Quincy Wilson happy to get DBU back together

Duke Dawson laid a bone-jarring hit last Saturday night but he may have gotten the worst end of it. Dawson suffered a stinger and missed the rest of the game. That pretty much signaled the end of Quincy Wilson’s night as the Minutemen chose to attack the side of the field Wilson wasn’t posted on, picking on the other Florida Gators receivers.

That will change this week with Dawson expected to return from his injury and Teez Tabor, suspended for the first game, also coming back for the start of SEC play. It’s just in time, too. Kentucky brings a potent offensive attack with sophomore quarterback Drew Barker, who threw for four touchdowns last weekend. The Wildcats have a solid group of receivers, led by junior Garrett Johnson. Johnson hauled in six passes for 143 yards and two scores last week.

“Watching them on film, they like to take shots downfield,” junior cornerback Quincy Wilson said. “I think it’s a great matchup, They’ve got fast guys, we’ve got fast guys. Good receivers, good DBs. It’s going to be a good game.”

The last time the Wildcats entered the Swamp they pushed Florida to triple overtime. It’s a game that Kentucky contested, with head coach Mark Stoops asking for a review of a fourth and seven conversion that appeared on television to be a delay of game. Kentucky passed for 369 yards that day, the third highest total Florida gave up that season. In 2015 the Cats completed just 33.3% of their pass attempts (8-24) for 126 yards and two interceptions.

Kentucky’s passing attack is much better this year with Barker slinging the pigskin but you can’t underestimate Tabor’s impact and how missing last week will serve to motivate him.

“He was just at the house, jittery, ready to get back out there. It was hard watching the team out there, playing out on the field not with him,” Wilson said. “I think there will be less explosive plays, that’s the big thing, as you know (UMass) had 70, 80 percent of their plays came on three plays. So that will get cut down.”

With Tabor back the Gators, who as Wilson pointed out, were torched for three huge plays last week are confident that it won’t happen again this week, even against a significantly better offensive attack. The gang is back together again and the confidence is overflowing.

“They like to the throw the ball around,” Wilson said. “And we like teams that like to throw.”