Florida and Miami have been kept separated as of late and their gathering in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday night will be the first run through the two projects have crossed way for a long time.
While Miami holds a 29-26 arrangement lead, the Hurricanes touch base into the game as a generally obscure amount under new head mentor Manny Diaz.
A Miami local, Diaz filled in as the group's guarded facilitator from 2016 and was elevated to head mentor following the retirement of Mark Richt toward the part of the arrangement.
Alongside another head mentor, Miami likewise has another quarterback. A week ago, Diaz affirmed that redshirt green bean Jarren Williams will begin the season opener, with Ohio State move Tate Martell and N'Kosi Perry set to fight it out for the back-up job.
The Hurricanes went 7-6 last season, despite ranking second-best in the FBS in terms of yards conceded per game, and their defense will have to be at its best to stop Florida.
The Gators begin the season as the tenth-ranked team according to the Associated Press poll, after going 10-3 last season in Dan Mullen's first campaign.
Florida boasted one of the best defenses in college football last season and in Feleipe Franks it has an intriguing quarterback.
The junior signal-caller threw for 2,284 yards and 23 touchdowns last season, with six interceptions. His passing completion rate, however, was just 58.5 percent
While that was an improvement on the 54.6 he recorded in his freshman year, it is still some way behind those of quarterbacks in the upper echelon of college football.
Should Franks improve his completion rate again, however, Florida could become a real force.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of Saturday.
While Miami holds a 29-26 arrangement lead, the Hurricanes touch base into the game as a generally obscure amount under new head mentor Manny Diaz.
A Miami local, Diaz filled in as the group's guarded facilitator from 2016 and was elevated to head mentor following the retirement of Mark Richt toward the part of the arrangement.
Alongside another head mentor, Miami likewise has another quarterback. A week ago, Diaz affirmed that redshirt green bean Jarren Williams will begin the season opener, with Ohio State move Tate Martell and N'Kosi Perry set to fight it out for the back-up job.
The Hurricanes went 7-6 last season, despite ranking second-best in the FBS in terms of yards conceded per game, and their defense will have to be at its best to stop Florida.
The Gators begin the season as the tenth-ranked team according to the Associated Press poll, after going 10-3 last season in Dan Mullen's first campaign.
Florida boasted one of the best defenses in college football last season and in Feleipe Franks it has an intriguing quarterback.
The junior signal-caller threw for 2,284 yards and 23 touchdowns last season, with six interceptions. His passing completion rate, however, was just 58.5 percent
While that was an improvement on the 54.6 he recorded in his freshman year, it is still some way behind those of quarterbacks in the upper echelon of college football.
Should Franks improve his completion rate again, however, Florida could become a real force.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of Saturday.
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