Two truths and a lie for Florida Football after losing to Texas

Florida played a football game against Texas on Saturday for the first time since 1940, and plenty of Gator fans are probably hoping it's another 84 years before the two play again after the 49-17 beatdown Florida was administered in Austin.

As we do after every game, here are two truths and a lie about the Gators coming off the defeat.

Truth: The Running Backs Did Play Hard

The running gag surrounding Florida right now is the "But they played hard narrative" that seems to be this get-out-of-jail-free card to absolve Napier from any criticism.

And while Napier alluded in his press conference after the game that not everyone gave maximum effort, it would be unfair to lump Ja'Kobi Jackson and Jaden Baugh into that group.

In part, because Florida has zero vertical threat with Aidan Warner at QB, the two running backs have had to plow ahead into loaded boxes and be the sole driver of the offense. While he did have the fumble, Jackson still finished with 113 yards on the day. Baugh finished with 88 yards.

123 of their combined 201 yards rushing came after contact, which was the most yards after contact Florida has had since the Mississippi State game.

Truth: Kamryn Waites Is Emblematic Of Billy Napier's Deeper Problem

This isn't to pick on Kamryn Waites since he only played 17 snaps and was actually the highest-graded player on the offensive line, according to Pro Football Focus.

The question mark a player like Waites creates is how he did he go from being the starting right tackle against Miami to being a backup right guard two games later, only to be moved again to left guard?

Napier would probably tell you that Waites is able to move around because of versatility, and that's fine, but when people say, "Just wait for Napier to get his guys," the problem is that Waites is literally his guy, and he has had little feel for where to slot him.

Expand out that lack of feel across the entire roster, and you get a sense of why things are so south if everything doesn't go perfectly.

Lie: Clay Millen Is Going To Play This Year

One of the confusing things about Napier's approach on Saturday was the outright refusal to even consider Colorado State transfer Clay Millen. He even doubled down at his press conference on Monday when asked whether he considered putting in Millen as Aidan Warner struggled:

"I think ultimately, a lot of that I think we were very aware of what was happening. It wasn't necessarily Aidan as much as just in general. I think we can play better around him at times, and then it is what it is at that point. You can only get so many people ready to play."

- Billy Napier

So, the coach who was adamant about using a quarterback rotation with Graham Mertz and DJ Lagway never had it cross his mind this week during his preparation for Texas to have Warner and Millen ready, knowing full well that Lagway had at best a 20% chance of playing.

Got it.

Good talk.