Florida head coach Billy Napier wants to build his football program around physicality and toughness. The former Arizona State offensive coordinator and Louisiana head wants to run the football on offense, play good defense, and win with complementary football. The Gators failed the mission on Saturday.
In the 33-14 loss to Kentucky at Kroger Field in Week 5, Florida was outrushed 329-69 and fell into a 16-0 hole in the first quarter. Napier admitted after the game that Kentucky was the more physical team in this SEC East matchup.
“I think hats off to Kentucky and Coach [Mark] Stoops, they were ready to play and they flat out beat us.