Florida Gators: Is the Gators’ defense officially back?

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 30: Linebacker Khris Bogle #8 of the Florida Gators forces a fumble on quarterback Spencer Rattler #7 of the Oklahoma Sooners during the first quarter at AT&T Stadium on December 30, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

There is no denying or hiding the fact that the Florida Gators did not have their usual elite defense in 2020. It would be easier to describe the Gators’ defense as bad than it would be to make an argument that they were good. They allowed 30.8 points per game, the most ever by the Gators’ defense. The horrendous season was capped off by an embarrassing beat down against Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl, where the Sooners…