The Kentucky Wildcats will renew their rivalry with the Vanderbilt Commodores Saturday night at Kroger Field.
Kickoff is set for 7:45 p.m ET. The game can be seen on SEC Network with the broadcast crew of Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Jordan Rodgers (analyst) in the booth. Cole Cubelic will provide sideline coverage.
As they do each week before game day, Kentucky took to social media to unveil its weekly uniform combination. For the game against Vanderbilt, the Wildcats will wear their alternate black jerseys over blue pants, with blue helmets.
It’s the first time this season that Kentucky will wear its black home alternates. The Wildcats have worn blue jerseys in all but one of their home games this year; they wore their gray/anthracite jerseys and matching pants in Week 3 against the Georgia Bulldogs.
The last time fans saw the Wildcats’ black jerseys was in their 38-21 home loss to the Missouri Tigers on Oct. 14 last year. Unlike this week’s game against Vandy, though, Mark Stoops’ team donned matching black pants to complement the black jerseys vs. Mizzou.
Black and Blue #Caturday night ⚫️😼 pic.twitter.com/hCzEIKOkGn
— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) October 11, 2024
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Kentucky (3-2 overall, 1-2 SEC) will be seeking its third straight victory after defeating the Ohio Bobcats in Lexington on Sept. 21, one week before a thrilling 20-17 upset win on the road against the Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford. The Wildcats were idle last Saturday.
Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-1) is coming off the biggest win in program history after stunning the previously unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, 40-35, in Nashville last Saturday.
Quarterback Diego Pavia threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns on 16-of-20 passing, and the Commodores throttled the Crimson Tide in time of possession — 42:08 to 17:52.
Kentucky won last year’s meeting against Vanderbilt, 45-28, on Sept. 23 in Nashville. In that game, Maxwell Hairston had two interception returns for touchdowns to help the Wildcats improve to 4-0.
Since Stoops’ second season in Lexington in 2014, Kentucky has won eight of the last 10 meetings against the Commodores. The Wildcats lead the all-time series with Vanderbilt, 48-43-4.
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