It wasn't pretty, but the Florida Gators are the 2024 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl champions. Behind a Gasparilla Bowl-record four field goals from Trey Smack, a three-interception effort defensively and three second-half touchdowns from the offense,

Mammoth defensive tackler Des Waston made sure a 33-8 win against Tulane during the Gasparilla Bowl at least was memorable. The 6-foot-5, 449-pound Watson rambled for a first down on 3rd-and-1 from the Tulane 26 with a little more than four minutes remaining.