The Kentucky Wildcats were run out of Knoxville on Saturday night by the Tennessee Volunteers. After falling by a score of 34-6, Kentucky moves to 7-2 on the season and 5-2 in conference play.
Kentucky falls to Tennessee: 3 things to know and postgame banter
Knoxville remains a House of Horrors.
Nick WheatleyNick is a lifelong Kentucky fan, who has been working at SB Nation, specifically contributing to A Sea of Blue, since April 2018.
It was an ugly start for the Cats. That’s not uncommon, but it was uncharacteristically ugly. Turnovers. Penalties. Drive-killers, one after another. Will Stein and Co. were held to 0 touchdowns on their first five drives and in the first half for the first time this season. They did make two field goals, but a massive 66-yard touchdown run from Tennessee led to a 10-6 halftime deficit.
The frustrating part is that Kentucky generally played well in the first half. They executed at a high rate, but costly mistakes, negative plays, and an inability to finish drives led to the score at the half.
After the break, it was much of the same until Kentucky completely fell apart. Everybody knows UK’s struggles against UT (more on that below), and after losing ...