Internally, this game is huge.
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23 in AP poll and Amway Coaches’ Poll: The Gators went into the season at No. 25 in the AP poll before dropping out after their Week 1 struggles with UMass. Even if Harmon’s TD had survived the replay committee, Florida had too much – size, speed and talent.
The Wildcats appear to have a pretty manageable schedule, hosting New Mexico State and SC ahead of their trip to Tuscaloosa, but even those aren’t gimmes after watching the last six quarters of play. But fans and media members alike expected at least a competitive game, after the craziness of SEC football last weekend, not to mention the past two matchups involving these teams. In the Florida heat, that will wear down a defense quickly, and the Wildcats were never able to catch their breath.?In the Gators’ first possession Kentucky was able to hold them to a missed field goal, but after that long drive there was no stopping the Gators in their orange uniforms. I’ll kind of fill you in on that later in the week as we know kind of what that is. I think I need to do a better job with my mechanics, sticking to my reads, not trying to anticipate what the defense is doing. For two consecutive seasons, the Wildcats have jumped out to impressive starts only to falter to disappointing 5-7 finishes. Two Bits as they led the rowdy crowd in the long-standing tradition during pre-game festivities. Wilson made a one-handed pick on a deep throw down the sideline, while Tabor reacted quickly to intercept a wide receiver screen pass.
Florida’s defense forced four turnovers, quarterback Luke Del Rio threw four touchdown passes and the Gators beat Kentucky for the 30th time in a row, winning 45-7 in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday.
“We have enough to worry about with Kentucky and our team and getting any mistakes cleaned up and technique, assignments cleaned up and just work on ourselves”, Stoops said.
In the seventh game of The Streak, the Gators needed a near miracle in the final seconds to pull out a 24-20 victory in the “Doering’s got a touchdown” game in Lexington. The Gators improve to 2-0 after two impressive wins against U Mass and Kentucky and now turn their attention to North Texas who comes to town next week in the Swamp.
Last Saturday, facing an SEC opponent capable of beating them, the Gators played with greater intensity and focus and came up with the 38-point win. “If you’re second, you’re the first loser”.
“When you come off the play fake and see no depth in the defense, that ball’s got to be out”, McElwain said.
McElwain didn’t elaborate on the injury, other than saying that “the guy’s hurt”. Florida’s streak is the third-longest in major-college history, behind Michigan’s 365-game run, which lasted from 1984 through 2014, and BYU’s 361 from 1975 into 2003. “Now, we’ve got to clean some things up on special teams”.
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For once, Kentucky isn’t being asked about whether it can end The Streak against Florida. Now they’re having to start from behind because of opening-day miscues.
