The eighth-ranked Florida Gators kicked off the 2019 season by hanging on for a 24-20 victory over the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday at Camping World Stadium.
Coming off a 10-win campaign in Dan Mullen's first year as head coach, expectations are understandably high for the Gators. They started the year in the Associated Press preseason Top 10 for the first time since 2013.
Florida's defense picked apart Miami's offensive line, sacking Jarren Williams nine times. That group held things down through the first three quarters until quarterback Feleipe Franks came alive. The junior threw for 254 passing yards overall, with 150 coming in the second half.