It’s 2017 and the Kentucky Wildcats are on the verge of snapping a 30-year drought over the Florida Gators. The highlights of the night are Kentucky blowing coverages on Tyrie Cleveland and Freddie Swain, and a Kadarius Toney pass to Cleveland to set up a touchdown. The real star of the night was a freshman running back from Tampa.
“Malik put the team on his back. He was carrying us,” defensive lineman CeCe Jefferson said of then-freshman running back Malik Davis.
Playing in just the third game of his career and with only five carries in the first two games, the Gators turned to the kid who rushed for 2,469 yards as a senior at Jesuit and 33 touchdowns.