Aaron Philo produced 7 of Florida's 14 explosive plays

This one was over early. Florida rolls past Florida Atlantic, 66-21 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Florida led from start to finish and never let Florida Atlantic within striking distance. Aaron Philo threw for 275 yards on 21 attempts with three touchdowns and ran six times for 20 yards and one score.

The big plays only went one way

Florida produced 14 plays of 15+ yards to Florida Atlantic's 3, chiefly Aaron Philo (involved in 7), Jadan Baugh (involved in 3) and Vernell Brown III (involved in 3). Florida scored on 91% of its drives to Florida Atlantic's 25%, led by Aaron Philo (24 pts), Jadan Baugh (18 pts) and Vernell Brown III (6 pts). Stacked together, it was never close.

Who carried it

Aaron Philo threw for 275 yards on 21 attempts with three touchdowns and ran six times for 20 yards and one score — three of them from inside the 20, two third-down conversions and a hand in seven plays of 15 yards or more. Jadan Baugh ran 14 times for 160 yards and three scores, including three of them from inside the 20 and a hand in three plays of 15 yards or more. Vernell Brown III ran one times for 14 yards and caught six passes for 117 yards, one of them for a touchdown, including a hand in three plays of 15 yards or more. For Florida Atlantic, Caden Veltkamp threw for 276 yards on 52 attempts with one touchdown and ran six times for 1 yard and one score, with two of them from inside the 20, eight third-down conversions and a hand in three plays of 15 yards or more. Kelby Valsin caught 10 passes for 92 yards, one of them for a touchdown — that score from inside the 20 and two third-down conversions. Ethan Ervin ran 16 times for 50 yards and one score, with that score from inside the 20 and two third-down conversions. DJ Coleman was the disruptive one for Florida: 1 INT, 1 PBU, 1 tackle.

What Florida Atlantic has to fix

The problems had names: Caden Veltkamp (2 interceptions and 1 lost fumble).

Who got home

Three names to keep: DJ Coleman (1 INT, 1 PBU, 1 tackle) for Florida, Dijon Johnson (1 INT, 2.5 tackles) for Florida and Jayden Sweeney (1 TFL, 1 INT, 6 tackles) for Florida Atlantic.

The way it played out

Florida struck first through Aaron Philo, led 38-14 at the half and Florida got the final points on a late touchdown by Tramell Jones Jr..

What it means

Business handled for Florida. The question now is whether the opponent told us anything. Caden Veltkamp was responsible for 12 of Florida Atlantic's points; there was not enough behind him.