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Florida 53, Charleston Southern 6: Gators light up the night in Dan Mullen’s debut

The Florida Gators scored on their first drive against Charleston Southern in Dan Mullen’s first game as the Gators’ head coach on Saturday night.

They scored on their second drive, too. And the fourth, and the fifth, and the sixth.

At halftime, it was 38-0. At game’s end, it was 53-6.

And it was fun.

Feleipe Franks threw for 219 yards and five touchdowns — all in the first half, making him the first Florida QB with five passing touchdowns in a game since Chris Leak and the first Gator with five scoring tosses in a half since Rex Grossman — and paced Florida to a lopsided win over a clearly outmatched Buccaneers outfit.