Nov 15, 2026 2:55 AM
Aaron Philo’s dual-threat resurgence and a suffocating defensive performance propelled the Gators to a gritty road upset.
Despite being 2-4 in their last six games, the Florida Gators couldn't have asked for two bigger wins.
After taking down No. 7 Texas in Austin, 27-24, Florida stumbled against both No. 3 Georgia and Oklahoma.
Somehow, they were able to go to Kentucky and take down the No. 11 Wildcats, 21-14.
This Florida team is as confusing as it gets, but they're officially bowl eligible after improving to 6-4.
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The Wildcats can kiss their College Football Playoff hopes goodbye as they just lost to a Florida squad that was able to get back to .500 in SEC play (4-4).
For Kentucky, they're 7-3 (5-3) with next to no chances of being involved in the postseason picture.
Aaron Philo ran like his life depended on it
The Georgia Tech transfer got benched after an abysmal showing in Atlanta, where he threw a pair of interceptions against the Bulldogs.
Tramell Jones Jr. wasn't able to do anything noteworthy against an unranked Oklahoma squad, so Jon Sumrall went back to Aaron Philo as QB1.
Remember, this is the same quarterback that got Florida off to a red-hot 4-0 start, which included signature wins at Auburn and against then-ranked No. 4 Ole Miss.
He may have only thrown for 119 yards against Kentucky, but he completed 16 of his 24 passes and didn't throw any interceptions.
The biggest news of the day was the fact that Florida was able to run for 211 yards. This offensive line has been in shambles lately, and it's crazy to think that Jadan Baugh's 69 yards weren't a team high.
Instead, it was Philo leading the way as he had 15 carries for 102 yards with a touchdown.
Not only did Philo have the longest run of the game at 28 yards, but that run alone was more than Kentucky's leading rusher finished the entire game with.
Jason Patterson was held to just 22 yards on the ground, and then CJ Baxter only had 21 himself.
Florida's defense showed up
It's not like there's necessarily anything wrong with allowing 23 points to Oklahoma, but that loss looked far worse due to how poorly Florida's offense played.
On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Wildcats were held to just 14 points. Last weekend, Tennessee held them to six points, so this is a Kentucky squad that's only scored 20 points in its last two games combined.
Defensively, Ben Hanks III and Aaron Chiles led the way with seven total tackles each. Jayden Woods finished with 1.5 sacks, and Emmanuel Oyebadejo added 1.5 tackles for loss.
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