Mizzou Tigers Week 6 Opponent Preview: Florida Gators

Missouri will travel east to take on the Florida Gators in Gainesville in Week 6

Matt Galatzan | Oct 3, 2022

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Coming off of heartbreaking losses to both Auburn and the defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs, the Missouri Tigers will have their hands full yet again on Saturday when they travel to Gainesville to take on the Florida Gators in the Swamp.

The Gators will are led by new head coach Billy Napier, who is off to a rough 0-2 start in SEC play as well.

Luckily for Napier, who is an offensive-minded head coach, he still has elite quarterback talent at his disposal in Anthony Richardson, who despite not having a wealth of experience behind him, already holds a first-round talent projection.

Can the Tigers bounce back from their tough losses and take down the Gators?

Stick with MizzouSportsTalk.com as we preview the matchup between Florida and Missouri throughout the week.

Florida

2022 Record: 3-2 overall, 0-2 in SEC

Head coach: Billy Napier

Offensive Set: Multiple

Projected starters on Offense:

QB Anthony Richardson

RB Nay'Quon Wright

WR Xzavier Henderson

WR Ricky Pearsall

WR Justin Shorter

TE Dante Zanders

LT Richard Gouraige

LG Ethan White

C Kingsley Eguakun

RG O'Cyrcus Torrence

RT Austin Barber

Defensive Set: Hybrid 4-2-5

Projected starters on Defense:

DE Princely Umanmielen

NT Desmond Watson

DT Gervon Dexter

JACK Brenton Cox Jr.

LB Shemar James

LB Amari Burney

CB Avery Helm

CB Jason Marshall Jr.

STAR Tre'Vez Johnson

S Tre Dean III

S Rashad Torrence

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Published Oct 3, 2022

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of MizzouSportsTalk.com, AllAggies.com and LonghornsCountry.com, as well as the Editor-In-Chief of InsideTheBears.com, TheGroveReport.com, RamDigest.com, AllSeahawks.com, and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com