The Cats and the Gators lock in for battle later tonight over at Kroger Field at 7:30 on the SEC Network. Both teams are 3-5 and desperately looking to keep their bowl hopes alive with a win.
But both teams will be dealing with some significant injury issues heading into a game that both sides need to win.
Here is the official availability report.
Florida Gators (3-5, 2-3)
- DL Caleb Banks – OUT
- DB Micheal Caraway Jr. – OUT
- DB Aaron Gates – OUT
- ILB Grayson Howard – OUT
- RB Ja’Kobi Jackson – OUT
- ILB Ty Jackson – OUT
- DB Dijon Johnson – OUT
- EDGE LJ McCray – OUT
- WR Taylor Spierto – OUT
- DB Javion Toombs – OUT
- RB Treyaun Webb – OUT
- WR Dallas Wilson – OUT
- WR Eugene Wilson III – OUT
Kentucky Wildcats (3-5, 1-5)
- TE Elijah Brown – OUT
- DL Tavion Gadson – OUT
- DB Terhyon Nichols – OUT
- OL Aba Selm – OUT
- ILB Devin Smith – OUT
- DB Jaden Smith – OUT
- WR Troy Stellato – OUT
- DB DJ Waller Jr. – PROBABLE
- WR David Washington Jr. – OUT
- RB Jamarion Wilcox – OUT
The major takeaway for the Cats and Gators
The big injuries to note for Florida are the absences of receivers Eugene “Tre” Wilson and Dallas Wilson. Dallas Wilson had been one of the team’s most consistent threats, but he left last weekend’s contest against Georgia with a foot injury and is now out for the season.
The news gets worse for the Gators. Eugene Wilson, who will also miss Saturday’s game, is coming off a massive performance where he hauled in nine catches for 121 yards and a score in the loss to Georgia.
Quarterback DJ Lagway will be down a plethora of weapons this weekend in Lexington.
For the Cats, getting DJ Waller (Probable) back will be huge for a secondary that has been exposed all year long against quarterbacks who can pass vertically.
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