Rapid Reaction to Florida's 27-16 win over LSU Tigers
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 down the game. In the video below, we share our rapid reaction to Florida’s win against the Tigers.
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Billy Napier on the Florida Gators win over LSU
“I think before we get to the players and the staff, I think we have to give the crowd a ton of credit. That place was electric tonight and played a major factor in the game. Obviously, the kids feed off of it. And 11 straight sell-outs, and something about when the sun goes down, it’s pretty special in there. Very thankful for our fans. And to continue to show up, right, and do their part. Obviously, we’ve struggled at times, but I’m just very thankful for the overall support and the way they impacted the game tonight.
I think you’ve got to give this group of kids a ton of credit. Relative to the resiliency they’ve showed, I think for me there’s a purpose behind the game, and that starts with the players, and I certainly think this group would not be able to have done what they did tonight without a good foundation, something to stand on. I think they’ve got good character, and I’m very thankful for them relative to how they’ve stuck together and continue to work extremely hard and continue to improve. A lot of young players continue to grow up out there.
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So this was complementary ball at its best. Felt like an NFL game. It was back and forth. We did a lot of things well. There are areas we can do better. I do think we made them earn it on defense. We limited the big play, but obviously we’ve got to do a better job getting off the field on third down, especially in the first half. The play count and time of possession was very unique. It was 48-21 at halftime, and then obviously look at it really out of whack at the end of the game. I think they ran 92 plays to our 43. We had a few penalties on offense we need to clean up.
We had some delay of games. Couple of false starts. Obviously, a holding. But in general, we did enough to win, and we stood up in that second half and I thought the defense got a couple of takeaways. Obviously, a sack fumble. And then the missed field goal, and we played clean on offense and didn’t turn it over. Punted them deep a handful of times. And I thought the field position was key. So, credit to the staff for having a good plan. In particular, on defense, I felt we were really sharp on normal downs. And these kids showed up and played. And I’m proud of them.”
