Florida Football: Post-spring 2022 game-by-game predictions

Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson (15) points to the sky as he runs on the field with the team at the start of the football game between the Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. Sept. 25, 2021.Flgai 092521 Ufvs Tennesseefb 86 /

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Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) eludes the Florida defense. The Florida Gators played the Georgia Bulldogs in the first half Saturday, October 30, 2021 at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, FL. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun]Syndication Gainesville Sun /

Brian Kelly has taken over for Ed Oregon in Baton Rouge and while the pairing seems weird, he knows how to win and will do plenty of that with LSU.

Will that happen right away, though? The jury’s still out on that one.

Kelly does bring in Jayden Daniels to fight for the starting quarterback job with Myles Brennan and I think he’ll win it due to his experience and dual-threat capabilities. That’s going to give Florida’s defense some fits, but Anthony Richardson will put on an all-time performance here.

Prediction: LSU 24, Florida 31 (5-2, 3-1)

This is the true litmus test for the Gators. If they can hang with and beat the reigning national champs, they can beat anyone. The annual rivalry game in Jacksonville may not be as hyped as it has been in the past, but a close game here will have The World’s Largest Cocktail Party back on the map.

I think Florida hangs here and keeps it respectable, but the Georgia defense will just be too suffocating.

Prediction: Florida 17, Georgia 27 (5-3, 3-2)

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