Playing the Gators tough early the score was 19-0 through three quarters was a good start and surely something to build on in Littrell’s first season. Trainers rushed to the field as Del Rio ripped off his helmet. Florida head coach Jim McElwain is always critical of his quarterbacks, and Del Rio has been no different. On a drop-back pass, Del Rio was hit from behind, around the knees by North Texas defensive end Devin O’Hara, who was flagged for a late hit on the play. After a lackluster offensive performance in its opener against MA, the Gators exploded for 564 yards while the defense was dominant in a 45-7 blowout victory against Kentucky last week in The Swamp. Mark Thompson, Jordan Scarlett, Jordan Crockrite and Lamical Perine had rushing touchdowns for the Gators, who are 3-0 heading to Knoxville.Del Rio completed 14 of 25 passes for 186 yards with no touchdowns and one interception before leaving the game.
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The SEC officiating office told Florida that the ejection will not affect Ivey’s status for the Tennessee game.
“Obviously, I took that low hit on Luke bad personal”. “They’re mine. I see something like that, it ain’t right”. On the next play after the game resumed, UF sophomore offensive guard Martez Ivey was nailed for a personal foul and ejected from the game.
NORTH TEXAS: Coach Seth Littrell, a former offensive assistant at Arizona, Indiana and North Carolina, is trying to change the culture at North Texas.
Del Rio wasn’t almost as sharp as in last week’s 45-7 victory over Kentucky, and threw his second interception of the season on a poorly-thrown pass in the third quarter that cornerback Nate Brooks easily gathered in. Florida beat UMass 24-7 in their opener, but looked much better in their second game of the season.
North Texas offense vs. Florida defense. It remains to be seen how the Gators’ young and inexperienced offensive line will fare against the meat of the schedule. They also were both ranked in 2012.
The Volunteers, who have lost 11 in a row to Florida, had their own problems on Saturday, leading OH by two points entering the fourth quarter before winning 28-19.
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The North Texas Mean Green of CUSA will travel to Gainesville this Saturday to take on the Florida Gators. Neither of the Gators’ first two opponents – MA or Kentucky -eclipsed 200 yards of total offense.North Texas true freshman quarterback Mason Fine and the Mean Green’s young offense looked overmatched from the opening drive.
