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Florida football: 5 takeaways from Gators’ 24-20 win over Miami

You could say it was ugly.

But, that might be a classic understatement.

After countless mistakes for both teams, penalties and a back-and-forth that made the game more exciting than it really was, Florida football eeked out a 24-20 win over Miami in Orlando to open the season with a win, and a win over a rival.

Just because the scoreboard reflected a win for the Gators, there is still plenty to pick apart from the game.

With that, here are our five takeaways from the season-opener:

What were they thinking?

Despite going 17-of-27 for 254 yards and two touchdowns, it was Feleipe Franks‘ pass right into the hands of Romeo Finley after the Gator defense gifted Florida the ball back on a phenomenal stop late in the fourth quarter.