COLLEGE FOOTBALL: No. 13 Florida counting on improved defense in opener vs. FAU

  • Florida defensive coordinator Todd Grantham works with some of the defense during practice on March 16, 2018, in Gainesville. The 13th-ranked Gators get a chance to show how much they’ve improved. Florida opens the season Saturday night against Florida Atlantic. (BRAD MCCLENNY/Ocala Star-Banner via AP File)
    Florida defensive coordinator Todd Grantham works with some of the defense during practice on March 16, 2018, in Gainesville. The 13th-ranked Gators get a chance to show how much they’ve improved. Florida opens the season Saturday night against Florida Atlantic. (BRAD MCCLENNY/Ocala Star-Banner via AP File)

    GAINESVILLE — Florida’s defense was historically bad last season, so dreadful at times that fans were clamoring to fire everyone.

    The Gators allowed 30.8 points a game, the school’s most in more than a…