Miami Hurricanes Vs Florida Gators - College Football 25 Prediction 🔥🏈

welcome to Gainesville Florida it's hot it's humid just like the Gators like it and the reason they call this place the swap as we are ready for the Florida home opener there's nothing quite like a great rivalry matchup in college football the bitterness the intensity the lifetime of memories that will come as a result of what we're about to see in this one as we'll see the number 23 team in the country the Miami Hurricanes taking on a team from the SEC the for Gators for EA Sports and the canes will kick it away to start us off on the move from inside is five able to find enough room to get it out across the 25 he's brought down at the 26 so the Florida Gators offense will start this game off and the adrenaline is pumping on overdrive in games like this guys and it's crucial to get your emotions under control no doubt in rivalry games you've got to limit the mental errors and you've got to limit the penalties cuz those will kill you PA and you got to come out under control it means so much we know that the fans are all talking about it but it's just football to the ground he's got it again he puts him in business across the 50 into the 46 yd line it'll be first down here's this offense with a fresh set of downs first the hand off to Johnson not a whole lot of room there three yards maybe second and seven went to the running game on first down now here they come again been showing them the run now they'll throw it calls it in what a throw not a lot of room he fits it in beautifully and they've got it at the 30 for the trying to find his man on first down tight end finds a soft spot and into the end zone touchdown Gator What A Catch and run for six they're on the board first here in the season opener they can use this first score to sort of set the tone guys in this rivalry matchup man doesn't this feel good to come out score early get the crowd involved get the nerves out of the way Palmer when you're playing in a big rivalry game yeah and I feel like momentum is always a big thing in any game but in rivalry games it's that much more important because everybody is going to feed off that first score now bringing it out he's brought down the 16 would have been much better off to take the touch B so the Miami Hurricane offense takes the field and they'll have their first possession and what a great matchup we have of two highly productive Runners David and I like the competition aspect of this week like I'm watching what you're doing on the other side side and I'm going to prove I'm a better running back than you both these guys are looking to be the man today and both guys Can Go the Distance right these two running backs seem to get better as the game goes on so which defense can be more physical step up and at least slow the other guy down nudges ahead for one out to the 16 you can barely hear yourself thinking here as they're trying to get this defense off to a good start they've got the screen set up and the completion gives him a fresh set of downs and keeps this drive moving and the canes getting set on First and 10 they're testing the right side here get him on the ground after a four yd run out to the 31 after the productive first down play it's second and six the give on the inside they bring him down and he's going to lose a yard on that one fessal Rising as the crowd Gets behind this defense on third down to the air it's Ward it's complete to the right and it is well blocked as they pick up enough for a first down and the hurricanes are moving quickly down the field from the gun they'll try to impose their running game a strong tackle and wrap up from the junior after picking up a couple it's second and eight he's looking to throw quick completion on the out route and he'll step out of bounds after a very productive play they need one yard on third down to keep this one going this will be the eighth play of the drive shows him the stiff arm he's out of bounds but not before picking up enough for the first down here's this offense with a fresh set of downs looking to move it through the air firing to the right complete really important for a ranked team going into a hostile environment like this one not to give the underdog reason to believe yes reason to believe and don't give the fans reason to get jacked up and excited come out early be in a business mode mindset you got to start fast you got to have a sense of urgency you cannot come sleepwalking into an environment like this because if you do and you make some mistakes this crowd will pounce on you and sees momentum and they're running out the kicker to give it a try he says he can kick one from 75 but here he's going to need just 58 of them and it's good from 58 yds out well that kid just showed off his hammer for a leg 50 plus and he did it with ease the returner will field it and try to do some business really disciplined job by the coverage unit to get down there and make the stop at the 19 he'll start this drive firing didn't have much of a choice there but to get rid of it they'll try again on second down after the [Applause] incompletion dropping back it's MERS coming after him and the quarterback goes down at the 11 yd line the defense coming up big there and the sack is great but the secondary deserves some credit too no doubt when you can cover like that in the secondary and drop back in your Zone and only Rush a few and you feel comfortable getting home and they're going to get to the quarterback that is a great feeling and that's fun to be a defensive coordinator calling the plays on Third and long doesn't need to take the check down get it out on the screen defense was not fooled by that screen to the back and they'll stop him short of the marker it'll be fourth down oh big Juke to get past they'll put a stop to that return at about the 37 yd line and here comes that Miami offense back onto the field from the gun leaves it on the inside with the back a confident tough efficient run gets it up to the 44 they can really be aggressive after that last play it's second and three he's got a again he's dropped behind the line of scrimmage that'll be a loss of three ball is at the 41 as this