Florida’s rise under Jon Sumrall has been hard to miss, and now the Gators are taking that momentum on the road.
After hanging 52 points on Ole Miss in Week 4, Florida beat the Rebels 52-28 at The Swamp to move to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the SEC. That surge has carried the Gators all the way to No. 8 in the country, and the next test comes next Saturday in Columbia against No.
25 Mizzou. The ranked SEC matchup is set for 3:30 p.m.
ET on ABC.
Mizzou, meanwhile, comes in trying to shake off a painful finish in Starkville. The Tigers had Mississippi State on the ropes Saturday night and carried a touchdown lead into the fourth quarter, only to see it slip away in a 31-24 loss. It was their first defeat of the season and their first in SEC play, a rough outcome for Eli Drinkwitz’s team as it heads into another tough one at home.
The Kalshi market has Florida as a 3.5-point favorite, with the over/under sitting at 56.5 points. That sets up a matchup between a Florida team still climbing and a Mizzou squad looking to stop the slide before it turns into back-to-back losses.
Florida’s path from unranked to No. 8 has come fast, and October isn’t offering any soft landing. The Gators head to Missouri with plenty of buzz and a real chance to keep the run going, while the Tigers will try to make sure Sumrall’s first loss in Gainesville doesn’t come on their field.
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