The Gators (1-3) take on the No. 9 Texas Longhorns (3-1) at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Saturday. Stay tuned for live updates.
Q1 | 8:01: The rain is now coming down HARD here at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Florida faces a 3rd-and-1 at the Texas 5-yard line.
Q1 | 9:35: Baugh with all sorts of space down the middle of the field for a big gain of 12. That's five first downs for UF on the opening drive.
Q1 | 10:33: At midfield, the Gators face a 3rd-and-4. They hand the ball to Brown III on a designed play, and he goes around the edge for a gain of 14 yards. 2-2 on third downs for UF on this opening drive.
Q1 | 12:11: As the rain starts to fall once again, Florida faces a 3rd-and-6. Lagway drops back and finds Aidan Mizell, who gets 9 yards for the conversion. That's the first third-down conversion by the Gators since the LSU game.
Q1 | 14:34: On the opening play, Lagway finds freshman Dallas Wilson, who is blown up and he fumbles. He manages to recover. Not the way the true freshman wanted his first career catch to go.
KICKOFF: Will Stone boots it for the Longhorns, and we are underway. Vernell Brown III runs it out of the end zone, and is tripped up at the 15-yard line. Poor starting field position for the Gators.
PREGAME:
The Longhorns have won the coin toss and they choose to defer. Florida will start with the ball. It is 82 degrees outside, and the wind is blowing 7 miles per hour.
While the rain has halted, the wind has picked up once again. Skies are seemingly clearing, but in a slow matter.
The rain has picked up a little bit as pregame warmups conclude. No signs of lightning or any delay.
A light drizzle has started around 3:00, and fans begin to take out their ponchos. The wind is still heavy.
The wind here at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is picking up, leaving a cool breeze. Forecasts call for rain in the next 30-45 minutes.
INJURY REPORT:
Florida is without eight players on Saturday, including running backs Ja'Kobi Jackson and Treyaun Webb. That paves the way for freshman Duke Clark to have an increased role in this afternoon's matchup.
On the defensive line, Caleb Banks, Joseph Mbatchou and LJ McCray are all out. In the secondary, Aaron Gates and Dijon Johnson are inactive.
Defensive lineman Brendan Bett, Michai Boireau and George Gumbs Jr. all return for the Gators. Meanwhile, true freshman wide receiver Dallas Wilson will officially make his Gator debut.
For Texas, running back CJ Baxter has been ruled out. Defensive back Malik Muhammad was a game-time decision, but did not warm up and is in street clothes. He is out.
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Max is the Summer 2025 sports editor. He is a third-year journalism sports & media major and in his fifth semester at The Alligator. He is a big South Florida sports fan and would die for Matthew Tkachuk.
