Tennessee football: Getting to know the Gators with a Florida football expert
Tennessee is a 10.5-point favorite against Florida. The game is sold out. Danny White announced there will be a watch party in Circle Park. Florida is 2-1 and Tennessee is 3-0. Florida won the game against Utah. Alligator Army invited their experts to answer questions about the Gators. They are a good source of information about Florida football.
The Florida team is 3-0 after three games. The team's fans are still unsure about it. Florida's team will probably qualify for a bowl game. The last team won a tennis match with Samford and this year's starting quarterback is a green player.
Anthony Richardson is the star quarterback of the Florida Gators football team. He has a good supporting cast, but he needs to overcome deficiencies to win games. He is going to go as he goes this fall. The team is less heliocentric than the previous ones. It's more about winning games than about the individual talents. They are going for the same goal. For example, Richardson beat Utah and Kentucky.
There are three players that Tennessee fans should keep an eye on during the game. They are Brenton Cox, Desmond Watson and Trevor Etienne.
Florida has four players with more than 100 rushing yards through three games. The team's passing game has been anemic. The passing offense needs to improve to be effective. Florida's offensive line is good and the team has better ball-carriers than pass-catchers.
Montrell Johnson, Jr. is averaging nearly 10 yards-per-carry and ranks sixth in the SEC in rushing yards. Etienne is expected to lead the team in carries against the Vols.
Travis Etienne's brother, Trevor, is upset about Florida's lack of usage of Trevor. Etienst has to show his ability as a blocker and so on to get more touches.
Ventrell Miller is not sure if he will play for Florida. If he can't play, freshman Shemar James and Scooby Williams or Diwun Black will take his snaps. Florida lost to USF last week.
Tennessee and Florida are playing a football game. Miller and Richardson are injured. The final score is Tennessee 34, Florida 21.
Alligator army has some questions for Florida football expert.
Tennessee is on the verge of being relevant in the SEC. Josh Heupel's team has lost some games in recent years. The team's offense has been slow, and the team lacks depth. Florida is a team that can play spoiler on good days. Florida beat Florida and Georgia in 2016, but lost to Texas A&M, Alabama, South Carolina and Vanderbilt before the season’s end.
Florida has played spoiler a few times in Tennessee's stories of late. The 16 wins in the last 17 meetings has made it harder for Gators fans to view the Vols as a threat. A big win over Florida would be different and more meaningful as marker of progress than beating Arkansas or Kentucky.
Hendon Hooker is the quarterback for the team. Josh Heupel has been the offensive coordinator since last spring practice. Hookers and He upel have meshed well. He got a lot of production from his supporting cast. He threw 37 touchdowns and three picks in his two seasons at Tennessee.
Tennessee's defense has been better than expected. The coaching staff knew it would need to play more players this year than last year. Matthew Butler, a DL last season, finished seventh in snaps played among all NCAA DL. Tennessee's getting to rotate more on the defensive line and at linebacker this season.
The game is a grind-it-out game. Florida is favored to win. The 10.5-point spread freaks out the expert. Florida won't beat Tennessee. If Tennessee comes out well, they can go "boot on neck" and run away with the game, but the experts is skeptical.
