Rocky Top Roundtable: Florida
Tennessee returns home for the first time in a month when they take on the Florida Gators on Saturday. The crew at Volquest discuss the matchup and why it might be a must win this weekend.
“I think you have to put a qualifier when you say it’s a must win,” Brent Hubbs said. “I think people hear must win and think the coach is on the hot seat and that’s obviously not the case. But for this team to have the postseason and do the things they want to do they have to win this game. I’ve said it all week, the playoff talk should stop for this team right now. This team needs to figure out how to get into a rhythm offensively.”
Getting the offense figured out could mean simply getting back to what you do best, which is tempo.
“I thought Saturday it felt like it was slow,” Rob Lewis said. “Sometimes you are at the game and you are working and you don’t notice but Saturday you noticed. You were thinking they are taking a lot of time here and there is a lot of things go into that. It’s just not operating smoothly and cleanly right now.”
Tennessee vs Florida: How To Watch
Kickoff Time: Saturday, 7 p.m. Eastern Time
TV: ESPN
Streaming: ESPN App
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
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Florida improved to 3-2 with 24-13 win over UCF
Florida built a 24-3 lead against UCF Saturday night behind 19-for-23 passing from Graham Mertz, who threw for 179 yards and a touchdown. The Gators rushed for 130 yards as a team with two touchdowns on the ground.
Freshman quarterback DJ Lagway was 4-for-4 passing for 50 yards while Montrell Johnson led Florida (3-2, 2-2 SEC) on the ground with 10 rushes for 54 yards and a touchdown. Chimere Dike caught four passes for 88 yards, Tank Hawkins had seven catches for 60 yards and Elijah Badger had three catches for 41 yards and a touchdown.
