How Florida

LSU left No. 6 Florida within the fog.

The Tigers upset the Gators 37-34 in The Swamp in an SEC thriller that alters the Faculty Soccer Playoff image heading into the ultimate week of the season. Florida (Eight-2) made too many expensive errors and short-handed LSU (Four-5) took benefit.

What does the outcome imply for the Gators heading into the SEC championship sport? Sporting Information breaks it down.

Gators take a foul second loss

Marco Wilson’s unsportsmanlike conduct penalty within the fourth quarter — for tossing a shoe after a third-down stop — is the speaking level, however Florida dedicated three turnovers within the first half and was outplayed by LSU, a 24-point underdog.

Florida tight finish Kyle Pitts did not play, however Kyle Trask nonetheless handed for 474 yards and put the Gators in place to kick the game-tying area aim. Evan McPherson’s 51-yard try hooked extensive left, nevertheless, and that was it.

This can be a unhealthy loss for the Gators, and now actuality units in: No two-loss workforce has ever made the Faculty Soccer Playoff.

PLAYOFF PICTURE: Four in, three out ahead of championship week

Will an SEC title change that?

Florida could make that case with a victory towards No. 1 Alabama in Atlanta subsequent week, however there needs to be room for the Gators and the Crimson Tide to make that occur.

That is an advanced path, realizing Ohio State continues to be undefeated and Notre Dame and Clemson have a rematch within the ACC championship sport. Alabama additionally would have a case even when it loses to the Gators.

It is one other potential headache for the Faculty Soccer Playoff committee, particularly with a one-loss Texas A&M workforce that beat Florida within the common season at No. 5 within the rankings.

How a lot weight does the SEC championship carry? We’re about to seek out out.

It is likely to be a moot level

Alabama might be heavy favorites within the SEC championship sport. The Crimson Tide have averaged 50.6 factors per sport of their final 5 victories they usually have allowed simply 7.2 factors per sport in that stretch.

Alabama additionally beat the Gators by a median of 26 factors per sport within the 2015 and 2016 SEC championship video games.

A Florida upset appears unlikely, however it will put the committee to the take a look at for an unprecedented determination. Dan Mullen would possibly need to begin that making that case now earlier than the Gators get on the sphere.

Can you set a two-loss workforce in? Prepare to listen to that query all week.