you put those two things together, we’ll be very difficult to beat. Obviously the defensively was lights out, we played great field position, and we made just enough explosive plays we were able to rush the ball against a good front. Complementary football, football in its purest form, and just really proud of our players and team.”