defense tries to force the punt on Third and long from the gun wants to pass and a missed opportunity on third down as the defense knocks it free and fourth down is coming [Applause] up you'll call for the fair catch here the offense set for a first down [Applause] play used the play fake now to throw and the defense makes a play sacking him back at the 10 this defense they are tenacious and they've got guys up front that are athletic and that are so strong and they can collapse the pocket you saw it right there in that play action attempt dealing with a second and 10 from the 20 dropping back it's m feeling some heat quarterback gets sacked at his own 2yd line give the defense a ton of credit they were going for the safety and they almost got it great effort up front by the D time winding down in the quarter as they come to the line we've come to the end of the quarter and it's Florida on top guys let's have a look at the stats as we played one period we're ready to get back to it and open the second period not exactly the ideal situation for this offense third and long backed up inside their 20 and he's not going to make it the defense denying him the first down and the gator decide to pun it away three and out they got stuck in Reverse they hope the punt can bail them out fair catch is called for in the midst of all this range is concentrate on one thing making the catch Martinez on the carry just couldn't get away from the tackle they got nothing on the last play it's second and 10 they'll try the Run One Step WRA two-step squeeze this junior knows how to get him on the ground even if they don't convert picking up a few would give them a decision to make on fourth down is third and long from the 45 he is going nowhere stop at the line of scrimmage the CES will call on their punt team this will be the second time they've had to kick it [Applause] away and the punt hits at the eight and goes into the end zone for the the Touchback the gator sending the offense back to work they missed an opportunity to extend this lead the last time they had it Jesse yeah they got to be able to regain that momentum right go back to what was working earlier on in this Sor day but to me that starts with being the more physical team no I definitely agree being the more physical team but understanding the situation of the game you're still winning you got the football back now put a nice drive together and execute this defense has kept them backed up now one more stop and they can get off the field on Third and the quarterback goes down at the 11 yd line the gator will send out the punt unit three and out and not much choice but to get rid of the ball slips through the line and the punt team able to sling him to the ground first snap of this drive will come from the 46 he wants to start this drive with a pass the short hands it's a Royo and he might be known for one fits but that was a sure and heavy tackle on the tight end out of the shotgun they go to the ground stop is made at the 36 but he picked up 10 on that one and has a fresh set of BS they'll snap it from the 36 they've got a first down he's going to pass got his man quickly and they pick up just a few on that completion and now on second down for this offense wants to throw it's Ward and it'll be incomplete this is some physical pass defense better find the ear plugs here comes the noise backing this defense on third down he's looking to throw time to take a shot and is knocked away and incomplete the defensive back staying in phase and batting it away they'll send out the kicker here it's good he could have hit a string right in the middle of the uprights there and for a quick update let's go to Kevin Conor in the studio terrific Showdown this week guys let's take a look at what's going on Texas is down right now but there is still a ton of football to be played and for a program that ranks inside the top 10 all time and wins don't be surprised if they come back it's just a field goal game they're trailing by three to Colorado State just another week of college football where we've come to expect the unexpected fellas oh and how about that I know Kevin and those guys will be keeping an eye on it for us they'll give it to Johnson he's knocked down in the back field he'll lose a couple after getting knocked back to open this drive it's second and 12 trying to make that Rush think on on the draw play here and the boys of old Florida are getting it done on the ground and you've seen time periods in history in Florida where they didn't care about the Run Spurrier just throw it yeah Jesse throw it again yeah yeah throw it again just Chuck it around but I like when they commit to the ground game have some success to create some balance lost one on that last one it's second and 11 now they're going to throw it quickly out to the tight end and the defense had that one well covered just a short game there a third and long coming up here dropping back it's MERS got it set up on the outside and boy is he close to that first down maybe just a couple of inches short the gator will punt it away on fourth down he's getting a lot of work fourth time he's punted tonight fair catch called for and made here comes the hurricane offense looking to gather a little more strength you want to talk about having a weapon to bail out a drive David that's why kickers are so important after that long field goal and listen important is a relative term we need to make longer passes and get better gains so we don't have to kick long field goals Palmer again on offense and they've got the weapons to do that David they just got to be able to dial those plays up guys have to be able to make them oneon-one to make life easier on this kicker who is so important to this team moving the running back forcing the defense to adjust little touch pass to the receiver shakes off the tackle he will step out of bounds but not before the big pickup and a first down for this offense the hurricanes come to the line with a new set of downs they'll turn to Martinez a strong tackle and wrap up from the junor we reached the two-minute warning and we have ourselves a ball game and they have a chance to take the lead here before the half on second down