GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Missouri and Florida have never been considered football rivals. That could change after Saturday.
When Florida players appeared to object to a late hit on quarterback Kyle Trask on a Hail Mary pass to end the first half, members of both teams turned a shoving match into a brawl in the middle of the field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Punches were thrown before teammates and coaches could defuse the situation, and even then, once the players headed to the locker room, the drama wasn’t over.
Once both teams walked off the field, Gators coach Dan Mullen continued a heated exchange with Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz and at one point had to be held back by Florida staff members.