South Florida Stuns Boise St, Faces Florida Gators Next

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00:00Battle of in-state rivals, for the most part, we got South Florida.

00:04They were a home dog against Boise State, struck the victory 34-7 on that Thursday night primetime battle.

00:11They're now significant underdogs in Gainesville going up against DJ Lagway and the Florida Gators.

00:18Coach, Florida has LSU on deck in week number three.

00:22Potential look-ahead spot for South Florida?

00:25Could they be live on the road Saturday afternoon?

00:28Well, I think the one thing that might have saved Florida, because they were definitely a team that could get overlooked.

00:34With LSU coming up and Florida finishing last year so strong, and DJ Lagway has got them a new confidence in themselves and how good they can be,

00:45Long Island did not give them enough of a battle to see what kind of team they are.

00:50They figured they would have a nice game against South Florida before they had to get to their bigger game against LSU.

00:57And then South Florida annihilates Boise State.

01:01Annihilates, and if anything, that got Florida's attention.

01:05Florida better have gotten their attention that they just can't walk in there and show up.

01:10Now, I do believe that, I mean, Boise played bad.

01:12Boise did everything you could do wrong and let that thing get out of there to an embarrassing level.

01:18But still, a lot of people had no idea.

01:20Now, I was in Gainesville last week, last Thursday.

01:23I got to speak to the Florida Gator quarterback club.

01:27And they are excited about this football team.

01:30They're excited about their head coach.

01:32This is a lot different than where they were last year.

01:34Because they won what their last six regular season games.

01:37Once they started Lagway, they started winning.

01:40And now, they have a very, very tough schedule.

01:43I believe they're going to win this game.

01:44I've got them covering on this game and winning this football game.

01:48I don't think South Florida is that good compared to Florida.

01:51But Florida's got a lot of football games ahead of them, especially a week after South Florida with LSU.

01:58What a difference a year makes, to your point.

02:01Because they wanted to run Billy Napier out of town after that dominating home loss to Cam Ward and the Miami Hurricanes.

02:08D.J. Lagway actually saved Billy Napier's job for 2025.

02:13So, we'll see how it plays out.

02:15I do believe we get points.

02:17I think there's the potential of Byron Brown and D.J. Lagway, both mobile quarterbacks, to get over the 53-and-a-half.

02:23I lean to South Florida, but we'll see how that game plays out.

02:28The other big battle, Coach, takes place in Starkville.

02:32It's a home-and-home series.

02:33Arizona State got the home win over the Bulldogs last year.

02:37They rolled out to a 30-0, basically, first-half lead and held on to win and cover that matchup.

02:44They're now on the road.

02:46They're laying six-and-a-half points.

02:48How do you see this game playing out?

02:49Because that Arizona State defense is legit.

02:52Yeah, and their quarterback is legit.

02:55Sam Leavitt is an outstanding quarterback.

02:58Their defense, Big 12 champions last year, and they have got a very good football team.

03:04Mississippi State, again, struggled against Southern Miss, struggled in that football game.

03:09They're still in a building phase.

03:11I don't see them winning this game or staying close enough, and I've got everything on Arizona State this game.

03:18Just because of the quarterback, how good their day fits in, and the kind of year they're expected to have.

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