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Gabe Harris Jr.’s Florida Finish Sets Up an Oxford Test
Gabe Harris Jr. pushed Florida into third-and-20 with a fourth-quarter sack that cost the Gators 10 yards. That is the useful detail behind his SEC defensive lineman honor: the play changed what the offense needed from its next snap. Against Ole Miss, producing that kind of disruption will require breaking a recent pattern.
The Rebels have not allowed a sack in three consecutive games, according to the SEC’s November 2 weekly awards announcement. Harris earned recognition in the same release that honored an Ole Miss offensive lineman. Saturday in Oxford brings those accomplishments into the same game, though neither award establishes how the matchup will unfold.
For Harris, the opportunity is to build on a performance that included a sack and a forced fumble in Georgia’s 27-8 win over Florida. His season biography also records sacks against Western Kentucky and Vanderbilt. Those are separate examples of finishing behind the line; the next question is how consistently his work can help Georgia affect a quarterback protected by a line coming off three sack-free games.
Kirby Smart offered an important qualific...