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Florida Gators: Offensive Players Who Need To Step Up In Outback Bowl

By Maxwell Ogden

Nov 19, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Florida Gators quarterback Austin Appleby (12) hands off to running back Jordan Scarlett (25) during the game against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium. The Gators defeat the Tigers 16-10. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Florida Gators quarterback Austin Appleby (12) hands off to running back Jordan Scarlett (25) during the game against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium. The Gators defeat the Tigers 16-10. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Florida Gators football team will play the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Outback Bowl. Which players need to step up and save the Gators’ offense?

Nov 19, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Florida Gators quarterback Austin Appleby (12) hands off to running back Jordan Scarlett (25) during the game against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium. The Gators defeat the Tigers 16-10. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Florida Gators quarterback Austin Appleby (12) hands off to running back Jordan Scarlett (25) during the game against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium. The Gators defeat the Tigers 16-10. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

The Florida Gators football team have more on the line in the Outback Bowl than one would like to admit. The goal is never to lose a bowl game, of course, but it feels as though Florida is in a position where it needs to win.

Most know what to expect from the defense—simply elite play—but the offense hasn’t been quite as reliable.

Jim McElwain enters the Outback Bowl at 0-1 in bowl games during his tenure as head coach of the Gators. Florida enters the Outback Bowl at 8-4 overall, but has lost back-to-back games in a lopsided manner and is 2-3 since starting the season at 6-1.

One of the primary culprits in the Gators’ collapse from elite play to relative mediocrity has been the inability to consistently generate offense.

Defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes and winning the Outback Bowl would change the tone of the 2016 season entirely. It’d send the seniors and NFL-bound juniors off on a high note and positively influence the trajectory of the Gators football program for future seasons.

The question is: which offensive players need to step up when Florida takes on Iowa in the Outback Bowl?

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