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Florida Gators Football Preview: Five Keys To Defeating LSU

By Maxwell Ogden

Oct 17, 2015; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Florida Gators running back Jordan Scarlett (25) carries the ball in front of LSU Tigers safety Rickey Jefferson (29) on his way to scoring a touchdown in the second half at Tiger Stadium. LSU defeated Florida 35-28. Mandatory Credit: Crystal LoGiudice-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 17, 2015; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Florida Gators running back Jordan Scarlett (25) carries the ball in front of LSU Tigers safety Rickey Jefferson (29) on his way to scoring a touchdown in the second half at Tiger Stadium. LSU defeated Florida 35-28. Mandatory Credit: Crystal LoGiudice-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Florida Gators are approaching the biggest game of the 2016 college football season. Here’s how Jim McElwain’s crew can defeat the LSU Tigers.

Oct 17, 2015; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Florida Gators running back Jordan Scarlett (25) carries the ball in front of LSU Tigers safety Rickey Jefferson (29) on his way to scoring a touchdown in the second half at Tiger Stadium. LSU defeated Florida 35-28. Mandatory Credit: Crystal LoGiudice-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 17, 2015; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Florida Gators running back Jordan Scarlett (25) carries the ball in front of LSU Tigers safety Rickey Jefferson (29) on his way to scoring a touchdown in the second half at Tiger Stadium. LSU defeated Florida 35-28. Mandatory Credit: Crystal LoGiudice-USA TODAY Sports /

The Florida Gators are approaching what could be easily be described as the three biggest games of the year. Jim McElwain has Florida off to a strong 7-2 start to the season, but each of the next two games will be against top-flight programs.

That begins on Saturday, November 19, when Florida will travel to Baton Rouge to take on the rival LSU Tigers with more than bragging rights on the line.

Florida may be 7-2, but a loss to LSU would create the wrong type of momentum with so much on the line. The SEC East still hasn’t been clinched, as the Tennessee Volunteers are 5-3 with the advantage of having defeated Florida in the head-to-head.

Tennessee’s final two games are against the Missouri Tigers at home and the Vanderbilt Commodores on the road, while Florida will play LSU and the Florida State Seminoles—both on the road.

A win over LSU would provide the Gators with an invaluable form of momentum entering what’s certain to define the season. Florida has a chance to make the SEC Championship Game, but this encounter with LSU could define its season.

The question is: can the Florida football team clinch the SEC East against the LSU Tigers in Baton Rouge? Hera re five ways to make that happen.

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