While Florida is familiar with North Florida after meeting last season, a 99-45 win for the Gators, the Ospreys roll out a relatively new team under new head coach Bobby Kennen, who enters his first season after replacing Matthew Driscoll, the program's all-time winningest head coach who departed to be an assistant at Kansas State.

Florida returns to Gainesville for its home opener, hosting North Florida on Thursday. The Gators have won all 11 prior matchups vs. the Ospreys, including last season's 99-45 victory in Gainesville.

Boireau has shown improvements in his sophomore season, headlined by the kiss-worthy interception during the Mississippi State game that ensured a Gators win. While his on-field performance stands

Florida was 6-for-32 against North Florida from behind the arc, making them 13-for-59 overall on the year. To play devil’s advocate, the Gators are creating good looks. Unfortunately for them, they cannot get them to fall through the basket. Either way, the shooting needs to improve soon.

Find single game tickets to the Florida Gators vs. Kentucky Wildcats college football Week 11 matchup on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at Kroger Field.

A close loss to a rival ranked inside the top five didn't hurt the Florida Gators at all in the latest SEC vibe rankings from The Athletic.

Kickoff against Kentucky on Saturday is at 7:30 p.m. with television coverage on SEC Network. This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/florida as Gators Star WR Ruled Out for Kentucky Game.

Kentucky gets Gators at Kroger Field in what will be Florida’s first true road game under their interim head coach.