The Florida Gators (4-5, 2-4 SEC) were demolished by the Texas Longhorns no. 5 (8-1, 4-1 SEC) 49-17. Technically, it wasn’t a bad game from start to finish – the first half of the first quarterback was fine. But when it got ugly, it was just a downward spiral.

On that note, it’s time for the weekly stock report after the game. Let’s see whose stocks crashed today and who miraculously saw their stock rise. Yes, there were two stocks that managed to rise.

DJ Lagway

He didn’t even play and it raised his stock. If I learned anything from Saturday’s loss, it was the value of having a capable quarterback under center.

Would Florida have won this game if they had played? No shot. But they wouldn’t risk an empty loss. Maybe they could have been stronger out of the gate on third down, too.

Three of Texas’ scores came off Florida’s three turnovers. So this score is already closer if he could just hang on to the ball.

Much of the embarrassment could very well have been saved.

Jadan Baugh

Hey, to his credit, he played a solid game despite the mess that followed. Baugh rushed for 88 yards and the Gators’ first touchdown of the game. It was a touch rubbish but he got it.

For what it’s worth, he shows what could be found in Florida’s running game. He has the potential to be absolutely lethal as he and other young backs continue to mature.

Florida Gators Defense

Poor offensive performance and turnovers did them no favors. But after the improvements seen in the last month, this was disastrous.

Texas ran up the score despite Florida’s winning time of possession. They were just scoring so fast. Things looked fine in the first quarter, but then Quinn Ewers was given a wide open field when Florida needed a stop. This got them going for the score and it all unraveled from there.

Other than the first time Texas missed a field goal on the first drive of the game, they found the end zone every time they reached the red zone.

It is unacceptable.

Billy Napier

Look, I get that he didn’t have a quarterback or a ton of other starters, but that’s ridiculous. Where was the fight in the Georgia game?

It is no coincidence that Scott Stricklin decided to stay with Napier for 2025 because of that game.

However, this was the sequel.

Whatever the reason, these are the kinds of losses that cost you the trust of the Court of Public Opinion

Florida Gators Special Teams

Here’s a crazy stat that was discovered by Florida Gators running back Cam Paker of SI. Smack missed a field goal from a penalty.

Not a great stat, especially when the missed field goal today was only 30 yards.

As for the rest of the special teams. Stay disciplined if this is the case. They haven’t had disastrous issues like the foul shot against Florida, but the penalties that lead to missed shots will hurt the stock.