THE QUICK SLANT
LSU 49, No. 20 FLORIDA 42  

WHAT HAPPENED: Tailback Tyrion Davis-Price rushed 36 times for 287 yards, setting a single-game record by both a LSU runner and UF opponent, as the unranked Tigers spoiled a stirring comeback fueled by Florida backup quarterback Anthony Richardson with 49-42 upset in a Saturday shootout at Tiger Stadium. Davis-Price did the dirty work for the Tigers on a 10-play, 68-yard drive that ended with Max Johnson throwing a 1-yard touchdown pass to Jaray Jenkins with 3:30 remaining to give LSU, a 10-point underdog, its seven-point lead. Richardson, who replaced UF starter Emory Jones and led four second-half touchdown drives (either throwing or rushing for all of them), managed one first down, but then tried to force a deep ball to wideout Rick Wells up the left sideline. Linebacker David Clark was running stride for stride with Wells and easily intercepted the pass with 1:59 remaining. The Tigers (i.e. Davis-Price) ran out the clock from there. Richardson finished 10 of 19 passing for 167 yards, three touchdowns and two interception, compared to Jones’ afternoon of going 12-for-19 for 161 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Johnson passed for 133 yards and three scores for LSU, but spent most of the day handing off to Davis-Price, who scored touchdowns of 18, 25 and 40 yards, repeatedly gashing the Gators between the tackles. When he was done, Davis-Price had broken the LSU single-game mark of 285 yards set by Derius Guice in 2016, as well as the 238 yards against the Gators by Herschel Walker in 1980. The Gators trailed 28-13 early in the third quarter after Dwight McGlothern returned a Jones interception 37 yards for a touchdown on just the third play of the period. In came Richardson, who in two first-half possessions, produced just one first down and threw a pick. This time was different. Richardson led his offense to third-quarter touchdown drives of 75, 75 and 65 yards, with his 11-yard strike to tailback Dameon Pierce tying the score at 35 with 2:48 to go in the quarter. LSU went back ahead on Davis-Price’s 25-yard touchdown run two plays into the final period. Richardson was shaken after being sacked and had to leave the game for a few plays, but returned to convert a fourth-and-4 completion, then on third-and-10 from the LSU 33 fired a frozen rope touchdown to Jacob Copeland in the back-right corner of the end zone to tie the game with 9:14 left. Johnson, Davis-Price and the LSU offense took it home from there.

WHAT IT MEANS: Make that three straight losses to the Tigers. And speaking of three losses, it’s the most for the Gators through seven games since the 2017 season, which was the last of the less-than-three-season Jim McElwain era. That ’17 team, like this one, started 3-1, but was 3-4 through seven games. 

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Take a wild guess. 

STAGGERING STATISTIC: And this one truly is staggering. LSU came into the game with a rushing attack that ranked next-to-last in the league and 127th nationally (out of 130 teams) at just 83.3 yards per game. They worked the Gators for 341 yards. Just as wild? Davis-Price came into the game 67 carries for 288 yards and two touchdowns on the season. 

UP NEXT: The Gators (4-3, 2-3) have an open date next weekend and, frankly, they’re going to need it. On the other side is a date against No. 1-ranked Georgia (6-0, 4-0), which plays host to No. 11 and unbeaten Kentucky late Saturday afternoon. 

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida track and field announced Tuesday its 2022 schedule, which features six indoor meets and several outdoor events including the annual Pepsi Florida Relays.
 
UF will open the indoor season with back-to-back trips to Clemson, S.C. for this year’s Clemson Invitational Jan. 14 – 15, and the Bob Pollock Invitational Jan. 28 – 29. The Gators squad will then split on February 11 – 12 as part of the team will travel to Fayetteville, Ark. for the Tyson Invitational and the other will head to Nashville, Tenn. for the 2022 Music City Challenge.
 
Florida will conclude their indoor campaign with the 2022 SEC Indoor Championships, which will take place Feb. 24 – 26 in Bryan-College Station, Texas, and this year’s NCAA Indoor Championships March 11 – 12 in Birmingham, Ala.
 
Outdoors, the Gators will open with trips Austin, Texas and Tallahassee, Fla. for the Texas Relays and the FSU Relays before hosting the 2022 Pepsi Florida Relays March 31 – April 2, and the annual Tom Jones Memorial April 15 – 16.
 
The Gators will also travel to Philadelphia, Pa. for the first time since the 2016 season to compete in this year’s Penn Relay, scheduled to take place April 27 – 30.
 
