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<\/p>\nFor the first time under head coach Jon Sumrall, Florida football will perform in front of fans at Ben Hill\u00a0Griffin Stadium for the 2026 Orange and Blue Spring\u00a0Game. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. ET. Follow along here for live updates.<\/p>\n
A reminder of today’s changed format. The game will be offense (blue) vs. defense (orange, wearing white). It will be\u00a0four 15-minute quarters with a running clock, which will only stop during scoring plays, penalties, changes of possession and during the last two minutes of each half.<\/p>\n
The offense will have a traditional scoring format with six-point touchdowns, three-point field goals, two-point conversions and one-point extra points. The offense will also have a chance to get a two-point conversion from the 3-yard line and a four-point conversion from the 10-yard line, which could be a factor if they are behind late in the contest.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the defense will get six points for a takeaway, three points for a three-and-out or a forced turnover on downs and one point for a forced punt. That scoring structure allows for fair competition between the two sides without giving the offense an inherent advantage.<\/p>\n
FINAL: BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a045, ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a045.<\/p>\n
Q4 | 0:00: Durkin misses a 49-yarder. It’s a tie to finish.<\/p>\n
Q4 | 1:00:\u00a0Fealy punts after a 3 and out. More points for the defense.<\/p>\n
Q4 | 2:14: Griffin is back in the game. On 1st and 10, Ford and Kam James apply pressure, forcing an incompletion.<\/p>\n
Q4 | 2:33: After a failed 3rd down conversion attempt, Rabasco comes in to try a field goal. His kick is no good from 34 yards out. Wide left.<\/p>\n
Q4 | 3:24:\u00a0Charles Emmanuel III\u00a0pressures Williams on 2nd and 3, forcing an incompletion. Nice play by the redshirt junior JACK.<\/p>\n
Q4 | 5:14: Williams to Williams! Aaron finds Justin for a gain of 25. Nice throw and catch.<\/p>\n
Q4 | 5:55:\u00a0On 3rd and 10, Williams hits Ace Congioli for a gain of 8. Offense stays out on 4th and 2. On that play, Williams runs a QB\u00a0keeper, which works well. Evan Jackson with the “tackle”. Gain of 7.<\/p>\n
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Q4 | 7:44: Fifth-string QB\u00a0Aaron\u00a0Williams is in the game. He looks deep for Daniel on 1st down, but it’s no dice.<\/p>\n
Q4 | 8:21: On 3rd-and-goal from the 8, Warner runs right into Oyebadejo. Incomplete pass. Durkin hits another field goal, this time from 26 yards out.<\/p>\n
BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a045, ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a035.<\/p>\n
Q4 | 9:38: Warner had a wide-open\u00a0Kahleil Jackson in the end zone, but misfired.<\/p>\n
Q4 | 10:44: Warner hits tight end Evan Chieca for a gain of 13. 1st-and-goal, offense.<\/p>\n
Q4 | 12:18: Another Montgomery first down, as he powers just by the line before Lagonza Hayward shuts him down. Gain of 4.<\/p>\n
Q4 | 12:59: On 3rd and 3, Montgomery adds 6 yards and moves the ball to the 37. Nice running there by the ECU transfer.<\/p>\n
Q4 | 14:48: Warner checks back into the game. He hits Mays for a nice gain of 15 on 1st-and-10.<\/p>\n
END\u00a0OF\u00a0THE\u00a0THIRD\u00a0QUARTER: BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a042, ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a035.<\/p>\n
INTERCEPTION | Q3 | 0:00: Griffin airs it out deep for Daniel, but he’s nowhere near it and Konanbanny makes a play on the ball. Picked off in the end zone.<\/p>\n
BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a042, ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a035.<\/p>\n
Q3 | 0:18: Griffin connects with true freshman Marquez Daniel for a gain of 6 and a first down.<\/p>\n
Q3 | 1:27: Griffin remains at QB. He hands to RB Brian Case, who moves the chains with an 8-yard gain on 2nd down. On the next play, Case gets another 6 yards.<\/p>\n
Q3 | 2:58: On 2nd and 3, Griffin looks for Abrams, but McCray breaks it up. He’s really been a standout thus far. Griffin then intentionally grounds it on 3rd. Nicholas Inglis punts it 38 yards.<\/p>\n
BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a042, ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a029.<\/p>\n
Q3 | 5:04: True freshman\u00a0Will Griffin checks in for the first time. On 1st and 10, he scrambles right and hits Louis for a gain of 9. He then completes to Stockton for a first down.<\/p>\n
