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UF QB Luke Del Rio makes most of unexpected chance

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Watching from the sideline Kentucky, UF quarterback Luke Del Rio did not know whether his chance would come again.

For many Gators out on the field, college football careers were just the beginning.

Differing perspectives, levels of potential and future possibilities came together when Kentucky led by 13 points with 11 minutes remaining Saturday night. A young team rallied around Del Rio, a 22-year-old redshirt junior, and produced another dramatic win — 28-27 victory against the stunned Wildcats.

“A lot of teams when they get down big like that and they're younger, like we are, they kind of shut down, they kind of pack their bags and say, 'OK, well, we lost.