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LEXINGTON, Ky. — If things had played out according to plan, Kentucky wide receivers coach Lamar Thomas might have been on hand for the early seasons of UK's 30-year losing streak to Florida.
He would have been wearing a Florida jersey though.
Thomas grew up in Gainesville, Florida, graduating from high school in 1988. A self-described “huge Gator fan” as a child, Thomas, a standout wide receiver prospect, found an impediment to his plan to play for his hometown team.