The Gators are ahead of schedule. And today, they can rip a page or three off their calendar.
Florida shouldn't be here.
One year ago, when Florida was heading into the Georgia game with a new starting quarterback after a Homecoming beatdown, it was all but a given that the Gators would have a new coach in 2015. Despite their stunning win over Georgia, the Gators did shoo Will Muschamp, eventually, setting up a rebuilding year and a renewal of hope.
What few expected in 2015, though, was a return to glory.
Yet that's what Florida's gotten under Jim McElwain, with wins both big (Mississippi) and stirring (Tennessee).