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Florida Gators Coach Surprised by 3.5-Point Spread Against Ole Miss
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In Short: Florida Gators head coach Jon Sumrall expressed surprise at his team being favored against Ole Miss, joking about 'a lot of good drugs out there,' when told of the 3.5-point spread.
Florida Gators head coach Jon Sumrall expressed surprise at his team being favored against Ole Miss, joking about 'a lot of good drugs out there,' when told of the 3.5-point spread.
Sumrall's reaction came during a Monday press conference when a reporter informed him that Florida was favored against Ole Miss, despite the Rebels' higher ranking.
The Gators, who are 3-0 on the season and 1-0 in conference play, have been dominant through three weeks, but Sumrall remains cautious about the hype.
Sumrall's surprise stems from his team's history against Ole Miss, where he is 1-7 in his career, including two blowout losses last season as the head coach at Tulane.
Despite Ole Miss' strong start, the Rebels are surrendering an SEC-worst 159 yards per game on the ground and have given up a dozen plays of 10 or more yards against the run.
Florida's rushing attack against Ole Miss' front seven is the key matchup, considering the Rebels' struggles early on defense.
The Gators are ranked 21st in the AP Poll, while Ole Miss comes in ranked fourth, making Saturday's game a top 25 matchup.
Sumrall's focus remains on the game at hand, despite the oddsmakers' favoring of Florida.
Florida's new-look offense and strong rushing attack will be crucial in Saturday's showdown against Ole Miss.
What's confirmed
- Florida Gators head coach Jon Sumrall expressed surprise at his team being favored against Ole Miss, joking about 'a lot of good drugs out there,' when told of the 3.5-point spread.
- Sumrall's reaction came during a Monday press conference when a reporter informed him that Florida was favored against Ole Miss, despite the Rebels' higher ranking.
- The Gators, who are 3-0 on the season and 1-0 in conference play, have been dominant through three weeks, but Sumrall remains cautious about the hype.
- Sumrall's surprise stems from his team's history against Ole Miss, where he is 1-7 in his career, including two blowout losses last season as the head coach at Tulane.
- Despite Ole Miss' strong start, the Rebels are surrendering an SEC-worst 159 yards per game on the ground and have given up a dozen plays of 10 or more yards against the run.
- Florida's rushing attack against Ole Miss' front seven is the key matchup, considering the Rebels' struggles early on defense.
- The Gators are ranked 21st in the AP Poll, while Ole Miss comes in ranked fourth, making Saturday's game a top 25 matchup.
- Sumrall's focus remains on the game at hand, despite the oddsmakers' favoring of Florida.
- Florida's new-look offense and strong rushing attack will be crucial in Saturday's showdown against Ole Miss.
What's still developing
- Florida opened as 1.5-point favorites per DraftKings Sportsbook and has since risen to 3.5-point favorites, a line that even head coach Jon Sumrall found hard to believe.
- Even so, is it ludicrous to think the Gators should be favored in this game?
- The Gators' new-look offense under coordinator Buster Faulkner is scoring points in bunches thanks to running back Jadan Baugh, who leads the SEC in rushing after three games, and Georgia Tech transfer quarterback Aaron Philo.
- First-year Florida coach Jon Sumrall knows his team better than anyone, an unbeaten group who cracked the AP Top 25 this week.
- 21 Gators one of the SEC's feel-good stories just yet, especially after oddsmakers installed Florida as a 3.5-point betting favorite in Saturday's showdown against fourth-ranked Ole Miss.
- "I fully expect our fanbase to be ready to go and create as much havoc as they possibly can to make this place a tough place to play when we play big games like this one." The Gators are 54-26 at home since 2015 and have won three of their last five home games against top-25 teams.
- He's only been sacked twice behind an offensive front that has kept the Gators on schedule.
- Florida moved to 3-0 on Saturday after the Gators took a 44-39 victory over Auburn.
- The win put Florida into the Top 25 and set up a clash between Top 25 teams on Saturday as Ole Miss comes to town.
- “Who's got us favored against these guys?,” Sumrall responded to the question about being favored in the game.
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- The Florida Gators welcome the Ole Miss Rebels to Gainesville on Saturday afternoon, and while Florida head coach Jon Sumrall is confident in his team's ability to upset the No. 4 team in the nation, that doesn't mean he has to agree with what Vegas is saying ahead of the monster SEC match up.