Game 9 Preview: Texas Longhorns vs. Florida Gators

Game 9 Preview: Texas Longhorns vs. Florida Gators

The Texas Longhorns will take on the Florida Gators on Saturday. Texas is coming off their bye week, in their last game they pulled off a 27-24 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Florida Gators are coming off a 34-20 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs.

Texas Longhorns 7-1 (3-1 SEC) vs. Florida Gators 4-4 (2-3 SEC)

Date: Saturday, November 9
Time: 12:00 p.m. EST
TV Channel: ABC
Location: DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
Line: Longhorns -21.5 / O/U: 47.5

2024 Season Stats

Texas:

2024 Offense (SEC Rank) — P/G
Total Yards: 453.1 (4)
Passing Yards: 294.8 (4)
Rushing Yards: 158.4 (9)
2023 Defense (SEC Rank) — P/G
Total Yards Allowed: 241.3 (1)
Passing Yards Allowed: 135.8 (1)
Rushing Yards Allowed: 105.5 (3)
2024 Points Scored Per Game: 37.6 (3)
2024 Points Allowed Per Game: 11.5 (1)
2024 Ranking: 5

Florida:

2024 Offense (SEC Rank) — P/G
Total Yards: 390.1 (12)
Passing Yards: 244.8 (9)
Rushing Yards: 145.4 (12)
2024 Defense (SEC Rank) — P/G
Total Yards Allowed: 381.4 (14)
Passing Yards Allowed: 219.4 (10)
Rushing Yards Allowed: 162.0 (15)
2024 Points Scored Per Game: 29.5 (11)
2024 Points Allowed Per Game: 24.9 (14)
2024 Ranking: NR

Series History/All-Time Records

All-time head-to-head record: Texas Leads 2-0-1
Current streak: Texas has won two straight
Last Texas win: 12/7/1940 (26-0)
Last Florida win: N/A      10/13/1928 (13-12)

2024 Top Players

Texas Longhorns

Passing: Quinn Ewers – 130-188, 1389 yards, 14-6 (TD-INT)
Rushing: Quintrevion Wisner – 77 ATT, 409 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: Gunnar Helm – 31 REC, 419 YDS, 2 TD
Tackles: Anthony Hill Jr. – 58 (28-30)
Sacks: Anthony Hill Jr. – 5.5
Interceptions: Jahdae Barron – 3

Florida Gators

Passing: DJ Lagway – 56-92, 1071 YDS, 6-5 (TD-INT)
Rushing: Montrell Johnson Jr. – 70 ATT, 373 YDS, 4 TD
Receiving: Eljhah Badger – 24 REC, 560 YDS, 2 TD
Tackles: Trikweze Bridges – 41 (19-22)
Sacks: Tyreak Sapp – 3.5
Interceptions: Devin Moore – 2

Longhorns To Watch:

Offense: Quarterback – Quinn Ewers – Senior

The Florida defense forced Carson Beck to throw three interceptions last Saturday, if the Longhorns want to avoid an upset they need Ewers to protect the ball and not allow turnovers. The Gators rank tenth in the SEC against the pass which should benefit the Longhorns and Ewers if he protects the ball.

Defense: Cornerback – Jahdae Barron – Senior

Barron leads the Longhorns in interceptions entering today and he’s facing a Gator team that has thrown eight interceptions. Aidan Warner came in for DJ Lagway last week and he threw an interception, look for Barron to take the ball away from the Gators and get it back to his Texas offense.

Bottom Line: Texas looks to keep winning

The Longhorns are heading to a big matchup at the end of the season against Texas A&M which could decide who goes to the SEC Championship game, Texas can’t overlook the next three games leading up to that, just bear down and focus on the game in front of you.

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