AI-assisted summary
The No. 14 Florida Gators were defeated by the South Florida Bulls, dropping their season record to 1-1.
A costly penalty for spitting and a bad snap on a punt that resulted in a safety contributed to the Gators' loss.
Florida briefly regained the lead in the fourth quarter with a touchdown pass from DJ Lagway to Eugene Wilson III.
GAINESVILLE — How to sum up No. 14 Florida's 18-16 loss to South Florida on Saturday night on Bulls kicker Nico Gramatica's 20-yard field goal as time expired ?
The Gators had as many touchdowns as players ejected from the game for spitting (one).
As a result, the Gators fell to 1-1 heading into a three-game stretch of at LSU, at Miami and home to Texas over the next four weeks.
Gators defensive lineman Brendan Bett was ejected f