Complete slap to the face. I can't wait to start winning some games against our rivals again.
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Hardest Road Test: Ole Miss
Florida is fortunate to have a pretty easy road schedule this upcoming season, but away games can sometimes surprise you. In this category, we’re going with Ole Miss.
The Rebels closed out 2019 with a 2-6 SEC record and on paper, this game should be an easy win for the Gators. Enter Lane Kiffin, the former coach at FAU, Southern Cal and Tennessee who called plays for three years at Alabama (2014-16), winning an SEC title and making the playoff each season. He inherits an Ole Miss offense that ranked third in the SEC and 26th nationally last year.
And consider this: UF hasn’t traveled to Oxford since 2007. The Rebels lost by one score, 30-24, against the Tebow-led Gators and then upset them in Gainesville the following season. Ole Miss fans will be pumped for this matchup because of that hiatus and their inherent dislike for Dan Mullen. He was 5-4 against the Rebels in his nine years with Mississippi State, including a 55-20 win in his last trip to Oxford.
Then there’s the issue of where this game falls on the schedule. The Ole Miss contest is sandwiched between Florida’s two toughest games: LSU and Georgia. UF can’t get too high (or low) after playing the Tigers and/or look ahead to Jacksonville. With the right approach, the Gators should be able to get a win in Mississippi for the second time in three years.