Following the victory inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Connelly’s rankings moved the Gators up from No. 39 last week out of 134 Football Bowl Subdivision schools with a 6.9 overall rating to No. 31 with a 9.0 rating. That puts Billy Napier’s squad between the No. 30 North Carolina Tar Heels and No. 32 Army Black Knights.

Standing inside his Gainesville restaurant, Steve Spurrier urged patrons to pull out their phones and videotape his message for the fan base at-large to hear: If the Gators managed to upset No. 21 LSU the following day, he wanted the crowd to storm the field.