they'll take to the air and the defense gets to the quarterback and those outside linebackers nowadays they're so fast they got to cover ground you can Blitz them off the edge and they can get after quarterbacks versatile that's why they're getting drafted so high in the NFL and getting paid all that money and sure tackling there to keep him from getting to the first down marker the defense going to stop the clock with a timeout they want to make sure they have everybody on the same page fourth down and the punt team sends it the other way on the move it's Abrams and he's going to get it up to about the 29 yd line before he's brought down the offense lining up for a first down play wasting no time throwing on this drive is complete knocked down at the 44 but he got 15 on the that one cranking up a drive like that can really get you going it's first down from the 44 gets it out quickly last time these two got together it was a tight one Jesse seems like every time these two teams play the game just feels faster right because it is a rivalry game there's just a greater sense of urgency when we see these teams match up the fans feel it they know it there's so much too they think about it all year long we can talk about the next game on the schedule they're always looking forward to this one makes the catch along the sidelines and steps out of bounds and the gator will punt this one away at the 47 yd line now a fourth making sure there's no return on that one as the punch sails out of bounds and here comes that Miami offense back onto the field he's looking to throw it quarterback just flat miss it incomplete second and 10 here looking to throw it's Ward and the ball is picked off and he's going to take it all the way touchdown forid what a play by this defense with the pick six and how about the defender exactly what you're supposed to breaks on the football makes the interception everybody on defense we turn two offense go lay some blocks so my guy can get it and take it back to the house and he made that extra point the wet Turf no problem at all he'll start the return inside his five really disciplined job by the coverage unit to get down there and make the stop at the 19 here comes the hurricane offense looking to gather a little more strength looking left got him downfield and he's brought down after a nice game there's a timeout called as this offense tries to find a way to draw a little closer got it in the middle it's Royo here's a Timeout on the field tight game here late in the first half dialing up a second down pass play he's got his man he all almost pick up the first down on that one but he'll be just a little bit short they'll go to the air on Third and short and the pressure gets to him down goes the quarterback timeout is called and it's the defense wanting to make sure that everyone's on the same page for this big down fourth down and the punt team sends it the other way bringing it back it's Abrams and they'll get him down after the return at the 27 yd line time dwindling away as they try to to put points on the board right before the half they'll give it on the counter banging slithering whatever it takes to get that ball up to the [Applause] 32 going to the ground he'll be brought down and that's the final play of the half that's going to wrap up the first half here and now we join Kevin with the halftime update phas what an environment there today all the animosity and Flatout hatred that come comes with a good oldfashioned rivalry game on display in that first half to which team is more efficient when they have the ball and how they play when it matters most with that let's throw it back to the guys to see how this rivalry matchup plays out and the returner could find no daylight he goes down and here comes that Miami offense back onto the field scanning the field it's Ward pocket starts to collapse couldn't find anybody to throw to he'll just toss it away it'll be second down they've got him penned deep in their own end In This Crowd trying to help keep them there working the middle of the field and it's complete and oh he was Off to the Races after the catch and they finally drag him down they'll snap it from the 26 on first down finds the tight end and that defense pushing him out of bounds after a short game able to pick up a couple on first down second and eight from their own 27 he's looking to throw grabbed over the middle it's a Royo and that corner came in hot despite knowing that he was giving up some siid bully ball on Third and short solid work and execution there they'll have a first down as they mark it at the 40 and the canes are flying down the field he'll come out throwing on first down catch in the middle it's Martinez and he left the first Defender grabbing at air before he was finally tackled wants to throw on first down it's complete and just a short safe pass play they pick up a few that completion leaves us with second andm medium bring up second down the give to the bat One Step WRA two-step squeeze as Junior knows how to get him on the ground Here Comes This Home crowd as the defense tries to get off the field on third down makes his connection good execution they move the sticks and they've got it at the 33 and the canes will have it first and 10 power football with the Run they make the stop as he gets it inside the 30 to the 28 a gain of four solid pick up of four on first down it's second and six pulls it and fires to the lap and the defense settled in to stop that one for a short gain Ball's at the 27 it's third and short can they avoid making that fourth down decision grab near the marker it's Restrepo the crowd getting behind this defense as they try to get a stop in the Red Zone he leaves it with his back and he's able to find a little bit of Running Room before they get him down going to work in the Red Zone they can't pick up the first down without getting it into the end zone looking for a man it's Ward quick strike complete and the defense able to drag him down but not before they'll recycle that down marker he'll set up to throw chunk it away just as he was hit hit hard as he released the ball on that first down pass and it never had a chance the run up the middle here looking