Florida football bounced back quickly from its worst loss by margin of the Billy Napier era to one of its best wins. The Florida Gators (5-5, 3-4 SEC) bounced back from a 49-17 loss at No. 3 Texas with their first win of the season against a ranked team ...

The Gators win over LSU wasn’t just a game—it was a statement, and it could be the turning point Billy Napier has been waiting for.

At the end of the third quarter at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, of course, the PA system plays the Tom Petty hit song, "Won't Back Down." Even before the game kicked off, Napier had his team thinking about that moment.

Florida football scored a key win on Saturday against the LSU Tigers that may have just saved the 2024 season for the Gators. Fueled by the return of freshman quarterback DJ Lagway, the Orange and Blue secured a 27-16 victory in the Swamp that puts the program on track for a postseason appearance.

A week after Texas embarrassed them, the Gators suffocated LSU a season after the Tigers’ historic performance at Florida’s expense.

Some of the usual ingredients to a sure-fire victory, LSU football had in the pot. Out-possess your opponent? Check. Win the total yardage battle? Check. Convert more than half of your third downs? Yep.

Florida’s bowl chances are suddenly incredibly realistic after the Gators beat No. 22 LSU XX-XX. After LSU kicked a field goal to cut Florida’s lead to four with 5:18 to go, the Gators made it a two score game just three plays later when Jaden Baugh ran 55 yards for a score.