When the Florida Gators and Mississippi State Bulldogs entered the 2018 season, it looked like their late-September matchup could be one between two unbeatens.
All the Gators would have to do is win two non-conference home games and get by Kentucky and Tennessee. All the Bulldogs would have to do is win two non-conference home games, survive a trip to Kansas State, and get past Kentucky.
That didn’t happen — thanks Kentucky — and now the Gators and Bulldogs arguably enter this weekend’s tilt as teams on tilt, with the Gators leaning in a positive direction after a rout of Tennessee and the Bulldogs listing a bit after being run over by those Wildcats.