The Florida Gators (2-4, 1-2 SEC) host the Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-2, 0-2 SEC) at 4:15 p.m. Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Follow along for live updates.
Q2 | 2:12 - Miss. State QB Blake Shapen continues to expose Florida's inexperienced secondary on deep throws. He just found Brenen Thompson on a 42-yard gain on freshman Ben Hanks. Bulldogs are in the red zone heading into the 2-minute timeout.
SCORING PLAY: Q2 | 3:08 - Trey Smack converts a 54-yard field goal. Florida 13, Miss. State 7.
Q2 | 5:29 - UF QB DJ Lagway found TE Amir Jackson for an 18-yard gain. The pass was originally ruled incomplete due to Jackson failing to secure possession before going out of bounds, but it was overturned following a review.
Q2 | 7:34 - Florida RB Jadan Baugh has a touchdown run erased on a nonsensical holding call. That's the second year in a row the Gators have an explosive touchdown vs. the Bulldogs eliminated by a penalty.
TURNOVER: Q2 | 8:39 - Fumble punched out by Kamran James and recovered by Jayden Woods. Gators take over on their own 16-yard line.
TURNOVER: Q2 | 11:49 - On the following play, Miss. State defensive back Bryan Lanier undercut a throw by DJ Lagway, who tried finding tight end Hayden Hansen in the end zone for an interception. He gained 29 yards following the pick and Miss. State is on the 34-yard line.
Lagway has really struggled to read the high safety this season, it led to almost all of his interceptions against Louisiana State.
Q2 | 12:44 - UF QB DJ Lagway finds Vernell Brown on a deep go-route for a 50-yard gain. Florida is just outside the red zone on the 28-yard line.
SCORING PLAY: Q2 | 14:45 - Gators WR Aidan Mizell makes something out of nothing. QB DJ Lagway scrambles and finds Mizell on an 18-yard gain. Jadan Baugh follows with a 19-yard touchdown run to take the lead. Florida 10, Miss. State 7.
END OF FIRST QUARTER: Miss. State 7, Florida 3.
The Gators are realistically two plays away from being down 21-3 in this game. Florida's secondary was exposed all throughout the first quarter down its top four starters, but Blake Shapen overthrew two long touchdown passes. The Gators will start the second quarter just past midfield on 1st-and-10.
Q1 | 1:58 - Miss State. QB Blake Shapen gets tackled behind the line by Jaden Robinson on fourth down. Gators will take over at their own 30-yard line.
Q1 | 5:05 - A three-and-out for the Gators after WR Dallas Wilson was targeted twice and both passes were incomplete. Miss. State will start on the 44-yard line.
NOTABLE: Gators DB Devin Moore didn't appear on the Gators' most recent defensive drive. Bryce Thornton, Michael Caraway Jr., Jamroc Grimsely, Alfonso Allen Jr. and J'Vari Flowers all appeared in the secondary on that drive for the Gators.
Q1 | 6:03 - Miss. State QB Blake Shapen is sacked for a 6-yard loss at midfield by Brien Taylor Jr. on third down. The Bulldogs punted and Florida will begin their next drive on 10-yard line.
SCORING PLAY: Q1 | 8:55 - Gators kicker Trey Smack boots a 24-yard kick through the uprights. Miss. State 7, Florida 3.
Q1 | 8:56 - The ruling on the field is upheld. The catch is incomplete.
Q1 | 8:56 - A play is under review. On what appeared to be a touchdown catch by Hayden Hansen on a 7-yard slant, the officials deemed Hansen dropped the ball while falling to the ground on the end zone.
Q1 | 9:05 - It's first-and-goal for Florida. DJ Lagway attempted to high-point a pass to tight end Amir Jackson, but it was dropped in the end zone.
Q1 | 10:14 - Gators quarterback DJ Lagway with an 8-yard rush. He nearly had wide receiver J. Michael Sturdivant on a seam through the middle, but Mississippi State stacked the box and Florida's offensive line broke down.
Q1 | 12:18 - Mississippi State's kick went out of bounds and Florida will start on the 35-yard line.
SCORING PLAY: Q1 | 12:18 - Mississippi State quarterback finds the end zone on a 2-yard quarterback keeper by Kamario Taylor. Florida DB Devin Moore appeared to be hurt on the play.
Q1 | 13:06 - Injury timeout. Florida defensive back Sharif Denson is being taken off the field with the assistance of trainers.
Q1 | 13:27 - Mississippi State quarterback Blake Shapen connects with wide receiver Anthony Evans II on a 48-yard pass. Redshirt freshman Jamroc Grimsley was outpaced by Evans.
Kickoff: Mississippi State won the coin toss and elected to receive to start the first half. The Gators will defend the south end zone.
Pregame report:
Florida defensive back Cormani McClain is a game time decision. He looks fine going through warmups, he's clearly not going through drills with full intensity. He hasn't made many dynamic moves, so it's difficult to evaluate his status.
Florida definsive back Jordan Castell is not in uniform for the contest despite not being listed on Florida's injury report. Definitely a surprise.
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).
