Facing a UCF offense that entered the game ranked No. 1 nationally in explosive rushing plays (46) and 10th nationally in explosive plays (67) overall, Florida allowed just 6 explosives to the Knights, 4 of which came on 2 UCF drives in the 4th quarter with the game no longer in doubt.

After two seasons and four games of (mostly) historically bad defense, the Florida Gators delivered a breakthrough performance in Saturday night’s 24-13 win over UCF. No, it was not enough to save Billy Napier’s job by itself.

The Florida Gators officially have its first back-to-back wins in nearly a year with a dominating defensive performance against the UCF Knights.

Less than 10 days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, the state is bracing for another potentially devastating blow from a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico.

With the total steadily increasing, estimated insured losses in Florida from Hurricane Helene topped $900 million on Friday.