Florida Ranked Top-25 Nationally, but Will Fans Take That?

There's a lot of hope that the University of Florida will be an above-average team next season, something we haven't been able to say over the past few years. Florida, typically one of the best programs in college football, just hasn't played up to its standards. There's absolutely no way to deny that, which is why the university decided to make a major change at the head coaching spot, bringing in Jon Sumrall. 

Sumrall has major expectations entering his first season as the head coach at the University of Florida. He seems to be the right man for the job, at least as of now. However, until he goes out and wins games at a high level, there are going to be some questions about whether he can be that guy in a powerful conference.

Florida has some hype entering next season, so there are at least some promising signs that things will change. On3 recently predicted that it would be a top 25 team in the country, even though it did rank the Gators at 25.

“After its fourth losing season in the last five years, Florida opted to make a change atop its program. Billy Napier is out and Tulane‘s Sumrall is in. Sumrall has breathed new energy into a program that still has plenty of talent, enough to claw out the final spot in this preseason projection of the Top 25,” Thomas Goldkamp of On3 wrote.

“For Florida, the biggest question marks are at quarterback and in the trenches. The skill position group figures to be one of the nation’s best, led by running back Jadan Baugh. But will it get the time and space to operate cleanly?”

At this point, I think most Florida fans would be happy with a 25th overall ranking this season. 

Not to say that any fan is trying to be the 25th-best team in the country, as there is a lot of hope that Florida could be a top-five team nationally and a College Football Playoff team, but being 25th in the country is a bit better than moments we've seen over the past few seasons.