Florida Football: 3 takeaways from dominant rivalry win over Florida State

Florida football absolutely controlled the annual rivalry game with Florida State, improving to 10-2 on the regular season. What’d we learn?

No one really expected Florida State to win Saturday’s in-state rivalry game against the Gators, but no one thought it would be quite this lopsided. Florida dominated from start to finish, beating the Seminoles 40-17 even though this year Florida State is bowl eligible.

Florida took a 30-7 lead into the half and coasted to a win, leaving Florida State wondering who will be next to lead the program while the Gators have won 10 games for the second straight season under Dan Mullen.

What’d we learn from Florida’s dominant win over the Seminoles?

3. Emory Jones has bright future

Don’t mind the fact that I’ve been on the Emory Jones bandwagon ever since last season, but the talented young quarterback showed some promise, albeit in garbage time, against the Seminoles.

Replacing Kyle Trask late in the game, Jones completed 5-of-6 passes for 47 yards and a touchdown and he rushed for another 33 yards on seven carries. It may not seem like much, but every time he’s gotten an opportunity to showcase his arm and legs, he’s proven himself.

Jones may be completing just 65 percent of his passes on the season, he has 267 yards and three touchdowns with no picks while rushing for around 200 yards with four touchdowns. He is steady, electric and about as exciting as any young quarterback in the conference.

Luckily for the Gators, he’s just a redshirt freshman.