Florida football: Post-spring game-by-game predictions for 2023
![Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Dominick Blaylock (8) catches the ball but has it stripped for an interception on the way down from Florida Gators safety Jadarrius Perkins (27) during the second quarter of an NCAA football game Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022 at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville. The Georgia Bulldogs outlasted the Florida Gators 42-20. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]Flgai 102922 Florida Vs Georgia 61](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape%2Fcover%2Fsport%2F4865493f206e577f3af945d31d598e7c20ca585386de8f33d9b52be035e30444.jpg "Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Dominick Blaylock (8) catches the ball but has it stripped for an interception on the way down from Florida Gators safety Jadarrius Perkins (27) during the second quarter of an NCAA football game Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022 at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville. The Georgia Bulldogs outlasted the Florida Gators 42-20. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]Flgai 102922 Florida Vs Georgia 61")
In the middle of a five-game winning streak, Florida will have the tough task of heading down to South Carolina and facing another improving program. The Gamecocks return Spencer Rattler next season when most thought he’d only be there one year and that makes them a borderline-ranked team.
It’s going to be tough to go into South Carolina and come out with a win. The Gators will fall just short and drop their first game in SEC play.
Prediction: Loss (5-2, 3-1)
Things don’t get any easier for Florida after a bye that follows up its first SEC loss of the season. The Gators will head to Jacksonville for the annual “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” rivalry game against the Georgia Bulldogs.
The two-time defending national champs will have their way with Graham Mertz and the Gators yet again.
Florida will put up a fight for a half but that’s going to be it. This game will be over by the end of the third quarter.
Prediction: Loss (5-3, 3-2)