What Florida coach Jim McElwain said after beating Georgia

In his first Florida-Georgia game, UF coach Jim McElwain left Jacksonville a winner. He shared his thoughts with the media after the game:

Mac is here pic.twitter.com/CjMXGQdFbQ

— Nick de la Torre (@delatorre) October 31, 2015

McElwain: "That was painful to say the least. … But the end result was awesome." #Gators

— Jordan McPherson (@J_McPherson1126) October 31, 2015

McElwain: "The team was focused." #Gators

— Luis Torres (@ByLuisTorres) October 31, 2015

"Treon made some plays when he had to, I'm proud of him" – McElwain

— Ashlyn Sullivan (@ashlynrsullivan) October 31, 2015

McElwain: "At the end of the day, (Treon) is 2-0 in this ballgame. That means something." #Gators

— Graham Hack (@graham_hack24) October 31, 2015

Asked if he expected to get to SEC title game, Mac said: 'Yeah, yeah I did. Because I don't expect to lose.'

— Edgar Thompson (@osgators) October 31, 2015

McElwain – "This is a good football team. They care. They're invested." #Gators

— Gatorhoops (@gatorhoops) October 31, 2015

"It will be interesting to see if we our mature enough to handle the situation we are in" -McElwain on playoff hopes #Gators

— Ashlyn Sullivan (@ashlynrsullivan) October 31, 2015

Mac – "Johnny did another good job of pinning them down and making them earn what they had."#puntersarepeopletoo

— Nick de la Torre (@delatorre) October 31, 2015

McElwain on Taylor's performance: "I think we outta make this our home stadium for him." #Gators

— Graham Hack (@graham_hack24) October 31, 2015

McElwain "it will be interesting to see the maturity of how we handle the position we're in." #Gators

— Gatorhoops (@gatorhoops) October 31, 2015

"As soon as you start looking down the road, somebody is going to blast you," McElwain on looking ahead. #Gators

— Luis Torres (@ByLuisTorres) October 31, 2015

McElwain: "That's a heck of a defense we've got." #Gators

— Graham Hack (@graham_hack24) October 31, 2015

McElwain on Austin Hardin: "He just needs to make them." #Gators

— Nick de la Torre (@delatorre) October 31, 2015

Andrew Olson

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