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New Story Florida Gators versus Kentucky Wildcats Preview

Florida Gators versus Kentucky Wildcats Preview
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The Florida Gators are back home for their next SEC matchup versus the Kentucky Wildcats. Both programs are coming off close conference losses as Florida lost to Tennessee in overtime and Kentucky lost to Vanderbilt.



Florida enters this game with a 3-3 record, including wins over UCF, Samford, and Mississippi State. Kentucky is also 3-3, with one SEC win over Ole Miss. Here is the preview of the Florida Gators vs. Kentucky Wildcats game.



Kentucky Wildcats



The Kentucky Wildcats will hit the road to Gainesville, Florida for their first SEC matchup versus the Gators. The Wildcats will be led by their head coach, Mark Stoops, who’s entering his 12th season as the head coach for Kentucky.



The Kentucky offense will be led by their quarterback, Brock Vandagriff. The Georgia transfer earned the starting quarterback role for the Wildcats but hasn’t played well this season. The redshirt junior has completed 59.8% of his passes for 951 passing yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions.



Junior wide receiver Dane Key has been the top-performing offensive playmaker for the Wildcats. Key leads the Kentucky offense in multiple receiving categories. Key has recorded 31 receptions for 452 receiving yards and two touchdowns.



The Kentucky defense is one of the best defenses in college football. The Wildcats rank third in the nation in total defense. They also ranked tied for ninth in scoring defense and tenth in rush defense in the NCAA.



Veteran EDGE rusher J.J. Weaver is one of the leaders in Kentucky’s defense. Weaver leads the Wildcats in sacks with four on the season. Two other Kentucky players to watch Saturday night are defensive tackle Deone Walker and running back Demie Sumo-Karngbaye.



Florida Gators



The Florida Gators are coming into this game looking to secure another victory before heading into their bye week. Florida will have some major changes to their offense and could be missing some of their veteran leaders



The Florida Gators' offense will be led by their freshman quarterback, DJ Lagway. Former Wisconsin transfer Graham Mertz suffered a torn ACL last Saturday versus Tennessee and will be out for the remainder of the season.



Senior running back Montrell Johnson is listed as questionable for this game. Johnson also suffered a knee injury against Tennessee. If Johnson is out, Florida will likely lean on freshman Jadan Baugh and JUCO transfer Ja’Kobi Jackson.



The Florida defense has played great defense in their last two games and looks to continue that trend against the Wildcats. Senior cornerback Jason Marshall Jr. has been a lockdown cornerback this season and has been able to be on an island and lockdown a team’s #1 receiver.



Redshirt junior EDGE rusher Tyreak Sapp has been one of the most productive defensive players this season. Sapp has recorded 23 total tackles with five tackles for loss, a team-high 3.5 sacks, three QB hurries, and a forced fumble. Two other Gators players to watch this Saturday are wide receiver Chimere Dike and linebacker Grayson Howard.

Football SIAP Galen Hall will be back in The Swamp Saturday

With the 1984 team. For those that aren’t as old as I am, Galen Hall was Florida’s offensive coordinator and took over as head coach when Charlie Pell was fired. The Gators went on to win the SEC that season (or finish with the best record, depending on who you ask) and also were named national champs by the New York Times and The Sporting News despite being on NCAA probation. I’d like to see some permanent recognition of that great team at Florida Field.

Big Whale Splash Hire Speculation

Rumors floating around with nothing or no one officially announced makes things interesting, exciting and fun.

Two rumors have floated, one is that we have some sort of behind the scenes agreement with a well known big time whale. The other is that Billy is getting another year. At the surface they contradict each other. But… both can be true(pure speculation of course)

What if the whale is Urb or Saban as GM and we keep Billy? 🤔

NonGator Ricky Returns

San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall will be active for the first time Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs, head coach Kyle Shanahan announced Friday.

Pearsall missed the 49ers' first six games of the season after being shot during an attempted robbery in San Francisco on Aug. 31. He practiced for the first time this week.

Shanahan said the 24-year-old will be a "full go" against the Chiefs, according to Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports.

The Niners drafted Pearsall in the first round in April. The former Florida stud's NFL debut should help a team that's missing receiver Jauan Jennings, who's been ruled out against Kansas City due to a hip injury. San Francisco also rosters wideouts Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel, among others.

Another reason Billy needs to go THIS year

This is the top 30 coaches on the hot seat.
We are the only big name and will not have to compete with other big programs like we did last time. Who knows who will be looking next year. This has to be something to consider if it’s borderline.

1. Dave Aranda - Baylor
2. Billy Napier - Florida
3. Will Hall - Southern Miss
4. Trent Dilfer - UAB
5. Joe Moorhead - Akron
6. Sonny Cumbie - Louisiana Tech
7. Sam Pittman - Arkansas
8. Stan Drayton - Temple
9. Mike Houston - East Carolina
10. Ryan Walters - Purdue
11. Hugh Freeze - Auburn
12. Mike Norvell - Florida State
13. Mike Bloomgren - Rice
14. Ryan Day - Ohio State
15. Lincoln Riley - USCw
16. Mike MacIntyre - FIU
17. Brent Pry - Virginia Tech
18. Scott Satterfield - Cincinnati
19. Mike Neu - Ball State
20. Kenny Burns - Kent State
21. Don Brown - UMASS
22. Sonny Dykes - TCU
23. Shane Beamer - Carolina
24. Brent Brennan - Arizona
25. Lane Kiffin - Ole Miss - ???
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26. Brent Venables - Oklahoma
27. Jay Norvell - Colorado State
28. Jeff Lebby - Miss State
29. DeShawn Foster - UCLA
30. Mack Brown - UNC

Football Week 8 CFB viewing pleasure...

