Florida starter says Gators will be 'fired up' for Tennessee in a game that 'means a lot'
The Florida Gators will have a little extra juice on Saturday night in the Swamp for their matchup with the Tennessee Vols. Gators offensive lineman Kingsley Eguakun, who is expected to return to action for Florida on Saturday, said during the summer at SEC Media Days that the game against Tennessee "means a lot". Eguakun also […]
The Florida Gators will have a little extra juice on Saturday night in the Swamp for their matchup with the Tennessee Vols.
Gators offensive lineman Kingsley Eguakun, who is expected to return to action for Florida on Saturday, said during the summer at SEC Media Days that the game against Tennessee "means a lot".
Eguakun also noted that if Florida wants to get to a championship, they have to go through Tennessee to get there.
"We're gonna be fired up for that one," said Egakun. "We're fired up for every game but we'll be fired up for Tennessee. That's a conference game, SEC its a battle."
"If you want to get to the championship, you got to go through Tennessee to do that," added Eguakun. "I think everybody's fired up just in general for the season and the opportunity to kind of go out there and prove all these naysayers wrong. Tennessee means a lot, any SEC game means a lot, but that one definitely we got that one marked on the book."
Eguakun also pointed out during SEC Media Days that he was born in Nashville and grew up "kinda" rooting for the Vols.
"Growing up, I was actually born here in Nashville," said Eguakun during his appearance on the main stage at SEC Media Days in July. "I was actually kinda a Tennessee fan a little bit, but a lot of my family went to the University of Florida."
Eguakun, who is Florida's starting center, missed the Gators' first two games of the season while recovering from an injury he suffered during fall camp.
The former "kinda a Tennessee fan" will be fired up for the Vols on Saturday in his return to action. Tennessee will certainly have their hands full with a Florida team that's eager to finally take a big step forward under Billy Napier.
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