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Kentucky 26, Florida 16: Wildcats lay a licking on sloppy Gators

The Florida Gators, fresh off a see-saw ride of a win over a top-10 Utah team, had Kentucky down 16-7 in the second quarter on Saturday night, having just earned that lead by virtue of a high snap meant to be a punt being booted out of the back of the Wildcats’ own end zone.

That produced a 15-yard penalty, too, one that forced the ‘Cats to kick off from their own 20.

Florida returned the subsequent kick to its 42 — but a holding penalty plopped the Gators back on their own 20.

And three plays later, Kentucky had the ball deep in Florida territory, thanks to Anthony Richardson throwing a short pass that Jordan Wright batted and corraled with one arm.