{"id":50435,"date":"2025-11-17T22:22:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T22:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/50435\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T22:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T22:22:06","slug":"florida-vs-florida-state-kickoff-time-announced-wruf-98-1-fm-850-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/50435\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida vs. Florida State Kickoff Time Announced &#8211; WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Florida football\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/2025\/11\/17\/deep-rooted-history-florida-anticipating-upcoming-rivalry-games\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">next two games<\/a>\u2019 kickoff times were released by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secsports.com\/news\/2025\/11\/sec-announces-football-tv-schedule-for-nov-22-and-thanksgiving-weekend\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SEC<\/a>. The Gators will host No. 23 Tennessee at 7:30 Saturday night and Florida State at 3:30 or 4:30 p.m. Nov. 29.<\/p>\n<p>Former Florida quarterback Graham Mertz tore his ACL in the third quarter of Florida\u2019s Oct. 12, 2024 matchup with Tennessee. Then-freshman quarterback DJ Lagway replaced Mertz and completed 9 of 17 passes for 98 yards, one touchdown and one interception in Florida\u2019s 23-17 overtime loss. <\/p>\n<p>Since then, Lagway has started every game for the Gators and holds an 8-8 record.<\/p>\n<p>Florida vs. Tennessee has kicked off at night every year since Sept. 24, 2022, when the then-No. 20 ranked Gators fell to the then-No. 11 ranked Volunteers 38-33. The two teams combined for 1170 yards of offense and 10 touchdowns in a punt-less game.<\/p>\n<p>All of the Gators three wins this season have been at home, and the Gators are 17-5 all-time in the Swamp against the Volunteers. Florida\u2019s most recent home loss to Tennessee was on <a href=\"http:\/\/Florida football\u2019s next two games\u2019 kickoff times were released by the SEC. The Gators will host No. 23 Tennessee at 7:30 Saturday night and Florida State at 3:30 or 4:30 p.m. Nov. 29. Former Florida quarterback Graham Mertz tore his ACL in the third quarter of Florida\u2019s Oct. 12, 2024 matchup with Tennessee. Then-freshman quarterback DJ Lagway replaced Mertz and completed 9 of 17 passes for 98 yards, one touchdown and one interception in Florida\u2019s 23-17 overtime loss. Since then, Lagway has started every game for the Gators and holds an 8-8 record. Florida vs. Tennessee has kicked off at night every year since Sept. 24, 2022, when the then-No. 20 ranked Gators fell to the then-No. 11 ranked Volunteers 38-33. The two teams combined for 1170 yards of offense and 10 touchdowns in a puntless game. All of the Gators three wins this season have been at home, and the Gators are 17-5 all-time in the Swamp against the Volunteers. Florida\u2019s most recent home loss to Tennessee was on Sept. 20, 2003. The last time Florida hosted a ranked opponent was Oct. 4 against then-No. 9 ranked Texas, when it won 29-21. Florida and Florida State are both 2-5 in the SEC. The Gators are 1-4 and the Seminoles are 2-3 in their last five games. Florida beat Florida State 24-21 in its last daytime kickoff on Nov. 27, 2021. The Gators are 4-6 in their last 10 against the Seminoles and 22-13-1 against them all-time at home.\">Sept. 20, 2003<\/a>. The last time Florida hosted a ranked opponent was Oct. 4 against then-No. 9 ranked Texas, when it won 29-21.<\/p>\n<p>Florida and Florida State are both 2-5 in the SEC. The Gators are 1-4 and the Seminoles are 2-3 in their last five games. Florida beat Florida State 24-21 in its last daytime kickoff on Nov. 27, 2021. The Gators are 4-6 in their last 10 against the Seminoles and 22-13-1 against them all-time at home.<\/p>\n<p> Category: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/category\/college-football\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">College Football<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/category\/gators-generic\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gator Sports<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/category\/gator-football\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gators Football<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/category\/southeastern-conference\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SEC<\/a>    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida football\u2019s next two games\u2019 kickoff times were released by the SEC. 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