UF will close the season with runs at the SEC Outdoor Championships May 12-14 in Oxford, Miss., and the NCAA Outdoors Championships June 8-11 in Eugene, Oregon.
 
Florida’s complete 2022 track and field schedule is available here and outlined below.
 

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The City of Jacksonville has announced that former University of Florida standouts Ciatrick Fason and Keiwan Ratliff will be inducted to the 2021 Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame Friday, Oct. 29, as part of the Florida-Georgia weekend.
 
Fason was an elusive back for the Gators offense during his career from 2002-2004. An All-American honorable mention and AP first-team All-SEC selection his junior year, he played in 37-consecutive games, every game of his career. Fason ran for 1,783 yards, averaging six yards per carry and 14 rushing touchdowns. He caught 42 passes for 368 yards, 8.8 yard per catch and five touchdowns. Fason had seven-career 100-yard rushing games and three 200-yard all-purpose games in his career. He became the first Gator to lead the SEC in rushing since 1993 and became the sixth different Gator running back to top the SEC charts. Averaging 6.4 yards per touch his final two seasons, the top average in the SEC during that span, his 210 rushing yards against Kentucky in 2004 sits as the fourth-most in a game in program history.
 
A multi-dimensional player, Ratliff made an impact on offense, defense and special teams during his career with Florida from 2000-2003. Named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year and a First-Team All-American in 2003, Ratliff played in 49 games with the Gators, including 27 starts. He finished his career with 133 total tackles (106 solo)—seven of those behind the line—12 interceptions, two sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, 17 pass breakups and 860 punt return yards. He also scored six touchdowns: three interception returns, two fumble returns and one receiving to become the only Division I player to catch a touchdown pass and return an interception on a score in 2002. His 860 punt return yards rank second in school history, while his 12 career interceptions are the sixth most by a Gator.
 
The duo will join Georgia’s Thomas Davis and Jon Stinchcomb as inductees to the Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame. 
 
“The Florida-Georgia game is one of Jacksonville’s longest running traditions, and one of the most storied rivalries in college football,” said Mayor Lenny Curry. “Every year, the Hall of Fame Luncheon allows us the opportunity to recognize some of the most talented student-athletes and coaches and highlight the tremendous impact and strong connection this game has to our city.”
 
Created in 1995, the Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame honors and recognizes the memorable players, coaches, and administrators involved in the long-standing rivalry.  Over the 25-year history of the Hall of Fame there have been over 100 people inducted including legendary Gators Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel, Tim Tebow and Fred Taylor, as well as Bulldog legends Vince Dooley, Herschel Walker, David Pollack and Knowshon Moreno. For information, please visit FLGAjax.com.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 20 Florida Gators football team (4-2, 2-2) heads to Baton Rouge, La., for a tough match up against the LSU Tigers (3-3, 1-2) in Tiger Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 12 p.m. 

There are still tickets available for Saturday’s game and can be purchased here. For all other information regarding gameday at LSU, click here.

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Florida prepares for a very challenging road game against an LSU team that may be 3-3, but it’s never easy to score a win as the visiting team in Death Valley. However, according to coach Dan Mullen, UF should have a boost this weekend.

Mullen said on Monday that he expects that projected first-round cornerback Kaiir Elam will return this week after missing the last three games with a knee injury he suffered against Alabama. Further, he said that he expects that left tackle Richard Gouraige will be back against the Tigers, as well.

Three more defensive starters are expected to miss the game in edge rusher Ali Gaye, defensive tackle Joseph Evans and safety Major Burns. This LSU defense is already struggling, and now it will be tasked with slowing down UF’s rushing attack, which ranks No. 3 in the nation.

However, the costliest injury for this LSU team was announced on Monday by coach Ed Orgeron, as talented receiver Kayshon Boutte will miss the remainder of the season. Boutte is a true sophomore, so he will return to Baton Rouge next season, but he was on his way to a monster second year after totaling 735 yards and five scores a year ago.

In 2021, he already had 509 receiving yards and nine touchdowns through six games, and he has accounted for 57% of LSU’s points this year. This team has a talented receiving corps and a skilled quarterback in Max Johnson, but he will be without his favorite target for the rest of the year.

Beating LSU on the road won’t be easy, but this is a shorthanded team that has lost two straight, and UF really couldn’t ask for a better time to face the Tigers, who upset Florida in Gainesville last year and ended its CFP hopes.