Get the latest Florida Gators Football news, photos, rankings, lists and more on Bleacher Report The Florida Gators (1-0, 1-0) defeated Ole Miss 51-35 on Saturday afternoon to start the 2020 season with a win. We knew this coming into the season, but he sort of took it to another level in Saturday's game. The Florida Gators are close. 4⃣ Gator wide receivers Check out the video via the Twitter account of the Florida football program. When it comes time to narrow things down, Alston will have a tough decision as several other schools are recruiting him hard. Head coach Dan Mullen said Thursday that he was pretty happy with the way most of his guys must have worked in the offseason and away from campus by the way they returned to campus. He began his career as an intern for Rivals.com, covering University of Florida football recruiting. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, home of the Florida Gators football team, caught fire on Saturday afternoon. "He just did a good job of managing the whole offense and managing the game," Mullen said. For most of the rest of the game, the secondary gave up all kinds of chunk plays that allowed the Rebels to stay within striking distance. Florida coach Dan Mullen was concerned about sloppy play coming into the opener. The Gators' two five-star recruits on the defensive line — Georgia transfer Brenton Cox and true freshman tackle Gervon Dexter — both had successful debuts Saturday. That lead seemed comfortable for all of about two minutes. One of the top Gators … Cox, coming in hard from the edge, batted a pass that fell into the arms of Dexter for an interception that killed an Ole Miss scoring opportunity. “I can’t think of my top schools at the top of my head but I will be narrowing it down soon once I sit down with my family and talk about it,” Alston said. "Obviously, coming on the road, always tough to play on the road in the SEC. The Gators have a separate facility for football practices. 5 Florida Gators open the 2020 season at Ole Miss, eager to earn a win to kick off the 2020 season they once were unsure would be played due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mullen allowed McPherson to show off his strong leg Saturday, sending him in for a 55-yard field goal attempt in the third quarter. His receivers definitely made his job a little bit easier, the way they were getting separation in a questionable Ole Miss secondary. 5 FLORIDA 51, OLE MISS 35 WHAT HAPPENED: Quarterback Kyle Trask passed for 416 yards and six touchdowns, with four of those scores going to beastly junior tight end Kyle Pitts, as the fifth-ranked Gators out-gained, outscored and out-lasted the host Rebels to win their 2020 season and Southeastern Conference opener Saturday at Vaught … Join the most active Gators forums and get the real inside scoop on Florida football, recruiting, basketball, baseball and all University of Florida athletics! Social media video appeared to show that the Florida Gators home field was on fire Saturday There was a fire at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla, … GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Forty-seven former Gators landed on 21 NFL rosters heading into Week 1 of the 2020 regular season. Got to get a little more pressure on the quarterback. On Sunday, the program released a short hype video featuring moments from practice. Several images posted on social media showed plumes of smoke billowing from the stadium as firefighters raced to the scene to quickly put out the blaze. The work he's put in showed up Saturday. "He's a match-up nightmare for defenses. In total, 37 will suit up on the 53-man active roster for the opening slate of games. All Rights Reserved. McPherson hit it long and deep — and right down the middle for three points. “He lets me know that I’m a priority basically,” he said on the message from Knox. “I just feel like we had a great game plan," Trask said. Andrew enjoys spending his free time on the golf course and watching his beloved Atlanta Braves. Follow him on Twitter at @AndrewSpiveyGC. He’s that match-up problem as a tight end.". "We have to be better back there (in the secondary). But a great day for us and a great win.". This tally is the fourth-most in the country. Check out our official website at FloridaGators.com. Andrew always knew he wanted to be involved with sports in some capacity. Running backs coach Greg Knox has explained to Alston just how he would be used in the Gators offense. © 1998 - 2020 University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. Knox has also broken down the depth chart with Alston and explained why he’s needed in the 2022 class for Florida. Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral threw for 395 yards and three touchdowns, wide receiver Elijah Moore caught 10 passes for 227 yards and the Rebels rolled up 613 yards of total offense.