Game Day: Gators at No. 13 Kentucky (ESPN, 6:15 p.m.)

Saturday, November 14, 2026 | Football, Scott Carter

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Over the past decade, college football has undergone massive changes that have altered the sport's identity. What once seemed highly unlikely or even impossible now has the shock value of a runny nose.

For goodness sake, Indiana is the reigning national champion.

On a micro level, the Florida-Kentucky rivalry reveals just how much college football's DNA has changed. For three decades, the Gators knew for certain that the home opener at The Swamp would be hot and sweaty, and that they would beat the Wildcats.

That is not hyperbole. The Gators won 31 consecutive games over Kentucky from 1987-2017. For years, in the week leading…