Florida’s defense gave up its first touchdown of the 2020 Cotton Bowl as easily as it could, with safety Donovan Stiner figuring heavily in three long gains, including the touchdown pass from Spencer Rattler to Marvin Mims.
When Kyle Trask answered that opening salvo with a pick-six on the Gators’ opening drive, it was a sure sign that the Gators weren’t equipped to stay with the Sooners on this night in North Texas.
And apart from a 13-0 run in the first half — a sign of life that may well have been a dead-cat bounce — the Gators simply didn’t do that against a deeper and more talented Oklahoma team that steamrolled it in a 55-20 rout.