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Tramell Jones Jr. leads Florida to 27-24 upset win over No. 7 Texas in first career start

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 7:24 PM · 1 min read
Tramell Jones Jr. leads Florida to 27-24 upset win over No. 7 Texas in first career start — ClickOrlando Sports, Winter Park Sports news
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Florida quarterback Tramell Jones Jr. threw two touchdowns to Lacota Dippre in his first career start, Jadan Baugh scored a fourth-quarter touchdown and the Gators rallied to beat No. 7 Texas 27-24 Saturday and hand the Longhorns their second consecutive loss.Florida (5-2, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) had risen as high as No. 8 after a 4-0 start under first-year coach Jon Sumrall before consecutive blowout losses, but delivered what could be a season-saving victory.The Gators defense, ranked last the Southeastern Conference, shut down quarterback Arch Manning and the Longhorns offense, holding Texas (4-2, 1-2) under 300 yards. They sacked Manning five times and the last one by Myles Graham forced a fumble on Texas' final possession.Jones started in place of the injured Aaron Philo and after a slow start led a methodical Gators offense that rallied from a 17-3 deficit in the second quarter.His first touchdown pass cut the Texas lead to 17-10 with 18 seconds left in second quarter. The s

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