I took the liberty to post a few bowl projections Monday for the Kentucky football team but did so without posing the Gator Bowl as a possiblity.

To my knowledge, I didn’t even know the Gator Bowl was still in play for the Cats, but according to a couple of reports, UK is still very much in the running for the Gator Bowl.

According to play-by-play announcer Tom Leach, who also writes two posts a week on this blog, Kentucky may stand a chance at the Gator Bowl if a few things go the Cats’ way. First and foremost, UK would have to beat Tennessee after Thanksgiving and then hope that Florida wins out and is picked ahead of Mississippi State in the bowl pecking order.

Leach writes that if Florida finishes 8-4, he thinks the Chick-fi-A Bowl would look at Florida, leaving the next pick to the Gator Bowl. With Kentucky’s recent string of Music City Bowl appearances, Leach then believes that Mississippi State could end up in Nashville, Tenn., and UK could wind up in the Gator Bowl.

Following along? If it sounds confusing, check out Leach’s complete bowl take.

There is some credibility to Leach’s report, too. The Gator Bowl, which will take a Southeastern Conference team and a Big East team this year, wants teams that finish the year strong, according to a report in the The Florida Times-Union.

A win over Tennessee would give the Cats three wins in a row and certainly constitute a strong finish.

According to The Florida Times-Union report, Florida, Mississippi State and Georgia are all on the Gator Bowl’s radar.

There is still a lot of football left to be played, but after a midseason slump, UK football’s dreams of playing in a bowl in the South remains a small possiblity.