Coach Jon Sumrall shared his concerns Monday despite a 45-point season-opening win<\/a> two days earlier against Florida Atlantic.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a ton of growth that needs to happen with our football team,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Topping Sumrall\u2019s list is a pass defense that was too often left flat-footed, timid and struggling to communicate against the Owls\u2019 up-tempo attack.<\/p>\n Campbell (2-0) is a 49.5-point underdog, but averages 521 yards and nearly 39 points behind dual-threat quarterback Kamden Sixkiller<\/a>.<\/p>\n After watching the Camels\u2019 28-19 win Sunday against the No. 24 team in the FCS poll, Western Carolina, Sumrall told his staff to disregard the Campbell squad that finished 2-10 in 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cI said, \u2018We shouldn\u2019t even watch any of last year\u2019s stuff. It\u2019s a waste of time,’\u201d Sumrall said. \u201cThey\u2019re a totally different football team.\u201d<\/p>\n The Gators looked like a totally different team themselves<\/a> while routing FAU 66-21 at a sold-out Swamp.<\/p>\n Coordinator Buster Faulkner\u2019s offense was efficient, explosive and opportunistic, needing just 67 plays to produce the most points in school history under a first-year coach in his home debut.<\/p>\n That came despite veteran receiver Eric Singleton suffering an ankle injury while blocking on Vernell Brown III\u2019s 49-yard touchdown catch to open the scoring. Singleton and defensive end Emmanuel Oyebadejo are \u201chighly questionable\u201d for Saturday.<\/p>\n Even without Singleton, the Gators\u2019 improvement on offense exceeded expectations.<\/p>\n Penalties that stalled or short-circuited Billy Napier\u2019s teams absent in Week 1. A false-start flag on tackle Emeka Ugori, a sophomore Stanford transfer, was the night\u2019s only procedural snafu for Florida.<\/p>\n Georgia Tech transfer center Harrison Moore did make five poor snaps by Sumrall\u2019s count. He said four of them were made in the same blocking scheme and will be fixable for a player who is a perfectionist.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll get it cleaned up,\u201d Sumrall said. \u201cHarrison will take a lot of pride in his craft and get that corrected.\u201d<\/p>\n One of Moore\u2019s squirrely snaps was during tailback Jadan Baugh\u2019s first appearance in the Wildcat formation in the second quarter. Florida had first-and-goal at the FAU 8, but wound up with a 20-yard loss on the play. After an incompletion, the Gators faced third-and-28, but Baugh ripped off a 25-yard run to set up a fourth-down touchdown by quarterback Aaron Philo<\/a> from three yards out.<\/p>\n Baugh\u2019s run was among the highlights on a night when he rushed for 160 yards on 14 carries and played just 25 snaps.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is a powerful, sudden, violent runner who can stick his foot in the ground,\u201d Sumrall marveled Monday.<\/p>\n![\"Florida](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/TOS-L-FloridaFootballFloridaAtlantic14812_e65c92.jpg\")
Florida running back Jadan Baugh celebrates during his team’s 45-point win against Florida Atlantic University on Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville. (Stephen M. Dowell\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n