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Omar Payne And The Importance Of Rim Protection For Florida

It’s no secret that Florida will be drastically rebuilding their defense this season. After four straight seasons as a top-25 defense (each of Mike White’s first four seasons at Florida) the Gators struggled mightily in 2019-20, finishing ranked 61st nationally. When you look back at Florida’s season that was largely disappointing given the sky high expectations, much of it falls on the defense. The Gators were 27th in the country in offensive efficiency, a number that doesn’t tell the whole story given the fact that they were in the 50s in the first week of the season before drastically improving and spending the last 6 weeks of the season as a top-15 offense.