Texas vs. Florida: How to watch, odds, weather, injuries, series history

No. 5 Texas hits the stretch run of the SEC regular season play in November this week against head coach Billy Napier and Florida at home early on Saturday.
Steve Sarkisian, Texas football
Steve Sarkisian, Texas football / Steve Roberts-Imagn Images
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No. 5 Texas football (7-1, 3-1 SEC) faces a Florida Gators (4-4, 2-3 SEC) team in Week 11 that is lacking experience at the quarterback position due to unfortunate injury issues for head coach Billy Napier's squad in the past few weeks. Florida lost freshman quarterback DJ Lagway to a lower-body injury in the Gators' 34-20 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs in the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.

Head coach Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns are set to face Florida's third-string quarterback, redshirt freshman Aidan Warner.

Florida has easily been one of the unluckiest teams injury-wise in the SEC this season. Just a few weeks after the Gators lost senior starting quarterback Graham Mertz to a season-ending ACL tear, the freshman phenom Lagway suffered an unfortunate lower-body injury that was described as "significant" by Napier at halftime of last weekend's game against Georgia.

Here's a look at the game information, betting odds, injuries, and more for the Week 11 matchup between No. 5 Texas and Florida at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, TX, on Nov. 9.

How to watch Texas football vs. Florida

TV: ABC

Live Stream: WatchESPN

Radio/Audio StreamLonghorn Radio Network

Game time: 11 a.m. CT

Live StatsStatBroadcast

Texas fans have to get up early on Saturday morning for the Florida game. This is the first 11 a.m. CT kickoff of the season for the Longhorns in SEC play at DKR for Florida this upcoming Saturday, broadcast live on ABC.

Texas football vs. Florida betting odds

Texas is a 21.5-point favorite against Florida in Week 11 at home, and the Longhorns are favored in the money line (-2500) over the Gators (+1200) (per FanDuel). The over/under is 47.5 points.

The betting line hasn't shifted since the first spread over the weekend, which showed the Longhorns favored over the Gators by 21.5-points. But the betting line has moved a few points in Texas's favor since the opening odds pegged the Longhorns as an 18.5-point favorite, which came before the Lagway injury against Georgia this past Saturday.

Texas football vs. Florida injuries

Sarkisian's squad got the bye week to rest up for the Florida game this upcoming weekend on Nov. 9. Texas could see senior safety Andrew Mukuba and junior wide receiver Isaiah Bond return from a couple of lower-body injury issues for the Florida game this week.

CJ Baxter Jr., RB (Knee)

Christian Clark, RB (Achilles)

Velton Gardner, RB (Undisclosed)

Derek Williams Jr., S (Knee)

Isaiah Bond, WR (Ankle)

Andrew Mukuba, S (Knee)

Texas vs. Florida weather forecast

According to the AccuWeather forecast, it is expected to be 78 degrees around kickoff at DKR in Austin on Nov. 9. The forecast for Saturday's game against Florida shows moderate chances of precipitation, with a 40 percent chance of rain during the game.

Texas vs. Florida series history

Texas is 2-0-1 in the all-time series against Florida. The Longhorns shutout the Gators twice during a home-and-home series over 80 years ago, with Texas winning in Austin and Gainesville in 1939 and 1940, respectively.

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