Following the loss to Texas A&M last Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Florida will try to put things together this Saturday in Starkville, Miss., against a Bulldog team with similar struggles as the Gators.
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Florida (1-2, 0-1 SEC) hasn’t gotten off to the start it expected. Florida is still looking to find its identity as a team.
Gator redshirt junior offensive lineman Austin Barber is putting the A&M game behind him, focusing instead on Mississippi State (1-2, 0-0), he said during UF’s weekly news conference Monday. He says it started this week:
Barber is echoing coach Billy Napier’s words that the Gators have to perform the things that they are being coached. Many fans and media analysts are questioning Florida’s preparation between Monday through Friday, because the Gators can’t seem to put it together on Saturdays:
There is no question Napier, now in his third season at UF, is receiving a lot of criticism for how things are going with his team. A lot of the fans don’t have confidence in how the team is being run. Barber says he has 100% confidence in Napier and the entire staff:
After the disappointing loss to Texas A&M, Barber reiterates he has confidence in the players on this team. Florida plays MSU at 12 p.m. (ESPN, 98.1-FM/850-AM WRUF) Saturday.