No. 25 Florida rides big first half to down No. 3 Ole Miss, moves to 5-0

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Will Grier was sick all right. He was downright nasty. Grier threw four touchdown passes -- all in the first half -- and No. 25 Florida upset third-ranked Mississippi 38-10 on Saturday night to give coach Jim McElwain a signature win in his first season in Gainesville. "You don't downplay it," McElwain said. "That was a good football team we beat. That was really a good football team, and our guys took it to them." Grier was one of more than 20 players who battled a stomach virus during the week. Grier was feeling so ill Thursday and Friday that the Gators (5-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) considered giving Treon Harris the nod. Grier made enough progress to start and was sharper than ever. "It's a game of adversity," Grier said. "You've got to deal with adversity and move on." The freshman completed 24 of 29 passes for 271 yards against the Rebels (4-1, 2-1).