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“It does light a fire under our tail”: Austin Barber discusses expectations for upcoming season

After returning over 3,000 snaps last season, the Gators’ offensive line is ready to live up to the high expectations that have been placed on them since the end of last season. In 2024, Florida’s offensive line was the only position group on the entire team to post three PFF performance grades over 87.0 in three different games.

“That just shows how much we’ve, you know, we played together. It’s really cool,” redshirt senior Austin Barber said. “We bring back a lot of people that have snaps, and that just comes with, you know, being mature and being on the field.