Overview
- Florida upset No. 9 Texas 29-21 in Gainesville, stopping a 1-3 start to the season.
- The SEC honored Billy Napier as Head Coach of the Week and Ron Roberts as Defensive Coordinator of the Week after the win.
- CBS Sports projects a 5-7 finish in a game-by-game forecast and highlights Napier’s 0-9 mark at Florida against ranked teams on the road.
- Commentary urges caution that the win is a temporary reprieve, pointing to a pattern of midseason rallies and earlier offensive deficiencies.
- The defining stretch begins at unbeaten No. 5 Texas A&M, with Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Florida State still ahead.