Jadan Baugh’s five TD runs carry Florida past Kentucky

Jadan Baugh produced three of his five touchdown runs in the second quarter and Florida went on to defeat Kentucky 48-20 on Saturday night in Gainesville, Fla.Florida’s DJ Lagway threw for 259 yards on 7-for-14 passing. He was intercepted once. Elijhah Badger caught three passes for 148 yards to help the Gator (4-3, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) win for the third time in four games.Baugh finished with 106 yards on 22 carries. Florida’s Cormani McClain returned a fourth-quarter interception 29 yards for a touchdown.Kentucky quarterback Brock Vandagriff was 12-for-26 for 165 yards with a touchdown. He threw two of the team’s three interceptions as the Wildcats fell to 3-4, 1-4.Florida scored on 98- and 1-yard possessions within a 26-second span as part of its 24-point second quarter. There was a dizzying stretch of scoring that involved both teams before the Gators held a 27-13 halftime advantage, aided by a 313-157 gap in total yardage.Kentucky’s Barion Brown had two long touchdown plays, including a 99-yard kickoff return, in the first half.The Wildcats turned the ball over on downs in Florida territory on the three possessions in the fourth quarter.Lagway moved into the first-string QB role for the Gators after Graham Mertz sustained a season-ending knee injury a week earlier at Tennessee.

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