Overview

• Kickoff is Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, with Texas a 6.5-point favorite.
• The Weather Channel projects roughly a 60% chance of thunderstorms in Gainesville, raising the risk of delays and limiting downfield passing.
• The SEC availability report lists Texas WR Emmett Mosley V and RB Quintrevion Wisner as probable and RB C.J. Baxter as doubtful, while seven Gators are out, including RB Ja’Kobi Jackson and DL Caleb Banks.
• Texas enters 3-1 with a defense leading the SEC at 3.58 yards allowed per play, facing a Florida team that has struggled on offense but improved on defense.
• Predictions tilt toward Texas, with Joel Klatt calling a 21-12 Longhorns win and metrics such as SP+ projecting a multi-score edge in a low-total market around 41.5 points.