The best photos from Kentucky’s loss to Florida on Saturday

Here are the best images from the Kentucky football loss to Florida on Saturday.

The Kentucky football team went into Saturday night’s game with the Florida Gators hoping to get back over .500, and get their bowl game chances back on track. The left the game with a blowout loss and more questions than answers.

Once again, the Wildcats offense struggled to score points. Outside of one long pass to Barion Brown, quarterback Brock Vandagriff wasn’t able to generate big plays, and the running game wasn’t enough to carry them.

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The defense, which has been solid this season, wasn’t at their best either on Saturday. They surrendered 48 points, and just weren’t able to get stops when they needed them. Florida’s Freshman quarterback D.J. Lagway only needed seven completions to amass over 250 yards, as the Kentucky defense offered little resistance.

The pictures from the game tell the story of Florida doing whatever they wanted against Kentucky. Here are the best photos from the game.

Kentucky falls under .500 with a blowout loss to Florida

Kentucky suffered a blowout loss to Florida on Saturday night, dropping their record to 3 – 4.

The 2024 Kentucky football season has been an up and down one so far, and lately, more down than up. After falling to Vanderbilt last week in a sloppy performance, the Wildcats weren’t able to bounce back, and lost a second straight game, this one to the Florida Gators 48 – 20.

The Kentucky offense struggled once again, as it has all year. Quarterback Brock Vandagriff found Barion Brown for a long touchdown in the first half, but overall, he was inefficent, going 12-of-26 for 165 yards. He also had two interceptions.

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On the other side of the ball, a Wildcats defense that had been very good all season, was torched for 476 total yards and 48 points. Florida Freshman D.J. Lagway started at quarterback and completed only seven passes, but they went for 259 yards.

Kentucky’s record now stands at 3 – 4, and a trip to a ninth straight bowl game is in serious jeopardy. They will now have to beat one of Louisville, the Tennessee Volunteers, or the Texas Longhorns to get to six wins.

The Auburn Tigers are up next, and they are struggling this season as well. It is now a must-win game for Kentucky or the season is basically over.

The loss to Florida snapped a three-game winning streak over the Gators.

Staff prediction for Kentucky football’s matchup with Florida

Here is the UKWildcatsWire staff prediction for the Kentucky football game with Florida on Saturday.

Kentucky football looks to bounce back this week after a shocking loss to Vanderbilt. The loss dropped them to 3 – 3, and 1 – 3 in SEC play. Defensively, they’ve been excellent, but the offense has struggled mightily all season.

The Florida Gators are up next for Kentucky. They are also 3 – 3 this season, and have looked strong at times. At other times, however, they’re inconsistent and look like a bottom of the conference team. They enter the game with the Wildcats without their starting quarterback, instead leaning on talented Freshman D.J. Lagway.

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It’s a game that could go either way. Kentucky has won their last three meetings, but if the offense goes missing again, they won’t have a chance.

Here is the prediction from UKWildcatsWire:

Vance Meek – Lead Writer:

Florida 24 – Kentucky 13

Kentucky’s defense can keep them in any game, as they have proven all season. However, the offense is just struggling to put up points. The playcalling is conservative, possibly to try and make it easier on quarterback Brock Vandagriff, but it’s not working.

The Wildcats will need to open up the offense, and make some plays down the field. If Vandagriff isn’t capable of doing it, they may need to go with the backup.

Kentucky vs. Florida live stream, TV channel, time, odds, how to watch college basketball

The Kentucky Wildcats will travel to Gainesville to take on the Florida Gators in an SEC matchup Wednesday night.

The Kentucky Wildcats will travel to Gainesville to take on the Florida Gators in an SEC matchup Wednesday night. The last time these two teams met early this month it was Kentucky that took that game 72-67 at home.

This will be another great night of NCAA hoops, here is everything you need to know to watch or stream the action.

Kentucky vs. Florida

  • When: Wednesday, February 22
  • Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
  • TV: ESPN
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

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Kentucky (-2.5) vs. Florida

O/U: 139.5

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The Kentucky Wildcats will meet the Florida Gators in Week 2 of the college football season on Saturday night from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

The Kentucky Wildcats will meet the Florida Gators in Week 2 of the college football season on Saturday night from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Kentucky is coming off a 37-13 win over Miami-OH as they look to make it two in a row in the SEC with a win tonight. As for Floria, they struggled at times against Utah but were able to get a 29-26 win last Saturday.

This will be another great day of college football, here is everything you need to know to watch and stream the action on Saturday.

#20 Kentucky at #12 Florida

  • When: Saturday, September 10
  • Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: ESPN
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

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Kentucky vs. Florida (-5.5)

O/U: 52.5

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Kentucky vs Florida prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Saturday, March 5

Kentucky vs Florida prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Saturday, March 5


Kentucky vs Florida How To Watch

Date: Saturday, March 5
Game Time: 2:00 ET
Venue: Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Gainesville, FL
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Kentucky (24-6), Florida (19-11)
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Kentucky vs Florida prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Saturday, February 12


Kentucky vs Florida How To Watch

Date: Saturday, February 12
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Kentucky (20-4), Florida (16-8)
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Why Florida Will Win

The Gators are making a push.