TOUCHDOWN |\u00a0Q3 | 5:16: Warner scrambles and scored a 19 yard touchdown. Durkin nails the PAT. Nice run there by the veteran\u00a0QB.<\/p>\n
BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE 42, ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE 25:<\/p>\n
Q3 | 5:48: Warner is “sacked” by true freshman JaReylan McCoy. Nice interior rush by the blue-chip recruit.<\/p>\n
Q3 | 6:28: On 2nd and 8, Warner airs deep for Amir Jackson in the end zone, and a flag drops. Its pass interference against Onis Konanbanny.<\/p>\n
Q3 | 8:55: On 3rd and 12, Warner’s pass barely finds Amir Jackson. That gained 35 yards.<\/p>\n
Q3 | 9:33: Aidan Warner checks in at QB for the first time tonight. He looks for Evan Chieca on 2nd and 12, but he overshoots.<\/p>\n
Q3 | 10:13: On 3rd and 5, Jones hits Louis, but Ty Jackson stops him after 2 yards. Durkin’s field goal attempt from\u00a029 yards out is good.<\/p>\n
BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a035, ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a025.<\/p>\n
Q3 | 13:25: On 3rd and 7 from just past the 30, Jones airs it out for Abrams, who leaps over Flowers to make the catch. Gain of 35 there.<\/p>\n
Q3 | 14:48: A false start on Knijeah\u00a0Harris makes it a 1st and 15.<\/p>\n
Q3 | 14:48: Redshirt sophomore kicker Brandon\u00a0Nebasco kicks off the second half. It’s Jones to start at QB.<\/p>\n
HALFTIME: BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a032, ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a025.<\/p>\n
TOUCHDOWN | Q2 | 0:00:\u00a0Philo with a great throw just over a defender to an open Mays, who grabs the lead. 23-yard score. Durkin hits the PAT.<\/p>\n
BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a032, ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a025.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 0:12:\u00a0Philo hits Amir Jackson for a gain of 7. First down, offense.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 0:16:\u00a0Philo checks in again. On 1st and 10, he finds Singleton for a big gain of 25.<\/p>\n
TOUCHDOWN | Q2 | 0:34:\u00a0Jones checks back in. On 1st and 10, he fires deep to Micah\u00a0Mays, and the ball is perfectly put. Mays does the rest. 75-yard touchdown. Great throw and catch by the combo right there.<\/p>\n
The offense opts to go for a 2-point conversion from the 3-yard mark. Jones rolls right and fires to\u00a0Stockton in the end zone.\u00a0Well-designed play.<\/p>\n
ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE 25, BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE 25.<\/p>\n
TOUCHDOWN\u00a0| Q2 | 0:44:\u00a0On 4th and 3, coverage breaks down in the secondary. Philo finds a wide-open Brown for a 31-yard touchdown.\u00a0Durkin hits the PAT.<\/p>\n
ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a025, BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a017.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 1:14:\u00a0On 3rd and 8, Philo throws a screen to\u00a0Brown, who gets about 4 yards. The Gator offense is going for it on 4th and 3.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 1:26:\u00a0Sophomore linebacker Myles Johnson with a nice tackle on Pyror, forcing a loss of 2.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 1:54:\u00a0Philo runs a nice play action play on 1st and 10 and connects with Amir Jackson for a gain of 4.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 2:18:\u00a0Good throw by Philo, who hits Singleton for a gain of 13. Singleton has been as good as advertised thus far.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 3:31:\u00a0On 3rd and 1 from just about midfield, Philo sneaks it for the first down.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 4:20:\u00a0Philo hands to Clark, who shook off his earlier injury. Gain of 7.<\/p>\n
TURNOVER | Q2 | 4:37:\u00a0Philo throws a ball that is behind Brown. It bounces off his hands into the waiting arms of Cam Dooley, who picks it off. That’s Philo’s second pick of the day. London Montgomery is flagged for a late hit after the play.<\/p>\n
ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a025, BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a010.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 5:41:\u00a0Philo finds Micah\u00a0Mays Jr. for the first time today, and he moves the chains. Nice post-catch run by Mays to get 9 yards there.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 6:10:\u00a0Philo checks back into the contest. On 2nd and 9, he looks deep for Kahleil Jackson, but the ball is far ahead of him. Not a quick get-off there by Jackson.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 6:57:\u00a0On 3rd and 6, Jones fires towards Abrams, but Cormani McClain gets the deflection. Nice play by the DB. A 3-and-out and a punt, which is downed at the 25.<\/p>\n
ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a019, BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a010.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 7:38:\u00a0Jones remains in the game. He fires to VBIII on 2nd-and-10 and gains 4. Nice tackle by Jaden Robinson.<\/p>\n
TOUCHDOWN | Q2 | 8:34:\u00a0Jones takes the shotgun snap, rolls right, and airs it out to Singleton for a 38-yard touchdown score. A penalty was called on the play, but it was defensive hands to the face. Durkin hits the extra point.<\/p>\n
ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a015, BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a010.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 9:31:\u00a0Jones looks for Abrams on a corner route, but the ball is just ahead of his fingers. On the ensuing 3rd and 9, Jones barely gets the ball to Louis over the hands of a defender. First down, Blue.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 10:30:\u00a0Jones is back behind center. He kicks off the drive with a handoff to Louis, who is stuffed by Jamari Lyons inside. Gain of 1.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 10:44:\u00a0On the 3rd and 9, defensive lineman Emmanuel Oyebadejo gets the “sack” for a loss of 8. Clark’s punt dies out around the 33-yard line.<\/p>\n
ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a015, BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a03.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 11:43:\u00a0Florida goes 5-wide. Philo airs it deep for Singleton, but no connection. Florida then faces a 3rd-and-9.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 12:30:\u00a0Clark keeps on chugging. He gains 7 for the first down. Nice inside running by Clark, but he is slow to get up following his third consecutive carry.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 13:03: Fresh off the interception, Philo comes back in the game. Nice first down run by Duke Clark, who trucks J’Vari\u00a0Flowers and gains 8.<\/p>\n
TURNOVER\u00a0| Q2 | 13:22:\u00a0Philo remains behind center. On the first throw of this drive, he is lurked by DJ Coleman, who picks him off. Pass was intended for Singleton. That’s 6 points for the defense. He returns it 6 yards before he is taken down.<\/p>\n
ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a014, BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a03.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 13:30:\u00a0On 3rd and 10, true freshman JACK KJ Ford “sacks” Philo, who is wearing a non-contact jersey.\u00a0Patrick Durkin then connects from 48 yards out, putting the offense on the board.<\/p>\n
ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a08, BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a03.<\/p>\n
Q2 | 14:49:\u00a0Philo continues the drive near the red zone. On 2nd and 8, he hands to Pryor, who is snuffed out by camp standout LJ McCray, as well as Baylor transfer DJ Kalu. Loss of 2.<\/p>\n
END\u00a0OF\u00a0FIRST\u00a0QUARTER: ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a08, BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a00.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 0:39:\u00a0Nice run by Pryor, who busts out on a 3rd down for a big gain.\u00a0The offense nears the 20-yard line. The offense runs one more play, but the clock runs out.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 1:09:\u00a0First deep ball of the day comes on 1st and 10 from\u00a0Philo, who looks for Abrams. However,\u00a0linebacker Ty Jackson applies pressure, and it falls incomplete.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 2:11:\u00a0Philo dumps it to Pryor on 3rd down and nears the 1st down marker at midfield. Philo then hits Singleton for the first down on a 4th and 3. The offense was very quick there running up to the line to get the play off.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 3:19:\u00a0On 1st and 10, a miscommunication on the snap occurs between Philo and center Jason\u00a0Zandamela. Evan Pryor jumps on it. Loss of 4.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 3:59:\u00a0On 3rd and 8, Philo hits Stockton just beyond the first down marker. Nice communication there by the former teammates.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 4:22:\u00a0Nice quick reverse play to Abrams, but he is taken down by Flowers after gaining just 1 yard. Nice tackle there by the sophomore corner.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 4:55:\u00a0Philo checks back in at QB, and we have our first penalty. It’s a false start against\u00a0Abrams.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 4:56:\u00a0On 3rd and 20, Jones finds Brown, but Ben\u00a0Hanks stuffs him well below the line. Another punt for Clark, who kicks it 33 yards into Bailey\u00a0Stockton’s waiting arms, who fair catches it at the 29-yard line.<\/p>\n
ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a08, BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a00.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 5:49:\u00a0On 2nd and 9, Jones is looking deep, but he stumbles and falls. A big loss of 11. 3rd and 20 now.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 7:09:\u00a0Jones remains the quarterback. He finds Eric Singleton\u00a0Jr. and Duke\u00a0Clark on back-to-back plays, setting up a 3rd and 2. Clark then converts with a 4 yard carry.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 8:09:\u00a0On 3rd and 10, Jones finds TJ Abrams, but he comes up short of the line to gain. It’s a 3-and-out and a forced punt, which earns 4 points for the defense. Transfer punter Alec Clark’s kick goes 61 yards. Nice boot there.<\/p>\n
ORANGE\u00a0DEFENSE\u00a07, BLUE\u00a0OFFENSE\u00a00.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 9:08: Redshirt freshman\u00a0Tramell Jones Jr. checks in at quarterback. He hands it to Byron\u00a0Louis, who gets a gain of about a yard. Jones then fires just behind Stockton on 2nd and 10.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 9:50:\u00a0Inside handoff to Baugh, who gets stuffed at the line by Clark. The defense kicks off today’s scoring by forcing a turnover on downs. <\/p>\n
ORANGE DEFENSE 3, BLUE OFFENSE 0.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 10:42:\u00a0On 3rd and 5, Philo pitches it to Baugh, who gets just short of the line to gain. Florida leaves the offense out there for 4th and 1.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 11:13:\u00a0UCLA transfer Kanye Clark and Coleman, both of whom started at STAR and safety, respectively, have been involved early making multiple stops.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 12:00:\u00a0Nice tempo thus far for the offense. Philo completes it to another GT transfer, tight end Luke Harpring, for a first down gain of 9 yards.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 13:14:\u00a0Philo connects on a nice designed play with fellow GT transfer Bailey\u00a0Stockton, who gets 12 before being pushed out around midfield by Baylor transfer DJ Coleman.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 14:14:\u00a0Junior RB Jadan Baugh takes his first carry for 4 yards and a first down. Redshirt junior Brendan Bett takes him down.<\/p>\n
Q1 | 14:55:\u00a0Redshirt sophomore and GT\u00a0transfer Aaron Philo starts at QB today. He throws a screen to sophomore Vernell\u00a0Brown III for a gain of 6.<\/p>\n
KICKOFF: Redshirt sophomore Patrick Durkin, a Tulane transfer kicker, sends today’s opening kickoff to East\u00a0Carolina transfer running back redshirt junior\u00a0London Montgomery, who brings it to the 24-yard line.<\/p>\n
PREGAME: Out come the Gators, led by Jon Sumrall. A fair crowd here ready to watch the action on Steve Spurrier Field.<\/p>\n
Nice sunny day here in Gainesville for today’s contest.\u00a0A fair bit of wind going, but not too much that should greatly affect play.<\/p>\n
Contact Max Bernstein at mbernstein@alligator.org. Follow him on X @maxbernstein23.<\/p>\n
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Max Bernstein<\/p>\n
Max is a junior sports journalism student in his seventh semester at The Alligator. He serves as The Alligator’s assistant sports editor and football beat coordinator. He previously served as The Alligator’s sports editor and as a reporter for football, women’s tennis, volleyball, lacrosse and sports enterprise. He also has made multiple appearances on the Paul Finebaum Show. Max wants to shoutout his cats, Scooter and Zoe, and niche former Florida Panthers players (shoutout Maxim Mamin).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the first time under head coach Jon Sumrall, Florida football will perform in front of fans at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228842,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-228841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}