With question marks surrounding the entirety of the Florida football program, writing about what the keys to the game three months away can be very difficult. W
With question marks surrounding the entirety of the Florida football program, writing about the keys to the game three months away can be very difficult. We have no way of knowing if head coach Billy Napier will even be coaching the team, or if QB Graham Mertz is still starting, or what the front four and back five in the secondary will be.
Thankfully for the Horns, Texas will have the full power of Darrell K Royal Stadium and the fans at its back. Texas likely will pull a win out of this game, but its not going to be a cake-walk. Here are some of the biggest keys to taking down the Gators and advancing closer to an SEC championship.
Luckily for Florida, they have three months from the start of practice to this game, but it may not be enough time. Texas' one through seven in their pass attack is possibly the deepest in the nation, and a banged-up Florida defense will have trouble staying in front of these players. Sarkisian has to make it his goal to go after these underclassmen and let players like Bolden and Bond dominate in the open field and down the field.
Mertz will live in the underneath game, targeting sophomore stud Eugene Wilson out of the slot. Mertz, however, is no threat with his legs or in the air. Texas can sit in a low cover two, send four pass rushers, and clog up the underneath routes. Texas needs to be ok with potentially being vulnerable over top because Mertz is not the type of player to punish you there. Force him into third and uncomfortable situations and the Gators will be stuck.
Though it's easy to ask Steve Sarkisian to dial up 40 passing plays throughout the game to fully challenge the Gator defense, the Longhorns need to become calmer the later this game goes.
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