Florida Football: 3 takeaways from offensive onslaught of No. 5 Georgia

Kyle Trask adds to his Heisman campaign with a thrashing of Georgia as Florida football moves one step closer to an SEC East title.

All of the Power Five conferences has their own unique rivalries, whether it’s Texas-Oklahoma, when they play in Dallas or USC-UCLA where both teams wear their home uniforms. For Georgia vs. Florida, this is a game that has been played in Jacksonville for years and has had its own unique games.

There have been games, with bad blood and bad intentions. However, this may have been one of the most physical games, in just the first half alone with numerous of injuries and big hits.

After scoring three points in the first quarter in last year’s game, the Bulldogs would not waste any time time year. Georgia’s running back Zamir White would take the first play of the game 75 yards. That play however, would begin a plethora of big plays in the first half.

Florida would have a three-and-out as the Bulldogs would start settling into this game, not even three minutes into the game. Georgia would continue the early attack with a Stetson Bennett strike to Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint to expand on the lead. Bennett’s arm would be effected on the play, but would stay in the game.

After a slow start, Kyle Trask would get a 39-yard connection, and would end with a Justin Shorter touchdown as he goes back to back games finding the end zone.

During the possession, Bennet would head to the locker room with a nagging shoulder injury.

The momentum would stay with Trask as he finds the complete mismatch in Kyle Pitts to put Florida inside the 10.

Running back Dameon Pierce would punch it in from two yards out. What is known as a perennial powerhouse of a conference in terms of defense, has a looked a shell of itself after one quarter. A combined 28 points (the most in the series since 1942) and nearly 300 total yards.

The points would continue, but it was the defense that was creating the points. Trask’s pass would be picked off by Eric Stokes III as he would take it to the end zone. Stokes’ third interception and the second time he’s returned one all the way back (a 30 yarder against Arkansas).

After scoring a combined 41 points in last year’s game, 2020’s contest would surpass that mark, as Pitts would find the end zone for the eighth time this season, from 25 yards out, beating out future first-round pick in Tyson Campbell.

Near the end of the first half, Kyle Pitts would take a shot to the head, that would have him exit the game. No worry for Trask, as two plays later, Pitts’ replacement Kemore Gamble’s catches his first career touchdown pass.

Florida’s skill players would continue to dazzle as Campbell would get beat once again by an incredible touchdown catch by Trevon Grimes. Trask’s fourth touchdown in the first half alone.

Bennett could just never find a rhythm. Since the 14-0 start, the Georgia offense has gone cold and Florida really amped up the pressure. That would result in an Kaiir Elam interception later in the possession.

Georgia would bench Bennett for redshirt freshman D’Wan Mathis who would throw to a wide open Kearis Jackson to pull the Bulldogs within 13.

A missed field goal from Evan McPherson would leave a door open for Georgia.

However, that effort was not enough as Florida would add a field goal and the Gators end up winning a high-scoring affair, 44-28.

Trask would finish 30-for-43 with 474 yards and four touchdowns and one interception.

What’d we learn from the Gators’ big win?