"Stock Mouth Piece"

Florida opened the Jon Sumrall era with a 66-21 blowout of Florida Atlantic in front of a sold-out Swamp, and the offense was every bit as good as advertised. Aaron Philo went 16 of 21 for 275 yards and three touchdowns in his first start, Jadan Baugh ran for 160 yards and three scores on just 14 carries, and Vernell Brown III went for 117 yards and the first touchdown of his career. Florida piled up 624 total yards, went 8-for-8 in the red zone, and scored on 10 of 11 drives.

But there is a real conversation to be had about the other side of the ball. FAU moved it for 396 yards, converted 11 of 22 third downs, and Caden Veltkamp threw it 53 times against a Gators pass rush that barely got home. We get into all of it.

On this episode we break down:

Aaron Philo's debut and what it means for the season
Jadan Baugh crossing 2,000 career rushing yards
Buster Faulkner's offense and the red zone efficiency
The defensive concerns nobody wants to bring up after a 45-point win
Patrick Durkin's 53-yard field goal and the special teams units
Sumrall's sideline energy and what changed in The Swamp
Looking ahead to Campbell and then Auburn on the road

Florida's 66 points were the most in a season opener since the 1994 team hung 70 on New Mexico State under Steve Spurrier.

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