Gators’ QB competition still in flux as Sooners are up next

Miami Herald · Noah White · 2026-11-05 20:03 UTC

A rematch of the 2020 Cotton Bowl looms as Florida’s quarterback decision could determine bowl positioning and whether the Gators stay in playoff talks.

Dust off your memory. Let’s think about 2020.

Back then, there was a bit of a pandemic. TikTok dances were all the rage. Understandably, college football wasn’t at the forefront, but if one can turn the gears far enough to picture that fall, they may remember a different landscape in the sport.

Alabama won the whole thing. Duh. But five teams received New Year’s Six berths that haven’t made it back since. And on the evening of Dec. 30, two of those teams played in the Cotton Bowl. One was Oklahoma. The other was Florida. 55-20, Sooners. How fitting this is.

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