Florida State vs. Florida Free Pick

The Gators only managed a layup in last week’s 27-2 loss to rival Florida State.

The Florida Gators rank lower for their field goal percentage (166th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (152nd), but the FGCU Eagles have a better FG% ranking (135th) than eFG% ranking (167th).

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Florida State made history in the Swamp on Saturday night.

“It’s something that makes you sick when you see how hard they’re playing”, senior tight end Jake McGee said.

The Gators locked up the SEC East a couple of weeks ago but have not been playing all that great so this game has huge meaning for them and although Florida State will not play in the ACC Championship game they have an outside shot at the playoffs and a good chance at a New Year’s six bowl game.

The Gators scored the first 10 points of the second half – including four Egbunu points and a Finney-Smith 3 – and just over four minutes in, Florida had a 42-33 lead it would never relinquish. Austin Hardin’s 37-yard field goal attempt was blocked.

The junior quarterback has split time with the widely inconsistent Everett Golson this year and neither have played particularly spectacular.

He was inaccurate and indecisive for the fourth consecutive week.

What has been far from wonderful is the recent play of the Florida offense, and in particular the performance of quarterback Treon Harris, who is coming off another poor outing.

Maguire, in his fifth career start, completed 14 of 28 passes for 160 yards after beginning the game going 1 of 4, for 1 yard.

“Anybody we go against, if we play the way that we should play, we’ll dominate him”, safety Keanu Neal said.

In the game Saturday night vs. the Seminoles, the Gators had virtually no big-play ability.

Unfortunately for college football fans everywhere, it looks like Florida State has won yet another troll battle on Twitter; this time with Marco Rubio, aka the guy from Florida that’s running for president that is not Jeb! Antonio Callaway and Demarcus Robinson have combined for 1,046 receiving yards and six touchdowns while Brandon Powell has 25 receptions. For Florida to be in SEC title game his first year there shows how good of a coach he is.

“It’s up to his teammates”, McElwain said. In Year 1, McElwain seems to have Florida back on equal footing with Fisher’s program – the 2013 national champions and losers of just three games in three years.

“I did feel they were wearing down in the fourth quarter”, Cook said. A loss to FSU would ruin those plans, and Jimbo Fisher’s bunch would love nothing more than to deliver it. The only other time Florida faced an elite running back, they were gashed for 180 yards by Fournette, so expect Cook to try and follow his example. With FSU facing fourth-and-goal from inside the 1-yard line, Maguire scrambled to his right and held on to the ball until the last possible moment before threading a pass between two UF defenders and into the arms of Jeremy Kerr. He was sacked twice, but played mistake-free football aside from the fumble. Travis Rudolph (51 catches, 693 yards), Kermit Whitfield (51, 690) and Jesus Wilson (45, 516) give Maguire three risky targets. The Tide are on the brink of a second straight College Football Playoff appearance and need just to knock off the Gators, whose “little brother” status is reinforced by the men on the sidelines.