Florida football gets another chance to reset Saturday, and this one comes with a road test at No. 6 Texas.
The Gators are 4-2 overall and 2-2 in the SEC after a 38-19 loss to South Carolina last week, their second straight defeat. Texas enters at 6-1 and 3-1 in the conference after taking a 27-24 upset loss to rival Oklahoma.
Florida coach Jon Sumrall didn’t sugarcoat the challenge ahead.
"It’s an SEC road game, so it will be a hostile environment," Florida coach Jon Sumrall said. "They got really good players and execute at a high level.
I think that’s probably the thing I like watching their defense right now, just you can tell that they’re wired to execute at a high level, which is a challenge. Offensively, the quarterback, obviously, everybody talks about him.
He’s a really good player."
The Gators already have one recent memory of beating Texas, having knocked off the Longhorns 29-21 in the Swamp last season.
If Florida pulls off the upset again, it would mark UF’s highest-ranked road win as an unranked team since 2003 against No. 6 LSU.
The Gators’ last road win over a top-10 opponent while unranked came in 2004 at No. 10 Florida State.
Texas is led by quarterback Arch Manning, who has 1,122 passing yards, 10 touchdowns and five interceptions.
Florida vs. Texas will air nationally on ABC in Week 7 of the 2026 college football season.
Joe Tessitore and Jesse Palmer will be on the call. Streaming options include ESPN+ and FUBO, which offers a free trial for new subscribers.
The game is set for Saturday, Oct. 17, with kickoff at 12 p.m. ET at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
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