It looks like the Gators are starting to get their swagger back. After opening SEC play with losses in three games that were within their reach in the second half, they’ve now won back-to-back games.
Yes, South Carolina is one of the worst teams in the conference and Mississippi State looks like a bubble team. But it’s not so much the fact that they won as much as it is how they won that is an encouraging sign.
In the South Carolina win, they fended off numerous second-half comeback attempts by the Gamecocks on the road. Most recently, they battled back from down seven points with seven minutes left to beat the Bulldogs without their best player available.