Florida, UCF players involved in postgame scuffle after Gasparilla Bowl

Frustrations boiled over for a few Florida players after a 29-17 Gasparilla Bowl loss to Central Florida Thursday night. The ESPN cameras showed Gator and Knight players involved in a postgame on-field scuffle.

Things got heated on the field between #UCF and Florida after the Gasparilla Bowl… pic.twitter.com/mNMn7SP5aB

— Jason Beede (@therealBeede) December 24, 2021

Wish they fought this hard during the game! #GatorNation pic.twitter.com/PVznofrHIs

— Pcasanova🏀🏈 (@Gourmetcasanova) December 24, 2021

Florida beat reporters shared what they saw from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

Gamble was just swatting away a UCF staffer’s hands as he was trying to separate. Nothing bad from him.

— Thomas Goldkamp (@ThomasGoldkamp) December 24, 2021

Cox also appeared to be trying to pull a UCF guy off the scrum where Young and Bethune were locked up.

— Thomas Goldkamp (@ThomasGoldkamp) December 24, 2021

Coaches desperately trying to get guys off the field.

UCF fans chanting SEC https://t.co/XunkBF2dvU

— Nick de la Torre (@delatorre) December 24, 2021

That’s probably not what Billy Napier wanted to see from his new team.