for a path to the end zone they bring him down and he's going to lose a yard on that one you can't hear yourself think on Third and goal Let's It Go to The End Zone it falls incomplete he was trying to find his man for six and this kicker is turning into Old Reliable he's already knocked through a couple today field goal is good so after the made field goal they'll kick it away and rely on their defense looking for blockers didn't find any crease in that kickoff coverage and he'll be stopped at the 17 Florida has the ball back and here comes the offense [Applause] it'll be a draw and that's a very productive first down play and bringing up second and [Applause] three the playaction fake getting some heat and the defense makes a play sacking him back at the 10 you make up the game plan and not a lot on the play sheet for this third and long from inside their own 20 looking to throw and he needs a chunk play with the catch it's Johnson and he's not going to get there the defense Stands Tall and makes the stop the Gators will line up to pun it away they're up to a half dozen kicks today a fair catch taken just inside the 40 yard line they'll start this drive 60 yds in front of them from their own 40 the receivers often will run their route based on a side adjustment we'll give him a couple on that one second and eight coming up stuck with a running game on first down now here they come again to throw it's Ward they're bringing heat nothing doing downfield he'll cut his losses and threw it away it'll be third down four punts already and they've got to convert here to avoid a fit and he's able to shed one tackle and pick up pretty good yardage and the Hurricanes will bring the punt team onto the field they've been busy out there to punt for the fifth time today pretty solid coverage there and they'll stop him at the 26 the gator sending the offense back to work last time David it was one two three kick yeah last drive that three and out sometimes that puts your defense in a bad spot you got to get a drive together here so you don't wear the defense out I just think David too predictable that last Drive they got to do something here to get this defense on their heels squirts across the 30 to the 32 a pick up of five after the last run would you just give it to him again on third down from the gun wants to pass it's complete on the right side a quick tackle made but he's got PL for the first down for first make the winning plays and come home with the victory from the 39 yd line it's first and 10 the hand off to Johnson and I think they'll give him two on that one second and eight coming up tried to pound it on first down now back to the line the RPO it's complete and a good job in coverage there as they stop it after just a few third and short from the 44 and we might know if they plan to go for it on fourth down by what they call here quickly complete he puts him in business across the 50 into the 46 yd line it'll be first down the back goes in motion looking downfield it's MERS gets it to the back they make the stop right there good pickup it's still short of the first down looking at a second and short now he'll keep it himself he's dropped behind the line of scrimmage that'll be a loss of three five yds away from another third down conversion on this drive they're already two for two and that pressure just engulfed him a sack for this defense the Gators line up to pun away in form to kick it away a fairly short distance here toward the sidelines not his best work here comes the hurricane offense looking to gather a little more strength boy three and out last time David they'd like to be more productive this time around yeah in the last Drive nothing really clicked no rhythm got off the field really really quickly they need to put something together here yeah David bad execution on that last drive so they got to take a collective breath and start playing like a unit on this drive only a couple there and now staring at third and eth they line up with some serious work to do if they want to convert this one they weren't able to get that one off it'll be a delay of [Applause] game the offense couldn't get the snap off in time and it'll cost these fans stepping up to help this defense on third down pressure coming they get up rush and it pays off the sack at the 20 got to give the defense tons of credit because we know how much speed this quarterback has that time you saw the pursuit they were able to bring him down for a big loss on the sack fourth down and the punt team sends it the other way he'll settle for some pretty good field position and make the fair catch at around the 35 line gets set first down they go to the ground and he finds Some solid space makes a nice game before the defense is able to stop him the big pickup on first down leaves him with second and one they'll run it out of the shotgun and he's brought down but the defender got a face full of stiff arm before he picked up that first down first down for the offense give to the running back they bring him down and he's going to lose a yard on that one lost one on that last one it's second and 11 brings up second down to the air it's MERS cats open down the middle and this defense's head is spinning he gets it down to the 27 and Ne Gators have their offense in high gear off the play fake on first down down to throw fires to the wide out a beautifully placed ball to the outside and the tow drag for the big pickup maybe this will breathe a little life into this offense which has been flatlined in the second half here's first and 10 relying on that running game inside the Red Zone pick up three to the 11 at the 11 yd line right back to the well he has an extensive Juke library and he exhausted it and still didn't pick up much wants to throw on third snags it can quite lost the plane to get the six but they'll have the first down and this defense has to step forward not only do they have to get a stop and he takes it in for the score touchdown Gator this running back was not going to be denied nice blocking up front to create a hole for this running back and he was able to take advantage and with the extra point the lead is a dozen here in the fourth about to kick it away