If the Gators are going to maintain or take a step forward from last year’s 8-5 record, they have to improve on offense. They figure to do so with DJ Lagway as the unquestioned starter, a quality veteran offensive line, and a loaded running back and wide receiver corps.
Just as important is maintaining and improving on defense as well. The full-season stats don’t quite tell the entire story since the staff didn’t simplify the defense until a third of the regular season had passed, but you can still pick out where the improvement really did and didn’t come from.