Florida takes advantage of LSU muffed punt, pulls ahead with TD early in 4th quarter
Florida made LSU pay for a muffed punt early in the fourth quarter, finding the end zone to take a 20-13 lead over the Tigers with just over a minute played in the final frame of regulation.
It started when Chimere Dike muffed a punt from Blake Ochsendorf to start the fourth, with the Gators recovering the football at the Tigers’ 45 to set up excellent field position.
Two plays later, with the Gators facing a second-and-2 at the 37, DJ Lagway faked a handoff, stepped up into the pocket to avoid a sack, and found Elijhah Badger with a pass just short of the end zone:
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Ja’Kobi Jackson did the rest, punching it in from a yard out to put the Gators ahead:
.@24jjack GIVES THE GATORS THE LEAD!!
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It’s been a tug of war at the Swamp between both programs that have seen their respective coaches draw criticism.
The Tigers, once in the College Football Playoff picture, are looking to avoid their third straight loss. Meanwhile, the Gators have lost their last 2 games as third-year head coach Billy Napier faced a much hotter seat than Brian Kelly before he received a vote of confidence from athletic director Scott Stricklin.
Florida began the day at 4-5 (2-4 SEC). LSU entered Saturday at 6-3 (3-2).
Now with an 11 point lead with 3:48 left it is going to be tough for LSU to pull this one out. I don’t know if they have had an injury problem, but LSU’s O-line does not seem to be near as good as expected, or as good as they were at the beginning of the season.
They’ve definitely regressed, our run blocking has been pretty meh most of the season but the pass blocking was in the top of the conference until the past few weeks. I didn’t think losing Dellinger to injury would be so impactful, I was wrong. Tough way to end the season, it is what it is.
I agree tidefan to give only six up all year and 7 tonite.seems like they have regressed.hats off to,UF for all the injuries they came to play against LSU. Lagway looks like he,will,be a special player at UF. Only helping in recruiting seeing he may just change the trajectory of UF’S football program.
Does he know which team muffed the punt? Or which team Chimere Dike is on?
This article doesn’t make much sense… LSU didn’t muff a punt.
I was trying to figure that out as well.