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Florida Football: Way-too-early 2019 game-by-game predictions

By Connor Muldowney

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 29: Lamical Perine #22 of the Florida Gators is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a fourth quarter rushing touchdown against the Michigan Wolverines during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 29: Lamical Perine #22 of the Florida Gators is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a fourth quarter rushing touchdown against the Michigan Wolverines during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images) /
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AUBURN, AL – OCTOBER 15: Jordan Reed #11 of the Florida Gators is unable to hold on to a pass against Neiko Thorpe #15 of the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on October 15, 2011 in Auburn, Alabama. Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL – OCTOBER 15: Jordan Reed #11 of the Florida Gators is unable to hold on to a pass against Neiko Thorpe #15 of the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on October 15, 2011 in Auburn, Alabama. Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /

As you can tell by the photo above, it’s been a while since these two teams faced off. In fact, you’d have to go all the way back to 2011 for the last matchup when Gene Chizik and Auburn pulled off a 17-6 win at home over Will Muschamp’s Gators.

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Thankfully, at least for Gator fans, those days are well in the past.

Florida has a distinct advantage here because the Tigers don’t quite have a set quarterback replacement for Jarrett Stidham though Gus Malzahn’s two options are talented: Malik Willis and Joey Gatewood. However, if he chooses to go with the latter, a redshirt freshman could dictate potentially his final season as head coach.

Auburn’s offense has plenty of questions to answer while Florida’s could be a well-oiled machine by this point in the year with Feleipe Franks playing his best football as a starter.

If this game was played in Auburn, I’d probably give a slight nod to the Tigers, but because it’s in Gainesville and Auburn will be forced to replace Stidham, the Gators will take this one.

Final Score: Auburn 21, Florida 30 (6-0, 3-0 SEC)

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