For Kentucky receivers coach Lamar Thomas, coming back to Gainesville always feels like home.
Thomas will return to the stadium where he once caught touchdown passes as a standout high school receiver this afternoon when Kentucky faces Florida at The Swamp.
The game, Thomas said, has been circled on his calendar since Thomas left Louisville to join Kentucky's coaching staff earlier this year.
“Most of my friends grew up as Gator fans, so it will be a little emotional for me,” Thomas said. “I mean just the fact that I grew up in the shadow of that stadium, I think I came and I sold cokes one time.