The showdown between No. 17 Florida and No. 11 Michigan did not live up to expectations on Saturday as the Gators' still-flailing offense could not be saved by a defense that returned two interceptions for touchdowns in the contest. The Wolverines won 33-17, shutting out their opponents 20-0 in the second half as they found holes in UF's young defense but were unable to take advantage of it at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Florida entered with 10 players suspended, including its two top offensive playmakers, but that was the least of its problems. Michigan proved to be the more dominant team throughout, outgaining its opponent 433-192 on offense and finding it relatively easy to convert third and fourth downs over the course of the game.

Here are three things to know about the game and what it means for both Michigan and Florida moving forward in 2017. 

1. New starters, same results for Michigan's defense: A lot has been made over the last couple of years with Michigan not releasing a depth chart. As it turns out, the depth chart really doesn't seem to matter that much for Jim Harbaugh's Wolverines.  Experts pointed to the loss of defensive starters as a reason to predict a step back for Michigan in 2017, even going as far as to label them an "inexperienced" defense. But starts don't tell the whole story for experience in college football in 2017, and those new defensive starters on the field looked plenty ready in a dominant performance against Florida. 

Rashan Gary, Mo Hurst and Devin Bush stood out as stars, and Michigan's entire defense always seemed to be in the right place at the right time. Don Brown's group was rated as one of the best defensive units in the country a year ago, and even after the loss of more than a handful of stars, they're going to end up in that same spot. Maize hats flew to the ball and consistently sent extra defenders into the backfield to pressure the quarterback. Michigan's defense hasn't taken a step back, if anything they've gotten faster and a little bit more terrifying. 

2. Both team played two quarterbacks, one team came out of the game with a solidified starter: As colleague Barton Simmons said below, "It's time to scrap the John O'Korn experiment." Wilton Speight had a handful of bad throws -- and one really bad decision on the second pick-six -- but when the offense had its best drives he was on the field. Speight finished 11-of-25 passing for 181 yards and the touchdown, but the Wolverines also ran the ball better with him under center.  Florida, on the other hand, wasn't able to come out of the contest with any answers to its quarterback questions. 

Redshirt freshman Feleipe Franks had a couple of beautiful deep passes that highlighted the talented pass catchers, but he also tripped twice and fumbled the ball on a run. Malik Zaire had a few good roll outs and did some good work moving the pocket. When the tape is cut up, there will be highlights. But since the running game was totally inept, it was impossible to get any kind of rhythm and there was only two drives during the whole game that went for more than 30 yards: Franks leading a 46-yard march to a field goal on the first possession of the game and an eight-play, 36-yard drive led by Zaire that ended in a punt. 

3. Florida's defense can be elite by the end of the season. There were a lot of players seeing some of their first significant action for the Gators defense, and Michigan specifically targeted a few for explosive plays during the game. But as those talented young players gain more experience they'll get better, and the explosive plays will become even less common. 

Yes, Florida's defense couldn't get off the field on third down throughout the game (Michigan was 6 of 18), but the long runs that Michigan used to put the game away in the second half were as much a result of that young and thin group getting worn out because Florida's offense couldn't sustain any kind of long drives to keep them rest. The Gators only allowed two touchdowns and made great stands on six different drives to force field goal attempts when Michigan was looking to pull away.

It's not ideal when your defense outscores your offense by double digits, but the playmaking should not be overlooked. 

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