Florida’s defense dominated for all four quarters against Florida State on Saturday, leading the Gators to a 31-11 victory over the Seminoles.
The defense finished the game with eight sacks, 14 tackles for loss and five recovered fumbles (eight forced). Linebacker Shemar James led the team with seven total tackles (four solo) and forced one of the fumbles, while defensive lineman Tyreak Sapp had five total tackles (three solo), a sack, two tackles for loss and a forced fumble.
Both James and Sapp are veteran leaders on the defense and spoke to the media after the win. Here’s everything they said.
On Seminole head prop after the win
Sapp: “I got it from a fan probably about like 30 seconds left in the game. Probably not even 30 seconds. Probably like 50 seconds left in the game I got it from a fan and I was like, oh yeah. I anticipated somebody having something like that. I didn’t know whether it was going to be like the spear. I was going to hold the spear or somebody go something rare like the head. I loved it.
How did the win feel for you?
“Oh, man, this is like a relief off my back. Going two years losing to these guys — which is a great group of guys they put together, they find ways to put a team together — and you know it’s always going to be a challenge. It’s a rivalry game. We don’t like them and they don’t like us. So for the last two years, this has been sitting on us sitting on me and Shemar, especially because we were here to see it. It was just great.
“It was great to go out there and just see the work that we’ve been putting in and everything that we’ve been through all season. This is like one of the best ways to end it on this.
James: “That’s how I feel, happy, so happy. Like he said, two losses in a row to these guys. It was great to get that bad taste out of our mouths, coming into their house and get the dub.”
On dominance in the backfield
Sapp: “It felt great. That’s what we preach every week. We’ve got…
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