Florida’s will to fight ran out as the Gators quit and coaches gave up on quarterback DJ Lagway during a 38-7 loss Saturday night at Kentucky.
A week after going toe-to-toe with rival Georgia, the Gators (3-6, 2-4 SEC) looked like a team with nothing left to play for against the Wildcats (4-5, 2-5).
Any hopes of Florida slipping into a lower-tier bowl with six wins all but ended during their third consecutive loss in Lexington and fourth loss in five games to a program UF beat 31 straight times from 1987-2018.