NASHVILLE, Tenn — At his Monday press conference Jim McElwain openly wondered how his football team, coming off of a disappointing loss to Tennessee, would respond on the road. How would his team respond to its first loss, a noon kickoff, a second week on the road?
Florida gave him an answer, probably not one he wanted.
The Gators showed up flat. There wasn’t the “we got embarrassed and we’re going to take it out on the next team we face” mentality. Florida’s offense started the game with back-to-back three-and-outs and four straight punts.
“I don’t want to say it’s a different mindset but it is,” junior cornerback Jalen Tabor said of the mindset Saturday.