Florida Football: Week three confidence meter for Gators brings new hope

Florida Gators wide receiver Ricky Pearsall (1) celebrates after catching a touchdown during the first half against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Steve Spurrier Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, November 12, 2022. [Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun]Ncaa Football Florida Gators Vs South Carolina GamecocksSyndication Gator Sports /

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Nov 12, 2022; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators defensive lineman Desmond Watson (21) stiff arms South Carolina Gamecocks quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) after he recovered the turn over during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

Florida Football Confidence Meter Week 7: South Carolina

Last Season: Florida won 38-6
HFH Confidence Meter Preseason: 60%
HFH Confidence Meter Last Week: 60%
HFH Confidence Meter Presently 60%

There isn’t anything negative to say about Spencer Rattler’s performance against Furman, as he went 25/27 passing for 345 yards and three touchdowns.

But it doesn’t absolve the nine sacks they took against North Carolina, which leaves the Gamecocks still with the third-worst sack percentage in the country.

Also, South Carolina was tied with Furman with under five minutes to play in the first half and gave up 21 points to the fighting Billy Napiers.

The hype around the Gamecocks was built on their back-to-back upsets to end last season, but the lack of consistency they had prior to that still gives us confidence of a win.

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