Florida football took one on the chin Saturday night against the Kentucky Wildcats, dropping its SEC opener at home, 26-16. [autotag]Anthony Richardson[/autotag] was simply in a funk the entire game, tossing a pair of picks that nullified a great effort on defense, while the running game came to a crashing halt in the second half.
Additionally, Billy Napier’s playcalling was rather questionable at times including two failed fourth-down conversions in his own territory that ultimately sealed the Gators’ fate on that wet night in the Swamp. The long and the short of it is that the Orange and Blue did not look nearly as well-tuned as it did against the Utah Utes in Week 1.
Of course, SEC competition is always going to be a different beast from out west. Saturday night’s results exemplified that to a t.
The Gators Wire staff assembled shortly after the game to give their immediate takes in a good, bad and ugly format. Take a look below at each respective member’s immediate reaction to Florida’s tough loss in the Swamp.