Does Florida play today? College football schedule for Gators' next game after Week 5 bye

Modified Sep 28, 2024 10:00 GMT

NCAA Football: Florida at Mississippi State - Source: Imagn — Does Florida play today? College football schedule for Gators' next game after Week 5 bye - Source: Imagn

The Florida Gators are off to a 2-2 start through Week 4 of the 2024 college football season. Florida is now in its bye week in Week 5.

The Gators went on the road in their last game and blew out Mississippi State 45-28.

Does Florida play today?

As already evident by the aforementioned bye week, the Florida Gators do not play today. Coach Billy Napier said the focus during the bye week is to get rest but also prepare for a tough UCF team during Week 6. Napier said, via GatorCountry:

"We’re gonna take a day and get them out of the building tomorrow. We have to develop practice plans that reflect the areas where we need to improve, and that’ll be the challenge on all three parts of our team. We’re going to get some guys back that are injured and unavailable now, which will be beneficial.

"But ultimately, it’s back to the basics here. We got to really take a good look at where our issues are at, at the self scout, and then getting ready for a Power Five opponent coming to the Swamp, which will be a handful and be a challenge there.”

The Gators return to action at home on Oct. 5 against UCF in another pivotal matchup. They will look for their first winning streak of the season, as Florida has alternated wins and losses through four games.

Can the Florida Gators make it to the college football playoff this season?

The Florida Gators will likely not make the college football playoff this season unless somehow they run the table for therest of the season.

The Gators aren't ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll. DraftKings has Florida at +10000 odds of making the playoffs. Those longshot odds imply just a 1% chance of making the playoffs.

Florida also has several hard games left on its schedule such as Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, LSU and Ole Miss.