Florida DB who guaranteed win over Kentucky says Wildcats ‘came and slapped us in the mouth’
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Leading up to last Saturday’s rivalry game between Florida and Kentucky, Gators defensive back Chauncey Gardner-Johnson guaranteed his team’s 31-game winning streak in the series would continue.
Now he and his teammates are dealing with the fallout of their streak-snapping, 27-16 loss at home.
Speaking to reporters Monday, Gardner-Johnson gave a blunt assessment of what occurred between the Gators and Wildcats in The Swamp.
Chauncey Gardner-Johnson on Kentucky: "They came and slapped us in the mouth."
— Nick de la Torre (@delatorre) September 10, 2018
Kentucky racked up more than 300 rushing yards to rally from a 10-7 halftime deficit and finally end its decades-long funk against Florida.
Though Gardner-Johnson’s most recent prediction came back to bite him, he offered another forecast for the Gators’ fortunes this season.
Gators DB also made another prediction, saying team would respond: "Trust me." https://t.co/RmiXyl2Jkz
— Mark Long (@APMarkLong) September 10, 2018
We’ll see if this prediction was on the mark when Florida (1-1) hosts Colorado State at 4 p.m. Saturday on the SEC Network.
Marcus covers SEC football for Saturday Down South.
