Everyone pointing at Florida's red zone TD rate at 87th nationally and calling that the main issue is missing the bigger picture. That number looks bad on its own, but context matters. Florida finished 112th in red zone scoring percentage overall, meaning they were settling for field goals at an alarming rate. When you combine that with a defense that ranked 94th in red zone touchdown prevention, you get a team that lost five one-score games. The red zone is where games are won and lost, and Florida was losing the battle on both sides of the ball. The Gators had the ball inside the 20 on 42 drives last season and only came away with touchdowns on 22 of them. That is a 52 percent touchdown rate in the red zone, which is borderline unacceptable for a Power Four program. For comparison, Texas converted at a 68 percent clip in the red zone last season, which ranked 22nd nationally. The Longhorns also held opponents to a 54 percent touchdown rate inside the 20, good for 18th in the country. That is a 14 percent swing in red zone efficiency between Texas and Florida, and it shows up in the win column. Texas went 10-3 last season while Florida stumbled to 6-7. The red zone is not a sexy stat, but it is the single most predictive metric for winning close games. Florida needs to fix this or they will keep hovering around .500 no matter who is at quarterback.