after scoring the [Applause] touchdown Miami and he takes this from inside the five he was looking for more Running Room but none to be found as he stopped at the 23 and here comes that Miami offense back onto the field they're going to throw it to start the Drive makes the catch it's Restrepo and they'll finally catch up to him but not before a big chunk of yardage is picked up well they've got a ways to go if they're going to win this game it's all about getting the drive started They Come Away with a positive play to get this thing going let's see what they can do now quick completion on the out and he'll run across the sidelines after the good game trying to get a rhythm in the passing game now on second down they're trying to get to it caught over the middle it's Martinez really nice job there by both guys to throw and the catch to work that defense and get the first down and a great job by the QB finding the running back getting the football where he can do some damage after the catch and most importantly get the first down and they knock him down but he got past the line gain the canes want to move quickly well you've seen the last two plays now this guy's versatility you've seen why he might be playing on Sunday is in the not too distant future this guy can catch them and the quarterback will take a sack back at the 36 that offense having to deal with the last thing you want on first down giving up a sack as they come up to the line on second down catch in the middle it's Martinez didn't pick up a rot there moved it Forward just a few decb Rising as the crowd Gets behind this defense on third down he's looking downfield to throw how about that catch diving grab along the left sideline we reached the two-minute warning and we see miracles in college football all of the time and they could use one here back to throw it's Ward he's got it on the move and he goes out of bounds after a nice pick up on that one operating in the Red Zone here on second down looking to throw it again second and that one is Right On Target if his Target was the first row do out of ground to cover and not much to defend a big third down in the Red Zone didn't have much of a choice just had to throw that one away it'll be fourth down no signs of any kind of kicker as they'll leave the offense out there to try to move those chains they'll get him stopped just short of the end zone but in business here with a first down they convert the fourth down but back to the line with no time to waste wants to go up top going for six he was open he had it and he dropped it would have been a touchdown instead it's second down go on second down he'll fire got it takes it to the house touchdown Miami and listen still a ways to go a great job by this offense getting you back in the ball game now we got a one possession game we got our score we did what we're supposed to do now how do we get this stopped now the defense has to come up big and get me the rock back just under a minute and a half to play and to have a shot you got to believe they have to recover this onside kick movement from the linebackers trying to mess with the offensive Line's assignments the handoff keep working on that clock timeout called there by the defense desperate to get the ball back and save as much time as possible on second down let's see if they go right back to the run and put this game on Ice they'll give it to Johnson nowhere to run on that one he loses four on the carry quick timeout called by the defense stopping the clock to save as much time as possible for their offense on Third and long try to convert through the air and the incomplete pass will bring up fourth down the gator send out the punt unit let's see if he can help the coverage team out with this one and the punt hits ground at the two and goes into the end zone he just missed pinning them right in the shadow of the goal post it'll come out to the 20 quickly complete they make the stop after the catch and still some work to do to pick up that first down clock's running and they'll try to get to the line warp speed for second down back to pass it's Ward using the quick game and they wrap him up but not before he gets enough on the catch for the first down clock stops momentarily for the first down they'll hurry to the line no time to waste here they've got to get set and pick up up chunk yardage he's back to throw on second down misses receiver there it's incomplete big third down as the crowd Gets behind this defense he wants to throw it a little screen to the running back keeps the legs moving and the tackle was made but there has been a flag thrown illegal block the officials offer the deal and the coach accepts it they will take the penalty on third down going up top caught in the back field it's Martinez he ended up losing yardage on the play and that'll bring up fourth down desperate to convert and he'll throw it here's a throw downfield late hits him in stride at the 10 the offense gets the timeout 12 ticks left on the clock fans are bringing the noise on first and goal nobody the open he just throws it away and it'll bring up second down this crowd knows when to bring it he's looking for an open man on second down he caught it and he was dying to push his way in there but he's knocked down at the three as disappointing as this is everything's still in front of this team I mean think back to 1983 Miami got blown out in the opener but won the National Championship you're absolutely right re lots to play for here and there's no doubt when you watch this team they've got the talent to get it done they got to execute better they got to iron out some of these mistakes we saw here on the field today but I think if this is a team if they stay healthy throughout the course of the Year David they've got a lot to play for this season goodness gra I guess I'm the only one that caught the 1983 reference I know you two guys were alive I wasn't even alive yet good Lord you guys are old like this is a long time ago can you use a little better reference there Rees Davis that's going to do it for us for Jesse Palmer David Pollock our entire broadcast team I'm Rees Davis this has been another presentation of EA Sports college football