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The state of Florida football: What's gone wrong and how it can be fixed
Dan Mullen is out and the future is uncertain in Gainesville. But Florida remains a top job for the right coach. Can the Gators get things turned around?
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I'll start:
Andrea Adelson: Let me take you back to a foggy night in Gainesville nearly one year ago, when Florida ranked No. 6 in the country and its long-shot College Football Playoff hopes were still alive. Depleted LSU waltzed into the Swamp and came away with a 37-34 win after Marco Wilson threw his shoe -- resulting in a 15-yard penalty that set up the winning field goal. Ever since the shoe toss, Florida is 2-8 against Power 5 opponents. Now, I am not saying the shoe toss changed everything, but something within that program has not been the same since that LSU game.
Yes, Andrea, the problem with the Gator program was partly because of Marco Wilson's shoe toss. Tremendous stuff.