The Gators (1-2) and No. 4 Miami Hurricanes (3-0) square up at Hard Rock Stadium Saturday night. Follow along for live updates:
FINAL: Miami 26, Florida 7
Notes: Miami dominated in all facets Saturday night. They had double the total offensive yards. The Gators didn't convert a single third down.
Q4 | 1:34 - The Gators fail to convert on fourth down and Miami will just need to take a knee three times to end this game.
SCORE: Q4 | 1:56 - Miami running back Mark Fletcher Jr. punches it 1-yard into the end zone. Miami 26, Florida 7.
Q4 | 2:58: On fourth down, Lagway's pass is dropped by Eugene Wilson III. Miami takes over in plus territory.
SCORE: Q4 | 4:08: Touchdown, Miami. Brown powers it in for a 1-yard score. The Hurricanes go for two, but the pass is incomplete. Miami 19, Florida 7.
Q4 | 4:11 - Injury timeout. Florida defensive lineman Brendan Bett suffered a lower-leg injury and is being helped off the field.
Q4 | 5:47 - Timeout Miami. The Hurricanes are 16-yards away from the end zone and have shaved almost 6-minutes off the clock this drive.
Q4 | 11:23 - Gators are punting after falling short on 3rd-and-2. Florida punter Tommy Doman punted it 54-yards downfield and Miami will start at the 20-yard line.
Q4 | 14:50 - Florida goes for it on fourth down and falls half a yard short of the first down marker. The Gators are 3-of-4 on fourth-down attempts tonight. Miami will take over on their own 31-yard line.
Q3 | 2:03 - Injury timeout. Florida wide receiver J. Michael Sturdivant was hit hard and struggled to get up. Appeared to hit his head hard against the grass.
TURNOVER: Q3 | 3:16 - Florida defensive back Cormani McClain picks off Cormani McClain at the 48-yard line. It was the first play of Miami's drive following Florida's score.
KICKOFF: Q3 | 3:24 - Florida kicker Trey Smack boots it into the end zone for a touchback. It's first down Miami at the 25-yard line.
SCORE: Q3 | 3:24 - Jadan Baugh powers it in from seven yards out. The NCAA-record scoring streak is alive. Miami 13, Florida 7.
Q3 | 4:40 - Florida goes for it on 4th down in the red zone, and Lagway powers it to the right for a big first down play.
Q3 | 12:20 - Injury timeout. Florida defensive back Dijon Johnson is down after attempting to make a tackle. He is grabbing his right knee.
END OF FIRST HALF: Miami 13, Florida 0
Notes: Florida tallied just 32 yards in the first half compared to the Hurricanes' 198 total yards of offense. The Gators didn't convert a single third down (0-7) and punted the ball on all six of its first half drives.
KICKOFF: Q2 | 1:29 - Miami kicker Carter Davis boots it past the end zone and the Gators will begin their next drive at the 25-yard line.
FIELD GOAL: Q2 | 1:31 - The Hurricanes can't punch it in, and are forced to settle for three. Davis converts from 28-yards out. Miami 13, Florida 0.
Q2 | 2:00 - Miami is within striking distance as the two-minute timeout hits. The Hurricanes will also receive the ball at the beginning of the second half.
Q2 | 4:51 - Lagway is sacked for a loss of seven on third down, and for the fifth time in five drives, Florida punts, and Miami takes over at its own 38-yard line.
Q2 | 6:22 - Defensive stand by the Gators, as Beck's pass for CJ Daniels goes through the receiver's hands. Miami will once again punt.
Q2 | 7:14 - On third down, Lagway is nearly sacked, barely getting the ball away for an incomplete pass. Doman punts from deep inside the end zone, which sails out of bounds at the Florida 43-yard line. Miami starts its fourth drive in plus-territory.
Q2 | 8:20 - Beck misfires on third down, and Miami punts. Gators start their drive at the 8-yard line.
Q2 | 12:21 - Florida running back Ja'Kobi Jackson moves two yards upfield on 4th-and-1 for the Gators' first first-down of the contest.
KICKOFF: Miami kicker Carter Davis boots it through the end zone. Florida will begin its drive at the 25-yard line.
FIELD GOAL: Q2 | 14:09 - Miami kicker Carter Davis boots it through the uprights from 53-yards out. Miami 10, Florida 0
END OF FIRST QUARTER: Miami 7, Florida 0
Notes: The Gators have netted just five total yards compared to the Canes' 115. Florida's defense has struggled on third down and allowed Miami to convert 5-of-5 third downs. Four of them have occurred during the Hurricanes' most recent drive.
Q1 | 0:25 - Injury timeout. Florida defensive back Aaron Gates appears to have suffered an arm injury.
Q1 | 1:03 - Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney earns another first down and logs an 8-yard reception on 3rd-and-7.
Q1 | 2:47 - Miami is three-for-three on third downs this drive. On 3rd-and-4, running back CharMar Brown moves the ball 12-yards upfield to the edge of the red zone.
Q1 | 7:23 - Florida punter Tommy Doman boots it 42-yards downfield and the Hurricanes will begin their next drive at the 28-yard line.
KICKOFF: Q1 | 9:25 - Florida wide receiver J. Michael Sturdivant receives the kickoff and calls for a fair catch. The Gators begin the drive at the 25-yard line.
SCORE: Q1 | 9:25 - Miami running back CharMar Brown punches it in two-yards out from the end zone for six. Miami 7, Florida 0
Q1 | 11:21 - Miami quarterback Carson Beck finds freshman receiver Malachi Toney for a 13-yard gain on 3rd-and-8.
Q1 | 12:56 - Gators punter Tommy Doman punts the ball 56 yards and Malachi Toney returns it to the UM-44 yard line.
Q1 | 13:15 - Florida quarterback DJ Lagway is sacked on third down. It's 4th-and-15.
KICKOFF: First kick time is 7:44 p.m. The ball flies off the boot of Carter Davis and Vernell Brown III takes it from the end zone to the 19-yard line.
PREGAME REPORTS:
Miami wins the coin toss and defers. Florida will start with the ball.
The sky is a purple haze at Hard Rock Stadium. The weather is 80° as light rain falls onto the field. Rain is expected to continue throughout the first half.
INJURY REPORT:
There weren't many surprises during Florida's warmups.
Gators edge rusher George Gumbs Jr. failed to participate during warmups and was seen in warm-up gear standing off to the side as the defensive linemen went through pregame drills.
Florida offensive lineman Kamryn Waites is OUT. He was not seen in pads during the final circuit of pregame warmups.
Gators wide receiver Aidan Mizell was seen wearing a sleeve on his right leg after he suffered a minor lower-leg injury against Louisiana State on Sept. 13. He is expected to play Saturday.
Florida wide receiver Dallas Wilson is still in a boot following a lower-leg injury he suffered during fall training camp. Gators defensive lineman LJ McCray is also in a boot following an injury he suffered against South Florida.
Contact Luke Adragna at ladragna@alligator.org. Follow him on X @lukeadrag.
Luke is The Alligator's Sports Editor and is a senior sports journalism student. In his free time, he enjoys playing with his cat named Pete and going down a rabbit hole of niche professional athletes (shoutout Charles Sims).
