The Florida Gators officially have its first back-to-back wins in nearly a year with a dominating defensive performance against the UCF Knights.

It was the rallying cry at the start of fall camp for Gus Malzahn and his UCF players, a group featuring 40-plus new faces supplementing a talented returning cast. But after a second straight humiliating defeat — this time against a Florida team beaten handily twice at home already this fall — and five mid-week opt-outs confirmed by the university Saturday,