CONN 10.0 o54.5
SYR -10.0 u54.5
MISS -12.5 o55.5
FLA 12.5 u55.5
SMU -10.0 o55.5
UVA 10.0 u55.5
ILL 1.0 o47.0
RUTG -1.0 u47.0
SHSU 5.0 o57.0
JVST -5.0 u57.0
WAKE 23.5 o66.5
MIA -23.5 u66.5
IU 10.5 o52.5
OSU -10.5 u52.5
IOWA -4.0 o42.0
MD 4.0 u42.0
UNC -3.0 o51.5
BC 3.0 u51.5
MASS 42.0 o55.0
UGA -42.0 u55.0
WKU 1.5 o55.5
LIB -1.5 u55.5
UTEP 41.0 o52.5
TENN -41.0 u52.5
CHSO 33.5 o44.5
FSU -33.5 u44.5
BGSU -11.5 o54.5
BALL 11.5 u54.5
RICE -7.0 o52.0
UAB 7.0 u52.0
NMSU 3.5 o53.0
MTU -3.5 u53.0
JMU -7.5 o58.5
APP 7.5 u58.5
FIU -9.0 o42.5
KENN 9.0 u42.5
ARIZ 10.5 o59.5
TCU -10.5 u59.5
USA -23.5 o54.0
USM 23.5 u54.0
ULM 2.5 o52.5
ARST -2.5 u52.5
CHAR -3.0 o48.5
FAU 3.0 u48.5
UCF -3.5 o61.5
WVU 3.5 u61.5
ECU 3.0 o72.5
UNT -3.0 u72.5
PSU -11.5 o45.0
MINN 11.5 u45.0
STAN 14.5 o53.5
CAL -14.5 u53.5
BYU 3.5 o48.5
ASU -3.5 u48.5
UK 19.5 o46.5
TEX -19.5 u46.5
COLO -2.5 o59.5
KU 2.5 u59.5
TLSA 17.5 o60.5
USF -17.5 u60.5
WIS 1.0 o41.0
NEB -1.0 u41.0
CIT
CLEM
TTU -4.0 o66.0
OKST 4.0 u66.0
NW 10.5 o36.5
MICH -10.5 u36.5
GASO 2.5 o58.5
CCU -2.5 u58.5
SDSU 5.0 o61.0
USU -5.0 u61.0
WOF 42.5 o49.5
SOCAR -42.5 u49.5
PITT 8.0 o58.0
LOU -8.0 u58.0
LT 24.0 o48.5
ARK -24.0 u48.5
MIZZ -9.0 o58.0
MSST 9.0 u58.0
TROY 9.5 o52.0
ULL -9.5 u52.0
GSU 20.5 o59.0
TXST -20.5 u59.0
BSU -23.0 o55.0
WYO 23.0 u55.0
WSU -11.0 o56.5
ORST 11.0 u56.5
BAY -8.0 o50.5
HOU 8.0 u50.5
ARMY 14.0 o45.5
ND -14.0 u45.5
MRSH 3.0 o51.5
ODU -3.0 u51.5
ISU -7.0 o42.0
UTAH 7.0 u42.0
ALA -14.0 o46.5
OKLA 14.0 u46.5
TAM -2.5 o45.5
AUB 2.5 u45.5
VAN 7.5 o54.0
LSU -7.5 u54.0
CIN 9.5 o53.5
KSU -9.5 u53.5
VT -3.0 o46.5
DUKE 3.0 u46.5
AFA 3.0 o44.5
NEV -3.0 u44.5
CSU 3.0 o45.0
FRES -3.0 u45.0
USC -4.5 o51.5
UCLA 4.5 u51.5
Final Nov 19
AKR 38 -10.5 o49.0
KENT 17 10.5 u49.0
Final Nov 19
WMU 14 -6.5 o56.5
CMU 16 6.5 u56.5
Final Nov 19
NIU 9 1.0 o43.0
M-OH 20 -1.0 u43.0
Final Nov 20
OHIO 24 1.0 o46.5
TOL 7 -1.0 u46.5
Final Nov 20
BUFF 37 1.0 o53.0
EMU 20 -1.0 u53.0
Final Nov 21
NCST 29 7.5 o51.5
GT 30 -7.5 u51.5
Final Nov 22
TEM 27 17.0 o55.5
UTSA 51 -17.0 u55.5
Final Nov 22
PUR 17 14.0 o48.5
MSU 24 -14.0 u48.5
Final Nov 22
UNLV 27 -7.5 o59.5
SJSU 16 7.5 u59.5
LSU 9th Southeastern6-4
Florida 12th Southeastern5-5

LSU @ Florida preview

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

Last Meeting ( Nov 11, 2023 ) Florida 35, LSU 52

Florida coach Billy Napier's job is not in immediate jeopardy. Neither is LSU coach Brian Kelly's.

But as No. 22 LSU prepares to face Florida in an SEC game Saturday in Gainesville, Fla., the disappointing performance of the teams under both third-year coaches is dominating storylines around the programs.

Speculation about Napier's possible dismissal swirled after a 1-2 start that featured home losses by 24 points to Miami and by 13 points to Texas A&M. But amid the Gators showing modest midseason improvement, athletic director Scott Stricklin said last week that the coach will remain in his position going forward. The Gators (4-5, 2-4 SEC) then went out and watched Texas take a 42-0 lead on its way to a 49-17 victory.

Kelly has seven years remaining on his 10-year $100 million contract, so firing him doesn't seem feasible anytime soon, but the Tigers (6-3, 3-2) have lost two in a row, including a 42-13 embarrassment at home against Alabama last week. The game before that, they led Texas A&M 17-7 at halftime on the road before getting outscored 31-6 in the second half.

The losing coach Saturday will likely endure intensifying criticism.

"I feel pretty confident we know what we are doing," Kelly said. "Am I happy about what happened? No. Are our players? No. I am not in a position to worry about what people are saying about the overall health of the program."

Each of Kelly's first two teams finished with 10 victories after winning bowl games. This team will have to sweep its last three regular-season games and win a bowl to match those two.

"We have one of the top recruiting classes in the country," Kelly said. "Those things are only going to continue to get better. A championship program is what we are going to have here. There are going to be some stumbles along the way, but we will get back up and we are going to keep building our program where it needs to be. And that's a championship program."

After the 1-2 start, Florida won three of its next four and the loss was a 23-17 overtime defeat at then-No. 8 Tennessee. But starting quarterback Graham Mertz suffered a season-ending torn ACL in that game and two games later, freshman DJ Lagway strained a hamstring in a loss to Georgia.

Third-string quarterback Aidan Warner struggled against Texas, completing 12 of 25 passes for 132 yards. Napier said Thursday on his radio show that Lagway has recovered and is expected to start against LSU.

And he refused to put all of the offense's problems against the Longhorns on Warner's shoulders.

"I think we can play better around him," he said.

Florida hosts No. 11 Ole Miss and visits Florida State in its final two games, has to win two of its final three games to salvage bowl eligibility.

"We've been very inconsistent," Napier said. "We're getting closer. I see the light at the end of the tunnel. Obviously, I'm disappointed with Saturdays. I do think our group is trending in the right direction. We're not there yet."

--Field Level Media

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