Florida releases riveting hype video for primetime clash at Miami
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Florida is mired in an early season funk that’s seen the Gators go from ranked to out of the AP rankings after a Week 2 home loss to South Florida.
The slide continued in Week 3 with a primetime road loss against No. 3 LSU, when Florida was held to 10 points. And on Saturday night, the road won’t get any easier for Billy Napier‘s team, as it visits No. 4 Miami in a Sunshine State rivalry clash at Hard Rock Stadium. It’ll take a lot for the 1-2 Gators to pull the upset, and the ESPN FPI doesn’t believe much in it happening, giving the Hurricanes a 75.2% chance to get to 4-0.
Florida isn’t just trying to save its season from sinking deeper, it’s also out for payback after Miami went to Gainesville in Week 1 last year and put a 41-17 beating on the Gators. Miami holds a slim 30-27 lead in the all-time series, which began way back in 1938 with the Hurricanes winning that first game, 19-7.
On Friday night, the Florida football social media account tried to fire up its fan base on the eve of the game by releasing this 48-second hype video:
The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC, as the Gators have another shot, on the road and in primetime, to get their season back on track.
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
