Back-to-back wins by the Kentucky Wildcats, including Week 5’s thrilling 20-17 road win at the previously fifth-ranked Ole Miss Rebels on Sept. 28 have improved bowl game hopes for Mark Stoops’ team.
Not including the 12-team College Football Playoff, there are 35 bowl games scheduled for FBS teams this year. Which one is Kentucky currently in line for?
In his updated weekly bowl projections, CBS Sports analyst Jerry Palm forecasts Kentucky to spend bowl season not too far from Lexington. Palm sees the Wildcats squaring off against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in this year’s Music City Bowl, Dec. 30 in Nashville.
The matchup, if it comes to fruition, would be a first in Kentucky football history. The Wildcats and Huskers have never met on the gridiron.
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In other bowl projections following Week 6, USA TODAY Sports’ Erick Smith sees Kentucky spending bowl season in Tennessee, as well — although a few miles to the west in Memphis.
Smith sees the Wildcats playing in the Liberty Bowl on Dec. 27 against Mike Gundy and the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
Kentucky will look to improve its bowl stock this Saturday when the Wildcats welcome the Vanderbilt Commodores to Kroger Field. Kickoff is set for 7:45 p.m. ET. The game can be seen on SEC Network.
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