Kentucky Vs. Florida Recap

By: Jayson Caldwell


The Wildcats faced the tough Gators for week 4. 



Florida is ranked 15th. Kentucky is not ranked, who do you think won?


It looks like the Gators won 48-10 as they are now 4-0, and Kentucky drops to an average 2-2. 


John Brantley improved his passing to 752 yards and a 4-2 TD/INT. It's surprising that he only has 2 TD's over INT when he's with the Florida Gators and didn't even face a ranked team. 


As for the Wildcats Morgan Newton at the QB spot has thrown 590 yards this season, along with 5 Touchdowns and 6 Interceptions. 


6 INT's make you look like an average QB honestly, but I think since they faced better teams so far, I think that is pretty good, he threw only 2 interceptions in the game, no TD's.


Kentucky has now lost 25 strait games against the Gators.  As UK fans we will have to say it again "next year is the year when we beat Florida and Tennessee".  Well, we can hope.


Next Week they face a better team, the LSU Tigers. They are ranked #2 in the nation, behind Oklahoma.
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Kentucky: SEC CHAMPS!

ATLANTA (AP) - Brandon Knight scored 17 points, Darius Miller hit two crucial 3-pointers and No. 15 Kentucky cruised to another Southeastern Conference tournament title, routing regular-season champion Florida 70-54 on Sunday.
The 12th-ranked Gators (26-7) had a miserable day shooting, especially guards Kenny Boynton and Erving Walker. They combined to go 7 of 26 from the field, their woes epitomized in the closing minutes when they put up back-to-back airballs trying desperately to bring Florida back.
Kentucky (25-8) streaked into the NCAAs with its sixth straight win, second straight SEC tournament crown and 27th title overall - more than every other school combined.
Florida trailed at halftime for the third straight game. The Gators came back against Tennessee and Vanderbilt, but they were doomed when Kentucky pushed it out to a 14-point lead with just over 9 minutes remaining on consecutive 3s by Miller, who was named tournament MVP.
Boynton scored 10 points, the only Florida player in double figures. But he was just 4 of 16 from the field, which pretty much summed up what kind of day it was for the Gators.
They shot just 39 percent (22 of 57), matched their second-lowest scoring game of the season and almost took their worst loss, just getting in under a 93-75 defeat to Ohio State back in November. This is a team that lives by the jump shot. When those shots didn't fall, they were dead.
But hand it to Kentucky, a team that totally rebuilt around three freshmen and a very thin roster after most of the big names left for the NBA a year ago.
Even with one of those newcomers, Doron Lamb, plagued by a sprained ankle, the Wildcats appear to be a team that is all grown up at the most important time of year. They have won eight of nine--the only loss in that stretch an overtime setback at Arkansas--and surely improved their seeding for the tournament that really matters.
Miller hit 6 of 8 shots, grabbed six rebounds and finished with 15 points. Freshman Terrence Jones chipped in with 16 points. And Knight, the third youngster, ran the show with four assists and capped the big win with a thunderous dunk in the final minute.
Hardly looking like a team with so much youth, Kentucky turned it over just six times. Florida had 14 turnovers, and no one stepped up as the game got away. The ultra-quick Walker tried putting up jumpers and penetrating the lane, not having much success at either. He shot just 3 of 10 and had eight points.
Chandler Parsons added to the woes with a 4-of-12 performance to finish with nine points. 

'Cats Beat Gators, Coach Cal Gets 500th Win

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Darius Miller scored a career-high 24 points and Brandon Knight added 16 points and six assists as No. 22 Kentucky surged past No. 13 Florida 76-68 on Saturday.
The Wildcats (20-8, 8-6 Southeastern Conference) won their 33rd straight home game and gave coach John Caliparihis 500th career victory in bouncing back from a difficult overtime loss to Arkansas on Wednesday.
Miller topped the career high of 22 set last week against South Carolina with the kind of dynamic, aggressive play Calipari has been searching for all season.
Kenny Boynton led Florida (22-6, 11-3) with 21 points and Chandler Parsons added 15 points and eight rebounds. But the Gators, who clinched a share of the SEC East title with a win over Georgia on Thursday night, couldn't keep up with the Wildcats in the second half.
Fighting for loose balls, crashing the offensive boards and trying to keep Parsons in check, Miller kept Kentucky perfect at home under Calipari and gave the Wildcats a much-needed confidence boost following another meltdown on the road against the Razorbacks.
Kentucky took control of a tight game with a 10-2 burst midway through the second half to get some breathing room at 58-49.
The Gators answered with a 3-pointer in the corner by Parsons and drew within 61-56 on a layup by Parsons, who appeared to be just fine in his second game back from a painful thigh bruise.
The Wildcats responded, as they always seem to do at home. DeAndre Liggins, who engaged in a spirited back-and-forth with Calipari in the first half, hit a 3-pointer and Doron Lamb added a runner to push Kentucky's lead to 66-56.
Kentucky's offense, however, stalled over the next 2 minutes as the Gators stayed close.

Enter Miller, who has been a puzzle at times during his up-and-down career but finally seems to be finding himself. He chased down a 3-point miss by Lamb shortly after checking back in with 4:51 to go. Kentucky reset and Miller moved to the top of the key. The Wildcats went inside to Terrence Jones, who kicked it back out to Miller. He calmly drilled the 3-pointer and stuck his tongue out briefly while hustling back on defense.
Calipari had chastised his team for being too passive, saying his players appeared to be content to watch and let others do the work.
It wasn't an issue on Saturday. Kentucky held a slight edge on the backboards and outscored Florida 11-1 on second-chance points.
Miller added five rebounds, three assists and three blocks and senior Josh Harrellsonhad six points and 12 boards in his penultimate home game.
Kentucky has been unbeatable at Rupp Arena under Calipari, but the Gators - who ended Xavier's 30-game home winning streak on New Year's Eve - hardly looked intimidated.
The Wildcats needed 13 points from Miller and 11 from Knight to take a 34-33 halftime lead as Jones battled foul trouble and the rest of Kentucky's six-man rotation proved ineffective.
Florida showcased its depth by getting contributions from whomever coach Billy Donovan threw out on the court.
There were seven ties and 10 lead changes in the half, but the Wildcats finally gathered themselves early in the second to breathe some much-needed life into their season.
The win also made Calipari the second coach in NCAA history to win 500 games in his first 19 seasons, joining North Carolina coach Roy Williams, who won 524 games in his first 19 seasons.
Calipari is 500-151 in 19 seasons at Massachusetts, Memphis and Kentucky.