Following a perfect non-conference season the Florida Gators (13-0) will get right into the meat of their season when they open SEC play January 4th against who else but the Kentucky Wildcats (10-2, though they will play one more buy game after this article has been written but before the matchup with Florida) on the road in Lexington.
Kentucky went through a high-profile coaching change in the offseason when John Calipari left for Arkansas, ultimately choosing BYU’s Mark Pope. Pope, a very popular Wildcat, was known for his fun style of play at BYU and the smooth transition he made from the WCC to the Big 12–but was tagged with some negative press regarding his inability to get a win in the NCAA Tournament.