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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida found something in the Swamp the last two weeks. The Gators showed they can close out games. They held high-scoring and ninth-ranked Ole Miss to three points in the second half of a 24-17 victory Saturday. It came a week after Florida held LSU to two field goals in the final 30 minutes of a 27-16 victory in the Swamp. "Finishing" is something that had mostly eluded the Gators in the past two years. Florida dropped four games in 2023 after leading in the second half and faded down the stretch in losses to Tennessee and Georgia earlier this season. Receiver Chimere Dike says "eventually you get sick of that."