Week 8​


Thursday, Oct. 17
Boston College at Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN


Friday, Oct. 18
Florida State at Duke, 7 p.m. | ESPN2
No. 2 Oregon at Purdue, 8 p.m. | FOX
Oklahoma State at No. 13 BYU, 10:15 p.m. | ESPN

Saturday, Oct. 19
No. 6 Miami (Fla.) at Louisville, 12 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Virginia at No. 10 Clemson, 12 p.m. | ACCN
Nebraska at No. 16 Indiana, 12 p.m. | FOX
Auburn at No. 19 Missouri, 12 p.m. | ESPN
Wisconsin at Northwestern, 12 p.m. | BTN
UCLA at Rutgers, 12 p.m. | FS1
Arizona State at Cincinnati, 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Louisiana at Coastal Carolina, 12 p.m. | ESPNU
East Carolina at No. 23 Army, 12 p.m. | ESPN2
South Carolina at Oklahoma, 12:45 | SECN
West Florida at Chowan, 1 p.m. | FloSports
The Citadel at VMI, 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Shorter at West Georgia, 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Tulsa at Temple, 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Mississippi College at Valdosta State, 3 p.m. | FloSports
Mercer at Samford, 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Illinois State at Murray State, 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Florida A&M at Jackson State, 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Tennessee State at Howard, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 7 Alabama at No. 11 Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
No. 12 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
No. 24 Michigan at No. 22 Illinois, 3:30 p.m. | CBS/Paramount+
NC State at California, 3:30 p.m. | ACCN
Houston at Kansas, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Hawaii at Washington State, 3:30 p.m. | The CW Network
Texas State at Old Dominion, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Ohio at Miami (Ohio), 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Kent State at Bowling Green, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Western Michigan at Buffalo, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Toledo at Northern Illinois, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
UAB at South Florida, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Charlotte at No. 25 Navy, 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN
Florida Atlantic at UTSA, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Rice at Tulane, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Baylor at Texas Tech, 4 p.m. | ESPN2
Wyoming at San Jose State, 4 p.m. | Mountain West Network
James Madison at Georgia Southern, 4 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 14 Texas A&M at Mississippi State, 4:15 p.m. | SECN
Lamar at Texas A&M-Commerce, 4:30 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 8 LSU at Arkansas, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Western Oregon at UT Permian Basin, 7 p.m. | FloSports
Benedict College at Allen, 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Colorado at Arizona, 7 p.m. | FOX
Ball State at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+
Arkansas State at Southern Miss, 7 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 5 Georgia at No. 1 Texas, 7:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
UCF at No. 9 Iowa State, 7:30 p.m. | FS1
No. 17 Kansas State at West Virginia, 7:30 p.m. | FOX
Iowa at Michigan State, 7:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
North Texas at Memphis, 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Kentucky at Florida, 7:45 p.m. | SECN
No. 21 SMU at Stanford, 8 p.m. | ACCN
South Dakota State at North Dakota State, 8 p.m. | ESPN2
Angelo State at Midwestern State, 8 p.m. | FloSports
Central Washington at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 8 p.m. | FloSports
Colorado State at Air Force, 8 p.m. | CBSSN
Weber State at Sacramento State, 9 p.m. | ESPN+
UNLV at Oregon State, 10 p.m. | The CW Network
TCU at Utah, 10:30 p.m. | ESPN

Florida is really a Baseball School....

The Florida Gators remain a standard for the college baseball world. D1 Baseball has released its annual list of top-five college baseball programs, and the Gators were ranked third.

It’s been a ride for the program since head coach Kevin O’Sullivan took over in 2008. The Gators have reached the College World Series 9 times during O'Sullivan's tenure. They won the tournament in 2017 and finished as runner-ups in 2011 and 2023. The Gators have never missed, at minimum, regional tournament play. This excludes the 2020 season, which was cut short by the COVID-19 Pandemic. But nobody played in a tournament that year, to be fair.

Also since 2008, 13 Gators have been selected in the MLB Draft.

Per Bob Woodward:

Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic, Bob Woodward reported in his new book, “War.”


Than there is this:

One of Trump’s longest-term allies, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, blamed Trump’s ongoing false claims that the 2020 election was rigged to a cult of personality in which the former president’s ensconcement at Mar-a-Lago and circle of aides and advisers “constantly feed this narrative,” according to the book.

The weekend after Russia invaded Ukraine, Graham was with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, which the senator characterized as “a little bit like going to North Korea.” Graham added that “everybody stands up and claps every time Trump comes in.”
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