Each and every week prior to a Kentucky football game, Cat Scratches will talk with head coach Joker Phillips for his game plan of attack. Without giving away too much of the game plan, Phillips will tell us his keys to the game, a key matchup and who Kentucky has to look out for on the opposing team.First key to the game – Use the Gators’ speed against them: “You’ve got to be ready to pick up all the blitzes and all the jumps they do. You’ve got to make them pay sometimes when they do it too. When they blitz, we’ve got to throw and catch, we’ve got to get hats on hats because, when they do blitz, there are creases in the run game. If we can get a hat on a hat in the pass game, there should be some receivers running open. We’ve got to beat one-on-one coverage.”Cat Scratches’ take: Florida’s speed entices the Gators to gamble a bit on defense. Though Charlie Strong, the former defensive coordinator, is no longer in the Sunshine State, the Gators still like to blitz – and blitz a lot they do. Florida has averaged three sacks per game, tied for 22nd in the nation. Meanwhile, UK quarterback Mike Hartline has been brought down just one time this season, tied for second in the country. If Kentucky’s offensive line can keep up with the speed rushers on the outside and give Hartline enough time to throw the ball down the field, UK should have some one-on-one matchups on the outside. The key, as Phillips said, is taking advantage of them. Florida’s fast, but a ball in the air is faster. Second key to the game – Win the turnover battle: “It’s a great matchup. I was looking at the conference stats, and we’re second in the league in turnover margin. We haven’t turned the ball over. They’re first. They turned it over five times, which means they’re pretty darned good at taking it away. Taking it away 12 times, that’s a plus-seven turnover margin. You would think a team that hasn’t turned it over in three games would be top in the conference, but we’re not because they’ve created a lot of turnovers.”Cat Scratches’ take: Something has to give this weekend. UK is the only team that has played three games this yet that has yet to turn it over and one of only two teams (Oregon State) without one. The only problem is Florida is tied for first in the nation in takeaways with 12 through three games. The Gators rank second nationally in turnover margin at plus-2.33.  Third key to the game – Confidence: “We have addressed about not being intimidated by The Swamp and the atmosphere and the (Florida) helmet, but we haven’t talked about the streak. This is a different team. A lot of them don’t even know there is a streak, especially a lot of the young guys. We’ve been focusing on not getting caught up in the atmosphere and not letting the atmosphere intimidate you.”Cat Scratches’ take: Until Kentucky takes down Florida (and Tennessee, for that matter), the infamous losing streaks are always going to be a hot topic with UK football. And until fans stop showing up to watch Florida football (they won’t), playing in Gainesville, Fla., will always be one of the most intimidating environments in the country. It was a concern two years ago when the Cats were run out of Florida, 63-5. Phillips doesn’t anticipate it being the case this year. With the help of director of strength and conditioning Ray “Rock” Oliver, UK has worked on overcoming mental barriers that have plagued the team in the past. Many of the skill players that took the 2008 beating remember the environment. They should know how to overcome now.Florida’s strength – Speed, speed and more speed:  “Speed is always the key when you play this team here. This bunch runs well at every position. That’s what they do. When Urban (Meyer) took over the job, he said they wanted to recruit the fastest team in America. He probably has done that. We’ve got to try to match that. You match their speed sometimes by being physical.”Cat Scratches’ take: Player for player, there is no team in the nation that can match the Gators at each and every position. Florida boasts the fastest player in the nation in running back Jeff Demps. The Florida track star, who led the Gators to a national track championship in the spring, ran a scorching 9.96 in the 100-meter dash. Even UK running back Derrick Locke, who backs down from just about no one when it comes to a race, gave Demps the edge in speed over 40 yards. If Demps gets in the open field Saturday, look out.Matchup to watch for – UK’s special teams coverage: “In big games, you always stress special teams. It’s usually the difference, and it’s been the difference in our game the last couple of years. We’ve got to go toe-to-toe, our special teams versus their special teams. … (Joe Mansour) has improved in kickoffs, no doubt about that. Last week he was outstanding. He kicked a few of them in the end zone. I think he kicked half of them in the end zone. If he can kick half of them in the end zone and then kick the other half exactly where we want it, we feel good about our ability to cover. … All of our coverage teams have to cover well. We have to cover well on our kickoffs and we have to block well on our punts, which means you can’t get a punt blocked. I think those are the matchups that will be major in this game.”Cat Scratches’ take: Demps is first in the Southeastern Conference and sixth nationally in kickoff return average at 36.8 yards per return. He’s helped Florida rank first in the SEC in kickoffs and fifth nationally. That could pose serious problems for UK, which continues to have problems covering kickoffs. UK ranks 112th in the nation out of 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams, surrendering an average of 27.92 yards per return. Also, Meyer-coached teams have blocked 47 kicks since he became a head coach in 2001. Kentucky has been the victim of three punt blocks against Florida the last two years. The Cats can’t have one blocked in The Swamp and expect to win.Florida player to watch for – Florida DBs, Demps: “They’ve got a safety and a cornerback in the defensive backfield in (Ahmad) Black and (Janors) Jenkins that you always have to have an eye out for. … There won’t be games that you’ll see this year with as many dynamic players on offense as you’ll see Saturday. We think there are three (Demps, Randall Cobb and Derrick Locke) because we feel like Locke is one of those guys too.”Cat Scratches’ take: Black already has three interceptions on the season and is tied for sixth on the school’s all-time list with 11 career picks. If Black or Jenkins pick it off, UK better wrap up quickly. Jenkins, who leads the league with six passes defended, returned an interception 67 yards in the season opener, and Black has returned three of his career picks for 40 yards or more.Kentucky players to watch for – Mike Hartline, safeties: “Hartline has to play well for us to have success offensively. And then our two safeties have to be outstanding for us to have a chance in this game.”Cat Scratches’ take: Hartline just keeps chugging along. The senior signal-caller is 54-of-75 this season for 680 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions. His pass efficiency rating of 170.1 ranks No. 8 in the country and fourth in the SEC. Final injury report: Tight end Nick Mellilo will miss his third straight game. Offensive guard Stuart Hines will not make the trip with a sprained ankle. Fullback Moncell Allen (hamstring) will make the trip to Florida but is questionable. Danny Trevathan, who suffered a broken left hand against Akron, will play with a cast on.