Florida kicked off the Billy Napier era in dramatic fashion Saturday night, earning a huge upset win over No. 7 Utah at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
After quarterback Anthony Richardson scored to take a 29–26 lead with 1:24 remaining in regulation, the Gators defense took the field looking to contain a formidable Utes offense led by junior QB Cameron Rising. Utah marched on a 69-yard drive down to the Florida 6-yard line to set up a potential game-tying field goal with 22 seconds to go.
Instead, the Utes decided to go for the win and, after tossing an incomplete pass on 1st-and-goal, Rising ended up getting picked off by Gators senior linebacker Amari Burney on an attempt to tight end Dalton Kincaid in the end zone.