GAINESVILLE — Ron Zook had it tough following Steve Spurrier.
Will Muschamp had it tough following Urban Meyer.
But make no mistake about it: Mike White has the toughest job in University of Florida history following Billy Donovan.
This is why Gator historians need to mark down this date as the 30th of January in the Year 1 A.D. (After Donovan) and annotate it as the day White began to emerge from beneath the enormous, eclipsing shadow of his legendary predecessor.
This wasn't just a dominating 88-71 victory over No. 9 West Virginia on Saturday in front a full house at the rowdy reptilian pavilion otherwise known as the O'Connell Center, this might very well go down as the program-propelling victory White needs to make himself and his team relevant in the post-Billy era of Florida basketball.