Gator game thursday

Follow Ralph D. Read More. Top shopping picks. Meet your new travel buddy: this Ozark Trail 28L Backpack. The Gators made too many of them during the last half of the season, which is they were led by an interim coach rather than a full-time one. By winning Thursday, UCF has a victory or transitive victory over every team in the state in this historically bad year.

Florida should not make any usual bowl-game excuses about a lack of motivation, either. Yes, the Gators are transitioning from an interim staff to one led by Billy Napier. And they were led by a quarterback Jones who is probably headed for the transfer portal. And they played two players receiver Jacob Copeland and outside linebacker Lloyd Summerall who are already in the portal. But their presence just shows how seriously UF took the game.

They did not. So Florida fans should make no excuses, and UCF fans should accept none. A trainer immediately ran onto the field to check on him, and Shorter lifted a hand to the crowd as he left. Series history : Florida leads, The Gators defeated the Knights by a score of when the programs last met in The matchup preludes a 2-for-1 series between the programs that was agreed upon earlier this year and will begin in Gainesville in For UCF, this bowl game offers the Knights a chance to put their stamp on the state, suggesting that they can hang with Florida's Power 5 programs before it moves from the Group of Five's American Conference to the Big 12 in the Power 5.

However, the Gators are in the midst of a disappointing season, well below the team's standards, leaving one wondering how much a win for UCF would actually mean. Ideally for UF, though, the Gators will pull off one final victory for the season before enduring a culture change and program rebuild.