Two days before Kentucky’s first road test of the season at Florida, the Wildcats had a light Thursday with a walkthrough and positional meetings. “Players are focused and we’re excited to get on that plane tomorrow,” Stoops said. “We got one more run-through tomorrow. We’ll have about a 45-minute to an hour practice tomorrow and then we’ll get on that bus and load up and head to Gainesville. So putting the finishing touches on a good week.”Returning to practice were running back Braylon Heard and wide receiver Javess Blue. Though they were limited, the two playmakers will be on the flight down to Florida Friday afternoon.”They were out there a little bit, so we’ll see,” Stoops said. “Yeah, they’re going to make the trip. We’ll get something out of them.”Zach West, on the other hand, has been ruled out for Saturday. With the starter at left guard out with a neck injury, Cole Mosier will step in. A week after the Wildcats allowed five sacks to Ohio, Stoops knows they will need to be better against an athletic Gator defensive front.”We’ve got to play well,” Stoops said. “We’ve got to do what we do and that’s get rid of the football quick when we can, make good decisions. We’ve got to protect and have all 11 guys on the same page, so. We’ve worked hard and we’ll go down there and they’ll play well. They’ll improve.”

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