From the outside, this feels like a make-or-break year for the Gators’ offensive line. They ranked 96th in the country in rushing last year after ranking 107th the year prior. Even third-and-1 was far from a given when Dan Mullen opted to run the ball.
However, the offensive line had a pretty good built-in excuse. They threw the ball 58.7 percent of the time in 2020 if you count sacks as passing plays. And to their credit, they generally protected Kyle Trask well and allowed Trask, Kyle Pitts, Kadarius Toney and co. to shatter school and conference records.