Some fans wanted to put the ball in Sawyer Smith’s hands on the penultimate drive of the game. Trailing by one, Kentucky’s quarterback began the drive by completing a six-yard pass to Justin Rigg. Once Kavosiey Smoke moved the chains, an Ahmad Wagner pass interference gave UK another first down. A 21-yard gain by Lynn Bowden put the ball on the Florida 26-yard line, well within field goal range, with just under two minutes to play.
“At that moment we run for four yards on first down at the end of the game there,” Stoops said. “Time was an issue because if you noticed, we were a little thin in the secondary.