Here is how the Florida football program's pursuit of head coach Lane Kiffin did not start off on the right foot.

Florida will look to bounce back from its worst season since 2013 with a new coach, which could come as soon as Nov. 30. Tulane coach Jon Sumrall has emerged as the frontrunner to become UF's next coach after the Gators dropped themselves out of the running in their pursuit of Lane Kiffin.

The Gators put up 41 points, their highest scoring game against an FBS opponent this season. Coming into the contest, Florida had scored 35 total points over its last two games. Here are 14 notes surrounding various data-points from the game.

New Florida coach Jon Sumrall vowed to deliver championship success as Gator legends Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer attended his introduction.

Tennessee's win over Florida on Saturday night was the time since 2003 that the Vols beat the Gators in The Swamp.

On Saturday morning, the ESPN College GameDay crew and guest picker Aidan Hutchinson made their selections for Florida State's game against Florida. This is only the fourth time this season the College GameDay crew has picked a matchup involving Florida State. The Seminoles upset Alabama but were defeated by Miami and Clemson.

UF hired Dave Caldwell away from the Philadelphia Eagles to become the Gators’ GM, a position he held with Jacksonville (2013 to 2020).