South Florida at Florida 9/17/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The South Florida Bulls visit Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida on Saturday to play the No. 12. ranked Florida Gators. South Florida improved to 1-1 following its 42-20 victory over the Howard Bison on Saturday. South Florida gained 424 yards of total offense but gave up too much in the victory, allowing Howard to gain 418 yards of total offense. USF was helped by forcing three Howard turnovers.

Quarterback Gerry Bohanon has passed for 391 yards with two interceptions, while the leading rusher is Brian Battie with 119 yards and two touchdowns. Xavier Weaver is the leading receiver with 170 yards. On defense, quarterback Mekhi LaPointe is the leading tackler with 14, while four players have 1.0 quarterback sacks each and two players have one interception each.

Florida dropped to 1-1 following its 26-16 loss at home to the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday. Florida gained only 279 yards of total offense and turned the ball over twice, while allowing Kentucky only 272 yards of total offense. The big difference was a pick-6 by Kentucky late in the third quarter that broke a tie game. Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson passed for 143 yards but was intercepted twice.

Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson has passed for 311 yards with two interceptions, while the leading rusher is Montrell Johnson Jr. with 137 yards and one touchdown. The leading receiver is Ricky Pearsall with 106 yards. On defense, safety Trey Dean III is the leading tackler with 21, while two players have 1.0 quarterback sacks each and two players have one interception apiece.