Chauncey Gardner-Johnson spoke to reporters not with the attitude of someone who had just suffered a heartbreaking loss at the hands of an SEC foe.
The junior defensive back communicated in his signature confident manner Monday as he stressed the importance of keeping an attitude of mental toughness.
That mentality is something that the Gators needed a lot more of in their 27-16 home loss to Kentucky on Saturday night.
And Gardner-Johnson held his defense accountable, saying that it lacked the mental preparation needed to be successful in that game.
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“We didn’t prepare ourselves properly going into the game,” he said.