Columbia, MO. — Randy Shannon shook things up in his first week as interim head coach giving Malik Zaire a shot to start his first game for the Florida Gators.
Zaire completed 13-of-19 passes for 158 yards on Saturday before he was pulled with just over seven minutes left in the fourth quarter. The graduate transfer from Notre Dame wasn’t the problem with Florida’s offense on Saturday. Florida was able to move the ball; they just couldn’t punch it into the end zone. Zaire led three drives that had nine or more plays but had to settle for field goals in the red zone.