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Florida’s X-Factor vs. Florida State: Linebacker Amari Burney
No Florida defender this season has had extra pressured turnovers than linebacker Amari Burney. Burney is tied for first on the Gators’ protection with two interceptions, sharing the lead with cornerback Jaydon Hill.
Burney additionally has two pressured fumbles to go together with his interceptions, bringing his turnover complete to 4 on the season.
With fellow linebacker Ventrell Miller slated to overlook the primary half of the sport, Burney must step up this week to fill the void and lead the protection within the first half towards the Florida State Seminoles.
One other aspect of the sport Burney has carried out effectively on this 12 months has been his cross rush skills. On the 12 months, Burney has 53 cross rush snaps, of which he has produced 12 complete pressures (4 sacks and eight hurries), incomes him a 90.7 cross rush grade, which leads the Florida protection.
In opposition to Tennessee, Burney had simply seven pass-rush snaps, however he made probably the most of these seven, logging three quarterback pressures, two of which have been sacks and one quarterback hurry, incomes him a season-high 96.7 pass-rush grade.
In the case of being accessible, Burney ranks close to the highest. Solely safeties Trey Dean III (645 snaps) and Rashad Torrence II (623 snaps) have seen extra defensive snaps this season than Burney (582 snaps).
The Gators will want certainly one of their defensive mainstays to play his finest soccer this week to assist decelerate the Seminoles’ Sixteenth-ranked offense nationwide and to assist alleviate a number of the strain of an offense that had a tough go-around final week at Vanderbilt.
Regardless of having been on the Gators’ soccer roster every of the final 5 years, courting again to 2018, this may solely be Burney’s third time taking part in towards Florida State and solely his second time beginning towards the Seminoles.
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In final 12 months’s matchup, Burney had an up-and-down exhibiting. He was productive close to the road of scrimmage, registering one quarterback hurry, seven tackles and three defensive stops per Professional Soccer Focus.
In protection throughout final 12 months’s rivalry recreation, nevertheless, Burney was focused eight instances and allowed six receptions for 41 yards and a landing, giving up a completion share of 75% and permitting a 125.5 NFL passer score.
Burney must enhance his protection efficiency from final 12 months if he has any shot of being the X-Think about slowing down the Seminoles’ offense.
The Gators will want the Burney that confirmed up for the Georgia recreation to point out up this week. In opposition to the Bulldogs in Week 9, Burney posted a season-high protection score of 90.5 whereas solely permitting one reception of 4 targets. Burney additionally notched an interception and a cross breakup to go together with it.
With the Gators’ protection being down certainly one of its leaders in Miller for the primary half, in addition to silencing a number of the exterior noise across the workforce, the Gators collectively want an enormous day from the senior in what can be his final journey to Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee.
If Burney might help lead the Gators to an upset victory over the Seminoles, it absolutely will go away an enduring imprint not solely on his personal thoughts however the minds of his teammates, the College of Florida and UF followers across the globe. Most likely the minds of upset Florida State followers, as effectively.
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MIAMI – South Florida is in for a wet and windy Election Day.
There will be scattered showers throughout the day, with some storms possible, due to increasing moisture unrelated to Tropical Storm Rafael. Rain bands from this system will begin to move in on Tuesday night.
A wind advisory has been issued through 1 a.m. Wednesday due to east winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour with gusts up to 40 miles per hour.
Wednesday will be windy with off-and-on gusty heavy downpours moving in throughout the day as Rafael moves to our south and west into the Gulf of Mexico. Flooding will be possible.
Tuesday morning Rafael was strengthening as it moved near Jamaica with sustained winds of 60 miles per hour. it was moving to the northwest at 13 miles per hour.
A tropical storm watch continues for the lower and middle Keys as tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area within 48 hours. Rafael is expected to move near or over parts of the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night and be near or over western Cuba on Wednesday. It is forecast to intensify into a Category 1 Hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean Tuesday afternoon or evening.
TCU men’s basketball started their season off with a bang. The Frogs dominated the Florida A&M Rattlers 105-59 Monday.
It is tough to find many flaws about this win. Pretty much every aspect about the Frogs was a positive.
Here are some notable stat differentials from the win:
|
TCU |
Florida A&M |
|
|---|---|---|
|
FG Percentage |
55% |
33% |
|
3FG Percentage |
47% |
24% |
|
Total Rebounds |
47 |
29 |
|
Offensive Rebounds |
18 |
9 |
|
Blocks |
3 |
0 |
|
Steals |
8 |
3 |
|
Assists |
29 |
8 |
Understandably, they did play against subpar competition in Florida A&M, but this was a highly efficient win that will help TCU’s rankings long term.
