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Five takeaways from Florida’s 41-17 loss to Miami in week one

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As said by Billy Napier, Florida suffered an embarrassing season opening loss to No.19 Miami in front of their home crowd. Not a whole lot worked on offense or defense for the Gators, who allowed 529 yards while gaining just 261.

Gator Country provides you with five takeaways from Florida’s 41-17 week one loss to Miami. Warning, it’s not good.

Dominated in the trenches

The single biggest takeaway from the game was that Florida was dominated in the trenches on both sides of the ball. Florida’s offensive line couldn’t create very many running lanes and failed in pass protection, particularly late in the game.