They might have some work to do to get into the NCAA Tournament mix, but they’re looking and playing the part with four straight wins and seven of their last nine.

What’s going right? Being at home for a few weeks has helped, but the defense is stepped it up with a whole lot of steals and big stops. It’s doing a great job at stopping the three and it’s keeping games low scoring and manageable.

There are a whole lot of blocked shots and a good inside presence to at least battle with Kentucky on the inside. If the D is working like it’s supposed to and the threes are dropping – the Gators have hit ten or more in four of their last five games – they’ll hang in this.

However …

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Why Kentucky Will Win

You can’t beat Kentucky if you don’t do a lot on the boards.

It’s partly a function of the team’s style, but Florida is last in the SEC in total rebounds and it doesn’t get enough control on the defensive glass. Kentucky destroys teams when it owns the rebounding margin, which is almost always.

Even when it doesn’t, it’s still winning – Alabama and South Carolina did way too good a job on the offensive boards.

Florida has come up with double-digit offensive rebounds just once in the last ten games. That’s not going to get it done considering UK has been a bear at stopping the three.

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What’s Going To Happen

Kentucky is a bad, bad mix of things for Florida.

The Gators are good defensively on the inside, but it’s got to hit threes to win, and it’s not going to do enough. Combine that with the lack of rebounding – and Kentucky’s 14-0 record at home – and it’ll be a tough hill to climb.

Florida won’t be a pushover, but the defense won’t be enough.

Kentucky vs Florida Prediction, Lines

Kentucky 83, Florida 71
Line: Kentucky -9.5, o/u: 140.5
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Week 5 SEC Power Rankings: Kentucky, Auburn on the move

Week five in the SEC was tumultuous.

There were some unexpected things happening in the SEC this weekend.

Georgia started off Saturday with a 37-0 demolishing of No. 8 Arkansas without quarterback JT Daniels. Missouri’s defense is worse than we thought. The Tigers gave up 62 points in a blowout loss to Tennessee. Alabama ran away from Ole Miss after some questionable decisions made by Lane Kiffin early. Kentucky beat No. 10 Florida in Lexington for the first time in 35 years. No. 15 Texas A&M lost at home to Mississippi State. Auburn beat LSU in Baton Rouge for the first time since 1999. And Vandy vs UConn was a down-to-the-wire 30-28 thriller in favor of the Commodores. Streaks were broken, blowouts were had, and Vanderbilt somehow won. What a weekend.

Here are the SEC power rankings after a tumultuous week five in the Southeastern Conference.

Florida vs. Kentucky live stream, NCAA college basketball, TV channel, start time, odds, prediction

The Florida Gators will face the Kentucky Wildcats at home from Rupp Arena in Lexington on Saturday afternoon.

The Florida Gators will face the Kentucky Wildcats at home from Rupp Arena in Lexington on Saturday afternoon.

The Gators are coming off a 74-57 win over Auburn to improve their record to 12-6 on the year, they are looking for their third straight win today. As for Kentucky, they are coming off a win over Tennessee and have won their last three games.

This will be a battle between two teams that are playing well right now, who will step up? Tune in and find out, here is everything you need to know to stream the college basketball action today!

Florida vs. Kentucky

  • When: Saturday, February 27
  • Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: CBS
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free) 

Prediction: I’m rolling with Florida in this one. Even though Kentucky has tallied 3 straight wins I think that comes to an end today, the Gators are the better team.

Bet: Florida Gators +1.5

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Florida vs. Kentucky (-1.5)

O/U: 141.5

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Kentucky vs. #6 Florida: NCAA college football live stream, TV channel, start time, odds, predictions

The Florida Gators will host the Kentucky Wildcats in an SEC matchup on Saturday afternoon from ‘The Swamp’. Catch all the SEC action here.

The Florida Gators will host the Kentucky Wildcats in an SEC matchup on Saturday afternoon from ‘The Swamp’.

Kentucky is looking to bounce back after an awful blowout loss to Alabama last weekend where they could only put up three points on the board, losing 63-3. While the Florida Gators are on a four-game winning streak after knocking off Vanderbilt 38-17 last Saturday, they will look to continue that streak this afternoon.

Can the Gators make it five games in a row? Catch all the action, here is everything you need to know to stream the game tonight.

Kentucky vs. #6 Florida

  • When: Saturday, November 28
  • Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: ESPN
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

Prediction: I’m sticking with the Gators in this one. 24 points is a lot of points to cover for this Gator team but Kentucky’s offense has been nonexistent the last few weeks.

Bet: Florida Gators -23.5

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Kentucky vs. Florida (-23.5)  

O/U: 60.5

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