On Saturday evening, the Florida football program got off to a strong start to the 2026 college football season with a blowout home win over Florida Atlantic. The Gators ended up winning this one by a score of 66-21 in what was Jon Sumrall’s first game as head coach for the team.

Jadan Baugh ran for 160 yards and three touchdowns, and Florida opened the Jon Sumrall era with a 66-21 win over Florida Atlantic.

For the last few years, Gator Country has used Pro Football Focus’ grading system in our reporting. PFF provides a different look at how a player or team performs beyond the traditional box score, grading every player on every play based on his performance relative to expectations. Here’s how PFF assessed Florida’s 66-21 Week 1 win over FAU.

Aaron Philo accounted for four total touchdowns and 275 passing yards as the Gators scored on their first six possessions, producing their highest point total to start a season since 1994.

After their season-opening 34-8 rout of NC State in Week 0, the Virginia Cavaliers (1-0, 1-0 ACC) jumped into the Week 1 AP Poll, released Tuesday afternoon, coming in at No. 25. It’s the earliest in a season that UVA has been ranked since 2005,

Common sense prevails! Despite a 41-38 neutral field loss to No. 9 Ole Miss Sunday night, the Louisville football team remains at No. 24 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Cards are joined in the rankings by ACC brethren Miami (7),

Indiana football moved up one spot into the top-five in US LMB Coaches Poll on Tuesday. The No. 5 Hoosiers did the same in the AP Poll after beating North Texas 52-16. While no top 10 teams lost, Oregon dropped down in both polls after narrowly escaping an upset at home to Boise State.