Friday, September 24, 2010

Kentucky-Florida Capsule

Kentucky (3-0) at No. 9 Florida (3-0, 1-0 SEC), 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
Line: Florida by 14.
Series Record: Florida leads 43-17.
Last Meeting: 2009, Florida 41-7.

WHAT'S AT STAKE
One of the longest winning streaks in college football. The Gators have won 23 in a row in the series, the second-longest active streak between two Football Bowl Subdivision teams in an uninterrupted series. Kentucky's last win came on Nov. 15, 1986.

KEY MATCHUP
Florida's defense vs. QB Mike Hartline, RB Derrick Locke and WR Randall Cobb. Kentucky's talented trio is among the league leaders in several categories. Hartline ranks third in passing yards, Locke is the SEC's leading rusher and scorer, and Cobb is eighth in receptions.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Kentucky: LB Danny Trevathan, who attended high school about an hour from Gainesville, has led the Wildcats in tackles all three games. He has 25 tackles, including six for loss.

Florida: RB Jeff Demps is the only player in the country with a run longer than 70 yards and a kick return longer than 50 yards. He averages 196.7 all-purpose yards a game, which leads the SEC and ranks third in the country. He carried a career-high 26 times last week at Tennessee.

FACTS & FIGURES
Coaches from both teams will wear Coach to Cure MD patches Saturday to raise awareness and funding for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research. ... Kentucky hasn't turned the ball over this season, ranking 16th nationally and second in the SEC with a turnover margin of plus-4. Florida ranks second in the nation and leads the league at plus-7. ... Kentucky has won seven consecutive games when scoring 30 or more points. ... The Wildcats haven't beaten a ranked team since 2007, haven't defeated a ranked team on the road since 2002 and haven't knocked off top-10 team from the SEC on the road since 1964. ... Kentucky RBs coach Larry Brinson played at Florida (1973-76), running for 1,105 yards and nine touchdowns. ... The Gators have won 23 consecutive regular-season games, including 13 straight at home.