Gator Country

Patric Young expects both teams to be fired up for Saturday's clash between the No. 10 Florida Gators and No. 18 Missouri Tigers. / Gator Country file photo by Curtiss Bryant

After rolling Texas A&M 68-47 on Thursday night, the No. 10 Gators returned to Gainesville on Friday for their single day off before hosting No. 17 Missouri at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

The short turnaround time grants the Gators little to time to prepare for a talented Tigers squad, and according to Florida coach Billy Donovan, the Gators will have to limit their preparation to the absolute essentials.

“The one thing you have to do is really, really take the things that we have to get through, get done,” Donovan said on Friday. “It’s a pretty quick turnaround, after today playing [Saturday] at 2, but I think it’s a great challenge for our team against a team that’s clearly a terrific and explosive offensive team with a lot of different weapons.

“I don’t think you’re going to be able to cover everything and get through everything in the amount of time, but certainly there’s gonna be key things that they do that we’re gonna have to address and try to handle as best we can.”

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