This is not the time to panic.

That is the message Florida football coach Billy Napier is trying to get across heading into UF's opener at No. 4 LSU on Sept. 13 in Tiger Stadium (7:30 p.m., ABC)

The Florida Gators (1-1) are coming off a disheartening 18-16 loss to USF, UF's first against a Group of Five opponent under Napier (Oregon State was in the Pac 12 when UF lost to the Beavers in the Vegas Bowl in 2022). The loss knocked UF out of the US LBM Top 25 and prevented the Gators from starting 2-0 for the first time in Napier's four-year tenure.

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