University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer said he looked around the locker room during Saturday's halftime and saw "confused" looks. His team had just dominated Troy on offense, defense and special teams for 30 football minutes, and Meyer could tell by the expressions on some of his younger players' faces that the second half wouldn't go so smoothly.
It didn't.
After a first half just shy of perfect, the fourth-ranked Gators stumbled over their own feet for a quarter and a half before settling and finishing off the Trojans for a 59-31 win. Meyer said he hopes his team - which played 33 freshmen and sophomores Saturday - learned a lesson from the sluggish second half, because when the Southeastern Conference schedule begins with this week's matchup against Tennessee, the 49-7 halftime leads will be few and far between.
"Reality sets in," Meyer said, "when we hit the SEC this week."
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It didn't.
After a first half just shy of perfect, the fourth-ranked Gators stumbled over their own feet for a quarter and a half before settling and finishing off the Trojans for a 59-31 win. Meyer said he hopes his team - which played 33 freshmen and sophomores Saturday - learned a lesson from the sluggish second half, because when the Southeastern Conference schedule begins with this week's matchup against Tennessee, the 49-7 halftime leads will be few and far between.
"Reality sets in," Meyer said, "when we hit the SEC this week."
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