In mid-October, Florida was 6-0, sitting pretty in the race for the SEC East title and was a legitimate contender for the College Football Playoff.
Then starting quarterback Will Grier got suspended for a full year for violating the NCAA's policy on performance-enhancing drugs prior to the road trip to LSU, the Gators dropped their first game of the year and the offense fell apart.
Sure, they still won the SEC East.
That's more due to the fact that the rest of the division has been a mess for a full season, not just half the season like the Gators currently are.