Missouri stymied by No. 11 Florida’s defense in 21-3 loss

The two teams combined for just 594 yards of offense and only two offensive touchdowns as the #11 Florida Gators defeated SEC East rival Missouri 21-3, snapping a two game losing streak to the Tigers. The Gators’ elite defense versus the Heisman Trophy frontrunner.

Here are the AP Poll Top 25 rankings. LSU was a gracious host, but the result was predictable, a 21-point loss for the Gamecocks.

“We had three personal fouls today and all three were freshmen”, Pinkel said. “We’re getting a little bit better and we’re learning to compete”. We feel like we’re DBU, they feel like they’re DBU. “I wouldn’t pump them up too much”. While QB Brad Kaaya was held without a TD pass, RB Joseph Yearby did his best to carry the load, rushing for 113 yards and a score.

So maybe Florida is as good as it seems to be so far, and maybe it isn’t.

This rivalry is one that dates back to 1951, with the Hurricanes leading the series 31-28 all-time.

Besides slowing down the run, the Gators’ defense has excelled in two other areas: Taking the ball away and denying third-down conversions.

But the Gators’ defense is as talented, tenacious and confident as any he will face this season. Grier has been a wizard at executing Florida’s drills in situational football, as evidenced by late in the first half of the Kentucky and Ole Miss games and then in the fourth quarter of the Tennessee game. The Tigers went 1-for-14 on third downs, and did not convert their first until the game’s final minute.

But it’s a pretty fun secondary game to see a good play and so frequently say “That guy’s a freshman/sophomore!”

If you’ve been reading Rock M for long enough, you probably know how my brain operates after losses: I reflexively start looking to next year. They had one. They’re a one-hit wonder.

Missouri running back Russell Hansbrough, center, fights his way past Florida’s Nick Washington, left, and Jordan Sherit, right, during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, October 10 2015, in Columbia, Mo.

Missouri finally got a first down on the next drive, a 13-yard pass by Lock to Emanuel Hall, but the drive ended in a punt four plays later. Offense bad, defense good: the story of 2015. The senior has completed more than 66 percent of his passes while throwing eight touchdowns and three interceptions. It’s not wrong to rank the Utes No. 1, because that’s the kind of resume they have: They beat Michigan, won at Oregon (OK, that might not be a huge deal this season, but the complete demolition was still impressive) and dispatched a ranked Cal team on Saturday night. The Gators will test their improving offense against the Tigers, who lead the SEC in scoring defense (12 points per game) and total defense (263.6 yards). So I guess we shall see. “We got to get money on the money down”.

The true freshman will need to get on the same page as his receivers to ensure the mistakes are kept to a minimum, and the offensive line must slow down the outside attack.

The fact that Florida is moving the ball so well on offense might have been unexpected.

With Gomez-Junco stepping up to the right corner flag for LSU’s first set-piece opportunity on the afternoon, she fired her curling service across the box to freshman Gabriela Maldonado in space on the back post, and the visitors almost took an early lead as Maldonado’s effort sailed just over the crossbar from point-blank range.