Most of what led to Florida holding 7-3 and 14-10 leads over Tennessee in Knoxville on Saturday was at least a little unexpected. With Anthony Richardson looking composed and dangerous as both a passer and a runner, the Gators drove the ball on Tennessee with surprising ease, and a failed fourth down and missed field goal likely kept them from getting more points in the ledger; Tennessee, meanwhile, made big plays that Florida seemed either entirely unready for or entirely ancillary to, and got its own offense whirring as a result.
The Vols doing some more expected stuff — using the seconds preserved by a Billy Napier timeout before a third down just before halftime to jump-start one touchdown drive and scoring almost immediately after intermission to swing the game from a 14-10 Florida edge to Tennessee’s 24-14 advantage — probably secured the win for the favored home team, too.