Tennessee Football First Look: Kentucky

Tennessee First-look Kentucky

Kentucky football meets Tennessee on Saturday in Knoxville. Here is your first look at Kentucky.

By 14Powers.com SEC Football

Kentucky Season So Far

Date Opponent Time TV Result
9/3 vs. Miami (OH) 7:00 PM ET ESP+ W 37-13
9/10 at Florida 7:00 PM ET ESPN W 26-16
9/17 vs. Youngstown State 12:00 PM ET SECN W 31-0
9/24 vs. Northern Illinois 7:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 31-23
10/1 at Ole Miss 12:00 PM ET ESPN L 19-22
10/8 vs. South Carolina 7:30 PM ET SECN L 14-24
10/15 vs. Mississippi State 7:30 PM ET SECN W 27-17
10/29 at Tennessee 7:00 PM ET ESPN
11/5 at Missouri TBA
11/12 vs. Vanderbilt TBA
11/19 vs. Georgia TBA
11/26 vs. Louisville TBA

Key Stats (per game)

Stat Kentucky Tennessee
Scoring Offense 26.4 50.1
Scoring Defense 16.4 23.1
Total Offense 373.7 571.7
Rushing Offense 113.4 202.9
Passing Offense 260.3 368.9
Team Passing Eff. 166.6 198.6
Total Defense 295.4 420.6
Rushing Defense 117.1 90.9
Pass Yards Allowed 178.3 329.7
Team Pass Eff. Def. 108.4 129.2
Turnover Margin -0.57 0.71

Kentucky Injuries and Suspensions

[WR] Tayvion Robinson (Leg) – Questionable
[DE] Sam Anaele (Undisclosed) – Out
[RB] Ramon Jefferson (Knee) – Out

Source: statfox.com

Challenges for Tennessee

Kentucky is a tough team. They’ve got three losses but two of them were without veteran quarterback Will Levis playing. Imagine if Hendon Hooker hadn’t played against Alabama or Florida. Where would Tennessee be sitting in the SEC standings right now? However, both Levis and Hooker should be playing in this game. The thing about Kentucky is they are a rugged team with strong lines and lots of hard-hitting. They play particularly well defensively where they only allow about 16 points scored a game. They allow just 40 percent of third downs situations to be successfully converted. For third-down conversions that number is 42.7 percent. They’ve also blocked two punts this season. Kentucky is a team that Tennessee needs to take seriously.

Saturday‘s game kicks off at 6:00 PM CT (7:00 PM ET). Watch this SEC football game on the ESPN Network.

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