"Just Lemonade"

THE GATORS WIN ON THE PLAINS! 🐊 Florida goes into Jordan-Hare and leaves 3–0 after a 44–39 win in the SEC opener. It's Jon Sumrall's first SEC win, Florida's first win at Auburn since 1999, and its best start since 2019. Dan, Nick, Jordan, and Corry go through the stats to explain how Florida won it and what has to get fixed before Ole Miss.

🔥 The Jadan Baugh Show

26 carries, 162 yards, 3 TDs (2, 33 and 53 yards) against an Auburn defense that had allowed just 2.2 yards per carry coming in
The 53-yard TD on 4th-and-1 from midfield made it 41–24
Four straight 100-yard, multi-TD games. He has 458 yards and 8 TDs through three games, already matching his TD total from all of last season
Yes, we're talking about the Heisman pose

📊 Offense: Buster Faulkner's best game yet

495 total yards, split almost evenly: 243 rushing, 252 passing
Six straight scoring drives of 65 yards or more (4 TDs, 2 FGs)
5-for-5 in the red zone, 3-for-3 on fourth down, 10-for-18 on third and fourth downs combined
39:16 time of possession to Auburn's 20:44. Florida kept Byrum Brown on the sideline
Aaron Philo in his first SEC road start: 15-of-22, 204 yards, 1 TD. The INT bounced off Baugh's hands
Kahleil Jackson threw a double pass to Amir Jackson for 48 yards
Vernell Brown III (5 catches, 86 yards) and Dallas Wilson (4 catches, 74 yards, TD)

🛡️ Defense: the pass rush finally showed up

7 sacks and 9 tackles for loss. Jayden Woods and Emmanuel Oyebadejo led the pass rush
Cormani McClain intercepted Brown on Auburn's third play of the game
Auburn finished with only 102 rushing yards
The concern: Brown still threw for 271 yards and 3 TDs, and Auburn outscored Florida 22–10 late to make it a one-score game

🚩 Penalties: 16 for 138 yards

A personal foul took a Vernell Brown TD off the board, and an unnecessary roughness call set up Auburn's tying score
Can Florida get away with that against Ole Miss?

🔒 Closing it out: Vernell Brown III recovered the onside kick with 23 seconds left.

📅 Up next: Ole Miss comes to The Swamp for the SEC home opener on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 3:30 p.m.

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