Before their final two possessions of the evening, the Florida Gators’ longest drives against the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday night in Lexington spanned no more than seven plays.
Florida was flagged for more false starts than that — eight of them — in its 20-13 loss to the Wildcats, managing to be penalized for its last with goal to go on the doomed final drive that consigned the Gators to their first loss at Kentucky since 1986 — and just their second loss to the Wildcats in the teams’ last 36 meetings.
The Gators’ staggering 15 penalties for 115 yards sideswiped drive after drive, and gave Kentucky precious ground that neither defense was yielding easily.