There should rightfully be optimism for this team.
One of the biggest stories surrounding this year’s TCU team is the amount of youth on the roster.
TCU’s bench rotation includes four freshman and one true sophomore, and they all played well against the Rattlers.
Here are the five young guys’ statlines:
Vasean Allette: 20 points, 9-13 FG, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Jace Posey: 11 points, 3-4 3FG, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
Isaiah Manning: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Micah Robinson: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists
David Punch: 7 points, 3-4 FG, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks
This youth is one of the biggest question marks for TCU this season and how they will step into these roles.
It is safe to say this is a stellar start for this group as they hope to keep these performances going.
Ernest Udeh Jr. has taken a massive step this season from last, and the additions of guards Frankie Collins and Noah Reynolds have helped this jump drastically.
Udeh Jr. tied his career-high with 13 points along with 11 rebounds for his second career double-double.
Collins and Reynolds have done a stellar job getting him the ball and running the offense a lot better than last season.
Jamie Dixon touched on this postgame, saying how it is nice for the offense to have “pass first” guards.
Jamie Dixon said Noah Reynolds and Frankie Collins are more “pass first” guards than last year.
Noted that Avery Anderson III and Jameer Nelson Jr. were more “score first” last year
— Nick Girimonte (@GirimonteNicky) November 5, 2024
These three players are probably the most important guys for the Frogs to have success this season, so establishing this connection early is extremely valuable as TCU goes deeper into their schedule.
Jamie Dixon
Jace Posey, Vasean Allette, and Frankie Collins
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When the Florida Gators and Texas Longhorns faced off in 1940, the Longhorns shut out the Gators 26-0. Since then, the programs have combined for a total of 1,285 wins, 34 conference titles, and seven national championships.
A lot has happened as you can tell, but finally, both teams will face off again, this time, as members of the same conference.
The Florida Gators (4-4 overall, 2-3 SEC) looked dangerous last week against the Georgia Bulldogs with backup quarterback D.J. Lagway before his untimely injury in the second quarter. The Gators were forced to turn to freshman Aidan Warner who failed to keep the Gators in the lead. Florida eventually lost 34-20.
Lagway hasn’t been ruled out for the Texas game, but if he can’t make it back in time, Warner will once again be out there for Florida which shouldn’t be particularly a tough task for the Longhorns’ defense who should have Andrew Mukuba come back after losing the defensive back to injury in the Georgia game.
But the Texas offense will have a taller task. Don’t let the score confuse you against Georgia. The Gators defense stomped on Georgia before mistakes from the offense and special teams started haunting the team. The Gators in their last two games against Kentucky and Georgia have had six interceptions, a concerning development for Texas QB Quinn Ewers who has thrown an interception in every game this year he has played in (except for Michigan) including two against Vanderbilt last game.
Texas will need running backs Jaydon Blue and Tre Wisner to have big games. The Gators’ defense has allowed more than 140 rushing yards in each of their last three games this season and ranks second to last in rushing yards allowed in the SEC at 165 yards a game.
With Texas favored to win by -21.5 points and ESPN giving Texas a 90.9% chance, it could be easy for Texas fans to write off Florida as another victory for the 7-1 Longhorns. But Florida, who hasn’t had a winning season in over three seasons, will have a chip on their shoulder and aren’t a stranger to playing top-ten opponents to their level. If you remember, Florida took Tennessee to overtime in Knoxville just a couple of weeks ago. And if Florida plays Texas like they played Georgia, with Lagway or not, then Texas could be in trouble.
But Texas is hungry to prove themselves as a top team in the nation again. A big statement win could be just that.
2024 record: 4-4, 2-3 in the SEC
Head Coach: Billy Napier
Passing: QB D.J. Lagway
2024 stats: 56 for 92 for 1,071. Six touchdowns and five interceptions.
Rushing: RB Montrell Johnson Jr.
2024 stats: 70 carries for 373 yards and four touchdowns
Receiving: WR Elijhah Badger
2024 stats: 24 catches for 560 yards and two touchdowns
Tackles: DB Trikweze Bridges
2024 stats: 41 (19 solo)
Sacks: EDGE Tyreak Sapp
2024 stats: 3.5 sacks
Interceptions: DB Devin Moore
2024 stats: two interceptions, two pass deflections
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