Florida Gators: 5 reasons Gators will beat Miami in Week 0

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 29: Lamical Perine #22 of the Florida Gators is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a third quarter 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 Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /

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NASHVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 13: Lamical Perine #22 of the Florida Gators rushes against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the first half at Vanderbilt Stadium on October 13, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /

2. Lamical Perine will go off on Miami defense

If there was one weakness to Miami last season, it was its tendency to give up the occasional big play, particularly on the ground.

Manny Diaz’s style on defense plays to create havoc and create many turnovers. This is where Miami has been one of the best in the country for a couple of years now. Where they get hit is taking too many chances on defense that lead to big plays up the middle. After losing Gerald Willis III to the NFL, those questions become even bigger.

Enter, Lamical Perine.

Perine led the Gators in rushing last season with 826 as apart of a two-back tandem that accounted for over 1,500 yards rushing. While Jordan Scarlett is gone, there’s optimism that he and Malik Davis can have the same effect this season, as Davis averaged 6.4 yards per carry in a limited role.

Perine’s ability to run and catch out of the backfield and explode can take advantage of a Miami defense that is big on getting into the backfield and taking a lot of chances to force turnovers.

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