Coming into Saturday, Kentucky football had lost four consecutive games, and had mostly not even been competitive. After the bye week, the Wildcats got a little help from the schedule with Football Championship Subdivision opponent Murray State coming to town.
The Wildcats opened the game with a deep touchdown pass by Brock Vandagriff to get out in front, and they never looked back. They would lead 24 – 0 at halftime.
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In the second half, Cutter Boley would take over at quarterback, and would get the same result. He would throw for two more scores, and Kentucky would wind up winning by a score of 48 – 6.
Jamarion Wilcox had a big day for the Cats with 123 rushing yards and a touchdown. Vandagriff finished with 183 yard passing and two scores.
Up next for Kentucky is a must-win game against the Texas Longhorns. A loss will officially end their chances at making a ninth straight bowl game.