Florida will get a loud start to their SEC season on January 6th when the Gators (10-3) will take on the Kentucky Wildcats (10-2) in a marquee TV game. In recent years the Florida-Kentucky matchups have been reserved for later in the SEC season but this year Gator fans will get an early treat with a huge quad-1 game and the opportunity to start the league off with a bang.
For the first time in years, Kentucky entered the season with a bit of desperation. The Wildcats fell in the second round of last year’s NCAA Tournament which was actually a great improvement on the prior two seasons when they were upset famously in the first round by Saint Peter’s in 2022 and when they missed the NCAA Tournament in 2021.