The Florida Gators emerged from this weekend battered, bruised and disheartened.

Not only did they suffer a tough overtime home loss to South Carolina after blowing a lead late in the fourth quarter, but they found out that their head coach Will Muschamp would no longer be there at the end of the season.

So with all of that negativity, we’ve decided to look back on the South Carolina game with some positivity and optimism for the Florida fans.

In this Upon Further Review edition, we’ll go back over Treon Harris’ touchdown pass to Demarcus Robinson late in the second quarter and explain what all of it means.

A sign of what’s to come?

Prior to this play, Harris had only completed an impressive one pass all game. And frankly, it wasn’t an impressive game passing-wise for the true freshman. He finished completing just five of his 11 passes for 60 yards and no touchdowns — a stark contrast to his previous performance against Vanderbilt (13-for-21 and 215 yards).

But on this throw late in the second quarter, Florida fans caught a glimpse of what Harris can do with his arm as he fit in nicely in between a pair of South Carolina defenders for a Florida touchdown.

On the play, Harris drops back and sees man coverage on the outside against Robinson, the Gators’ most dynamic wide receiver. What’s most impressive about this throw is the route Harris hits Robinson on — a slant route.

For Florida fans, a completed pass on a slant route is something that has been missing from the offense for quite some time. So it’s a safe bet that this was an encouraging sign to see, especially from the Gators’ true freshman quarterback.

The timing was also perfect, hitting Robinson in stride as two South Carolina defenders converge on him at the goal line. Give credit to Robinson as well for holding on to the football after a big hit from the South Carolina safety.

In the times we’ve seen Harris throw the football, it’s usually all or nothing. It’ll be a bubble screen, a dump off pass or the throw will be a deep attempt 50 yards downfield.

It’s clear Florida’s coaching staff doesn’t have much trust in Harris to complete those medium-range throws, so for Harris to step up in the pocket and rocket an 11-yard slant pass in tight coverage for a touchdown should provide a good foundation for similar opportunities moving forward.

2-minute offense shows some life

One other aspect about this play that was encouraging for Florida fans was the efficiency of the Gators’ two-minute offense.

The drive began at midfield with only 1:25 left in the second quarter and three timeouts remaining — a normally advantageous starting spot for offenses, but considering the Gators’ struggles, a field goal was a more realistic expectation.

Florida starts off the possession with two straight runs for a total of 12 yards. Fortunately for the Gators, they benefited from a pass interference call on the third play of the drive — a deep ball down the left sideline to Demarcus Robinson.

After the penalty, the ball was placed at the 24-yard line and Harris scrambled for another eight yards to the 16-yard line before the Gators called a timeout with 39 seconds left on the clock.

Two plays later, Harris hits Robinson in the end zone for a touchdown and completes one of the most efficient offensive possessions Florida fans had seen in quite some time. Under the current system, the offense mainly stay conservative, but a fast-paced two minute offense that results in a touchdown to tie the game before half time was a welcomed sight for Gator Nation.