Kentucky vs. Florida FREE LIVE STREAM (10/19/24): Watch College Football Week 8 Online | Time, TV, channel

The Kentucky Wildcats, led by quarterback Brock Vandagriff, will face the Florida Gators, led by quarterback DJ Lagway, on Saturday, October 19, 2024 (10/19/24) at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida.

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Here's what you need to know:

What: NCAA Football, Week 8

WHO: Kentucky vs. Florida

When: Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024

Where: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

Time: 7:45 p.m. ET

TV: SEC Network

Live stream: fuboTV (free trial), DirecTV stream (free trial)

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Here's a preview capsule via Associated Press:

Kentucky (3-3, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) at Florida (3-3, 1-2), Saturday, 7:45 p.m. ET (SEC Network)

BetMGM college football odds: Kentucky up 1½.

Series record: Florida leads 53-21.

WHAT IS AT STAKE?

Kentucky can extend its winning streak against Florida to four, which would equal its longest (1948-51) in the series. The Wildcats have dominated both lines of scrimmage in the last two meetings, including a 33-17 win last year in Lexington in which Ray Davis ran for 280 yards and three touchdowns. “You could say it’s a revenge game,” Florida safety Jordan Castell said. “We want to go out and prove that they won’t do what they did last year again.”

KEY MATCHUP

Florida's ground game against the SEC's third-ranked run defense. The Gators could be without starter Montrell Johnson Jr. and backup Treyaun Webb, so freshman Jaden Baugh could potentially make his first career start. It would be against a Kentucky unit that allows just 89 yards rushing per game and 3.06 yards per carry.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Kentucky: Dane Key has caught at least seven passes in three straight games, becoming the program's youngest player since Wan'Dale Robinson in 2021 to accomplish the feat. Key needs 55 yards receiving to move into eighth place on Kentucky's all-time list.

Florida: Freshman QB DJ Lagway is starting his second career and playing in the SEC for the first time. Lagway takes over for senior Graham Mertz, who tore ligaments in his left knee last week at Tennessee. Lagway, a five-star prospect out of Texas, has completed 65% of his passes for 765 yards, with five touchdowns and four interceptions.

FACTS & FIGURES

Kentucky has rattled off consecutive wins in Gainesville after losing 19 straight times there between 1981 and 2018. … The Wildcats have not allowed more than 20 points in their last four games. … Kentucky ranks in the top 10 nationally in four defensive categories: fewest first downs allowed, total defense, scoring defense and rushing defense. … Kentucky has led its opponents in rushing yards in all six games this season. … This is Florida's homecoming game. The Gators will honor their 1984 team, the first to win an SEC championship. … The Gators have scored in an NCAA-record 454 consecutive games, 54 more than anyone in college football history.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report)

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