


He's a really good athlete and he has stature. He's a phenomenal passer, not only arm talent but accurate. "There's no secret here that Kentucky's got one of the best quarterbacks in the entire nation,'' Gators head coach Billy Napier said Wednesday. The 6-foot-3, 232-pound Levis completed 21 of 32 for 303 yards and three touchdowns in the Miami win, his fourth 300-yard passing game.

Without him, Levis and tailback Kavosiey Smoke are the most notable ballcarriers in Kentucky's backfield. Rodriguez rushed for 99 yards against the Gators last season. The Wildcats managed a measly 50 yards rushing on 26 carries against Miami, which included four sacks of quarterback Will Levis. Kentucky's running game lacks juice without him. Rodriguez rushed for 1,379 yards in 2021. That is a significant loss for the Wildcats. He is still a member of the Wildcats, but he is suspended and won't be on Florida Field for now. However, Kentucky's running game is without Rodriguez in this one. When the game was over, the Gators were forced to exit the field amidst a sea of blue as fans rushed the field. Instead, Kentucky running back Chris Rodriguez Jr.'s touchdown run in the fourth quarter sealed the victory. The Gators could have easily won without self-destructing at critical moments. Ī year ago in Lexington, the Wildcats won 20-13, aided by 15 UF penalties on a night that in so many ways epitomized Florida's season. (KT) - Kentucky running back Chris Rodriguez is still missing on the team's depth chart and backup Ramon Jefferson won't be available when the Wildcats open Southeastern Conference play Saturday at Florida. They have split the previous four meetings. 20 Kentucky.īoth teams won their season openers a week ago, and this once-lopsided rivalry - the Gators won 31 in a row until Kentucky upset them in 2018 – has become more competitive in recent years. Thankfully, so do games like Saturday's SEC opener at The Swamp: No. In the end, the spat served as another reminder of what makes the Southeastern Conference special. He's not wrong.įinally, Wildcats athletic director Mitch Barnhart told the boys to stuff a sock in their mouths. Stoops fired back that his football program isn't too shabby either. Calipari announced Kentucky as a basketball school. The most exciting development in the offseason at Kentucky was the public Cat fight between John Calipari and Mark Stoops. It does not store any personal data.GAINESVILLE, Fla. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies.

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