The Florida Gators took a while to get up to full speed on offense on Saturday — perhaps not surprising, given that their game against the Missouri Tigers kicked off at 11 a.m. local time.
But when that offense caught up to a revved-up defense, it put away a pesky team that has been a thorn in Florida’s side since joining the SEC East, staking Florida to nine wins with a XX-Y triumph.
Kyle Trask threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns — both in the third quarter, and both acrobatically caught by Josh Hammond and Lamical Perine, respectively — and Florida’s defense didn’t allow a touchdown for the fifth time this season, with Jonathan Greenard spearheading a spirited effort that amounted to three hours of harassment for Kelly Bryant (2x-for-3y, 2yy yards).