Legendary college football coach Steve Spurrier made a bold prediction, saying that he believes the Florida Gators are going to beat the Alabama Crimson Tide in this year’s Week 3 matchup in Gainesville. Spurrier coached the Gators for 12 seasons from 1990-2001, compiling a record of 122-27-1 over that span.
Last season, Alabama beat Florida by a score of 52-46, extending their win streak over the Gators to seven games. The last time Florida beat the Crimson Tide was a 31-20 victory in 2008.
Spurrier’s comments came on 1010XL’s Gators Roundtable, which drops on Friday. A sneak preview of the entire clip can be seen below.
"Until they can complete a forward pass, I have a hard time looking at Kentucky as a team that can beat us," - @SMniner. #Gators Roundtable drops THIS FRIDAY, full episode on YouTube. pic.twitter.com/uvz3zIktbX
— 1010 XL / 92.5 FM (@1010XL) August 25, 2021
The Gators are a preseason top-15 team this season coming off head coach Dan Mullen's first SEC East title in Gainesville.
"The University of Florida in all our sports, we talk about championship experience," athletic director Scott Stricklin said. "We want to win championships. Came close last year by making the championship game in Atlanta. Obviously, we love being ranked in the top 10 and going to big bowl games. But we want to win the East; we want to go to the SEC championship. We want to go to the Playoff; we want a national championship. So we have some growth opportunities there.
"The thing about Dan is he’s not even 50 years old; he’s been a head coach in this league for 13 years. I continue to believe that his best coaching days are ahead of him and I think the Gators are going to benefit from that.”