Yes, the Gators won the game. And yes, the box score looks good.
You can’t be happier with the defense. Getting a shutout in a conference matchup is always tough, and quarterback Kyle Trask looked good again with four total touchdowns (one rushing) and 363 yards. Great numbers in a confidence-building game after the struggles in a devastating loss to Georgia in Jacksonville.
But a scoreless first quarter signified a huge indictment of this offense that negative has remained with this offense this season: starting slow.
The Florida offense struggled to punch the ball into the end zone in the first quarter against a lackluster Vanderbilt defense that didn’t have a senior in the starting lineup.