Florida Football: 3 reasons the Gators will win SEC East in 2020

MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 30: Kaiir Elam #5 of the Florida Gators celebrates after breaking up a pass against the Virginia Cavaliers during the first half of the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on December 30, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 30: Kaiir Elam #5 of the Florida Gators celebrates after breaking up a pass against the Virginia Cavaliers during the first half of the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on December 30, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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After missing the SEC title game for three straight years, is Florida football ready to take back the SEC East crown? Here’s why the Gators will be back on top.

Dan Mullen’s Gators have very high expectations for the 2020 seasons. For the first time in years, the Gators seem to have a real chance at an SEC title and a national championship.

Georgia has won the last three SEC East titles. However, in 2020, the Bulldogs will have one of college football’s toughest roads to Atlanta.

Florida also returns one of the nation’s best defenses with talent all across the board.

Finally, Florida returns one of the nation’s most productive quarterbacks in redshirt senior Kyle Trask who had a breakout campaign in 2020 and looks to have the Gators in the thick of the national title hunt.

Let’s dive deeper into the three most important reasons why the Gators will take back the SEC East and take a swing at the national title in 2020.