When Florida and UCF play in the 2021 Gasparilla Bowl on Thursday night, they will do so in the only in-state matchup of the 2021 bowl season — and in a game taking place at a location almost equidistant from the schools’ campuses.
That won’t prevent Florida from being favored or having the fans-in-stands advantage over the Knights, but it does give UCF its best chance ever to upset the mighty Gators.
The game will kick off at 7:00 p.m. Eastern and is televised by ESPN — so it will probably actually kick off at 7:05 p.