The Florida Gators parted ways with Muschamp on Sunday, one day after a gut-wrenching loss to South Carolina that summed up the former defensive coordinator's four-year tenure as head coach.
Gainesville got all it could handle but in the end the Red Elephants survived a slugfest with Creekview to take a 42-37 win Friday in the first round of the Class AAAAA playoffs at City Park Stadium.
Lanier was hoping its first-ever region title and home field advantage would help carry the Longhorns deep into the Class AAAAA playoffs. Sequoyah had other plans.
The appetizers are done, the dinner bell has been rung, and now its time to settle down for the main course as the state football playoffs begin Friday night.