Nashville, Tenn. — The ball sailed past Vanderbilt’s punter, who backpedaled, turned and tried to salvage any positivity from this fourth-down disaster.
Instead, the Gators gained possession at the 1-yard line.
Five plays later on a quarterback sneak, Austin Appleby lost it.
“A wise man once told me, no matter what, you even got to bring them ugly babies home from the hospital,” Florida coach Jim McElwain said. “And that was ugly.”
Of Florida’s 12 drives during its 13-6 win over Vanderbilt (2-3, 0-3 Southeastern Conference) on Saturday, seven ended in punts, one ended in a fumble and two ended in field goals.