UF lacked discipline and killer instinct while sophomore star quarterback DJ Lagway was ordinary during the Gators’ 18-16 loss to USF.

UF’s stunning loss to USF dropped the Gators out of the AP Top 25 after they’d risen to No. 13 before stumbling at home against the Bulls.

Florida Gators football coach Billy Napier has done irreparable damage with his team's loss to the USF Bulls in Week 2.

USF kicks a last-second field goal to upset the Gators in The Swamp; Travis Hunter has six receptions, notches a tackle in two-way debut for Jaguars.

He remains accountable, if not terribly accurate. Befitting his role as the Florida Gators’ resident stalwart, quarterback DJ Lagway refused to cite his myriad offseason injuries as an alibi for his uneven performance in Saturday’s 18-16 loss to USF.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - When the Florida football team finished the season 8 and 5 with a nice winning streak there was hope that the Gator football program had turned the corner. Florida was preseason ranked in every poll and some thought Florida had at least an outside shot at making the college football playoff.

Florida’s flop against USF in the Swamp has coach Billy Napier and the Gators with their backs against the wall and searching for answers. Expected to be the final tune-up prior to SEC play, the Bulls’ stunning 18-16 win could be the beginning of a Florida freefall unless the Gators can turn it around before heading to No.

They were hootin’ and hollerin’ as they crammed into the tight space and jumped enough that they sent the elevator into safety mode.