The Florida Gators are set to face No. 11 Kentucky in what is undoubtedly their toughest matchup the rest of the season.

Kentucky is a true College Football Playoff contender, but Florida already has a few signature road wins this season.

Sitting at 5-4 is less than ideal, but two of those wins came at Auburn and Texas.

The Auburn win doesn't look nearly as great with a few of the losses the Gators have gone through since, but no one can take away the fact that Florida went to Austin and took down the then-No. 7-ranked Longhorns.

On Saturday, Nov. 14, head coach Jon Sumrall is going back to Aaron Philo in a game that could clinch Florida bowl eligibility. 

With Philo being ruled out of the Texas game due to injury, Tramell Jones Jr. stepped up in a big way.

Jones Jr. didn't have that same success in either of his next two games, though he still was the clear replacement for Philo, who struggled big time in the Georgia game.

That will be visited soon enough, but Florida started 4-0 with Philo, and that included the huge win at Auburn and vs. No. 4 Ole Miss.

Not only did Florida beat Ole Miss, but they crushed the Rebels by 24 points. That wouldn't have happened without a big effort from Jadan Baugh, but it came with Philo under center.

There was nothing neutral about Florida having to go to Atlanta to play the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs. 

Philo was named the starter in his first game back, but Sumrall pulled the plug on him quite early on.

In the end, he finished 5/7 for 26 yards. Philo averaged just 5.2 yards per completion, and both of his incompletions were actually interceptions.

With Baugh having just 73 rushing yards these past two weeks, Florida desperately needs to get back on track.

That starts with Philo, no doubt, and at this point Sumrall truly has nothing to lose.

Worst-case scenario? Florida gets off to another slow start, and Philo is benched again, but with how Jones looked against Oklahoma, change is necessary.

This Kentucky team is legit, and with how poorly this offense has been since Oct. 3, there's no telling as to what the Wildcats are going to do.

With Philo only being a junior, this is going to be a huge test for him to see what he has left in the tank and if Sumrall and Co. can keep him as QB1 next season, should he decide to stick around.