This is the Depth Dossier: the Florida Gators, Week 9.

Georgia beat up on Florida again, and the only thing the Gators really saved was their pride and a record. It ended as a 27 to 8 loss, with four turnovers and a 66-yard fumble return burying Florida before halftime, but a 2-yard quarterback keeper late kept college football's longest active scoring streak alive at 481 games.

The quarterback problem that's dogged Florida all year followed them to Atlanta, and this time it cost a starting job. Aaron Philo threw two interceptions and got pulled before the second quarter was even old. Tramell Jones Junior came in and actually gave the offense some life, throwing for 172 yards and a touchdown, right up until he got stripped on a blindside sack that Georgia turned into a 66-yard score. That made it 24 to 0 before the break. Running back Jadan Baugh never found any room, managing just 38 yards on 17 carries behind an overwhelmed offensive line. A late touchdown run from Jones and a Wildcat two-point conversion kept the shutout off the board, but that's about all Florida had to show for it.

Let's talk about the number that decided this game: a minus-3 turnover margin, with four giveaways worth 17 points for Georgia. The strip-sack right before halftime was the backbreaker. Florida was down big but still playing a real game, then suddenly down 24 to 0 and just playing out the string. Jones threw another costly interception in the third quarter, this one in the end zone from Georgia's 3-yard line, wiping out a drive that a roughing-the-passer penalty had handed them. Red zone trips turning into a pick-six and a goal-line interception isn't bad luck twice. That's a half-dozen points left on the field in a 19-point loss.

The run game tells the rest of the story. Florida came in with one of the best ground attacks in the conference and left with just 48 yards on the day, barely two yards a carry, while Georgia ran for 217. Georgia also piled up eleven tackles for loss, which tells you this wasn't a scheme problem. Florida just got out-physicaled up front.

Discipline didn't help either. A roughing penalty on a punt handed Georgia a new set of downs that turned into their opening score, and head coach Jon Sumrall picked up a sideline interference penalty on a Georgia field goal drive. He didn't make excuses about it afterward, saying, "The head coach is a dumbass on that one. I've got to be better and stay out of the white."

Not everything went wrong. Florida got a 64-yard punt from their punter, a fourth-quarter strip-sack set up the team's only touchdown drive, and Baugh's two-point conversion pass out of the Wildcat formation kept that scoring streak alive.

Now, on to what's shaking loose on the depth chart. The good news is nothing serious came out of this physically. Sumrall said after the game there were no new major injuries. But the quarterback room did change for real. Jones is now the starter heading into next week against Oklahoma, with Philo dropping down to backup after a second shaky outing. This isn't a week-to-week thing anymore. It's a real decision.

Up front, Florida's offensive line rotation is getting a hard look after allowing three sacks and those eleven tackles for loss. At receiver, Bailey Stockton's workload is going up after leading the team in catches despite playing through contact, while Eric Singleton Junior's snaps are under review after some drops that led to a turnover and killed chunk plays. Tight end Luke Harpring looks like he's in line for more passing-down snaps after converting a fourth and nine.

On defense, nothing's moving at the top. The same names up front and at linebacker held their spots after a shutout third quarter. Special teams, though, needs a fix on punt protection after that roughing penalty.

Florida sits at five and three overall, three and three in the conference, with a slim shot at the playoff. Oklahoma is next, and the question now is whether Jones holds onto that starting job cleanly, or whether this turns back into a real quarterback battle.

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