Overview

• Kickoff is 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville.
• The SEC availability report lists seven Florida players out, including RB Ja'Kobi Jackson and DL Caleb Banks, while Texas has WR Emmett Mosley V and RB Quintrevion Wisner probable and RB C.J. Baxter ruled out, per Longhorns Wire.
• Texas brings a top-tier defense that leads the SEC in yards per play allowed, and Florida has held opponents to roughly 16 points per game, pointing to a potential low-scoring game with a chance of rain.
• Betting markets favor Texas by about a touchdown with totals near 41–42.5 points, and predictive models such as ESPN’s SP+ project a single-digit Longhorns win.
• Texas enters 3-1 against the 1-3 Gators in the program’s first game in Gainesville in 85 years, adding intrigue to a road test that opens the Longhorns’ SEC slate.