Florida vs. USF football preview, prediction
Florida lost to Kentucky last weekend and dropped 6 spots in the AP poll. Florida hosts USF in college football's Week 3 action on Saturday. UST is 1-1 after a defeat against BYU and a win over Howard.
USF has good balance on offense but struggles to score. Gerry Bohanon hasn't thrown a TD yet this year. Florida has a better rushing attack with 2 backs carrying for over 7 yards. Anthony Richardson has run for 3 touchdowns in 2 games.
USF ran for 6 touchdowns against Howard, the second most in school history. Florida has won 13 straight non-conference regular season games since 2018. USF returns 93% of its rushing production from last season. Gators are 28-4 when scoring 30-plus points since 2014 and 1-9 when they score less than 21.
Richardson should have adequate time to develop his passing game behind a line that only allowed its first sack more than 6 quarters into the season. Florida's run stop will fare well against USF's backs. The pursuit group off the edge has the room to shrink the pocket and throw Bohanon out of rhythm.
