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Published Aug 25, 2019
First and 10: Gators overcome mistakes to secure win over Canes
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Jacquie Franciulli  •  1standTenFlorida
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ORLANDO, Fla.-- Florida football kicked off its new season with a win against Miami.

But as expected the Gators had to work off some rust in the first game. We take a look at worked and what didn't in a few plays on Saturday night.

1. It was not a great start for safety Jeawon Taylor. In the first two plays, Taylor missed a tackle on a run and then he botched an angle on a short pass that nearly cost the Gators - that short pass could have easily been a Miami touchdown.

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2. Tommy Townsend is allowed the spotlight because special teams made things happen on Saturday. It was all Townsend on this run.




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3. Kadarius Toney ran for a 66-yard touchdown in the first quarter, however, he had some help from both wide receiver Van Jefferson and offensive lineman Jean Delance with some key blocks.

4. On Florida’s second drive, Lucas Krull missed his block and Toney was drilled by two Miami defenders.

5. Chris Bleich blew a block on past pro on 2nd and 18, Feleipe Franks disappeared in a pile of Miami defenders but still managed to secure 12 yards at the end of the first quarter.

6. Lamical Perine lead blocking into Miami linebacker Shaq Quarterman. He made it possible for Franks to rush for 3 yards on fourth and 1, putting the Gators in the redzone early in the second quarter.

7. Gators linebackers James Houston shed a block and then gets the stop to force Miami to punt.This was an important drive since was after Franks fumbled a handoff to Perine and Miami recovered.


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8. Plenty of missed tackles on Dallas' 40-yard run. Kyree Campbell, James Houston, and Donovan Stiner were some of the guys who missed the mark. CJ Henderson appeared to try to go for the strip.

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9. Jeawon Taylor misses a tackle allowing Miami's Jordan Bevin to score a 25-yard touchdown.


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10. The Canes managed to take the lead in the second half again after a lot of missed tackles from the Florida defense. It looks CJ Henderson, Kyree Campbell, and Donovan Stiner were some of the guys that got slipped by. It looked like Adam Shuler stalled a bit which allowed Dallas the time.