Florida Gators fall on the road to No. 15 Utah

Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier and Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham shake hands at midfield as the Gators celebrate defeating #6 ranked University of Utah Utes, 29-26, to kick off the 2022 season at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in on September 3rd, 2022. (Photo by David Bowie/Gatorcountry)The Florida Gators (0-1) lost to the 15th ranked Utah Utes (1-0) 24-11 on Thursday night on the road.

The Gators had some costly penalties in the first half that cost them points and they couldn’t rebound from those mistakes.

Florida’s offense couldn’t get the running game going and Utah’s pressure caused Graham Mertz’s problems all night.

FIRST QUARTER:

Utah 7, Florida 0- 70-yard touchdown pass from…