The Wildcats were embarrassed last weekend against Mississippi State and need a bounce back performance on Saturday against Tennessee. A victory gets Kentucky to six wins and bowl eligibility for a second straight season. A loss against a down Volunteers squad makes Mark Stoops<\/a>‘ task for the rest of 2017 even tougher. We are going to take a look at why Kentucky’s Biggest Game of the Year Is Saturday. But first a look back at the debacle in Starkville.<\/p>\n The Wildcats went down to Mississippi State coming off a bye week sitting at 5-1 on the season. With the upcoming schedule a win against Dan Mullen<\/a>‘s club could have launched the Cats to a 9-1 record heading to Georgia on November 18th. However in the words of Lee Corso<\/a> “not so fast my friends.”<\/p>\n Late in the second quarter with Kentucky trailing 10-7 facing a third and one offensive coordinator Eddie Gran tried to mix things up. Instead of a run with Benjamin Snell Jr.<\/a> the Cats tried a deep ball that fell incomplete. Following a punt Nick Fitzgerald<\/a> ran 40 yards for a touchdown and the rout was on.<\/p>\n In the 45-7 rout <\/a>Fitzgerald finished with 270 total yards and three touchdowns. On the other side of the ball Snell and Stephen Johnson<\/a> had their worst games of the year. The Cats’ leading rusher had 18 yards on seven carries. Johnson threw for 117 yards and two interceptions. Kentucky only crossed mid-field three times the entire game. With the loss the Cats are now 2-3 under Stoops coming off a bye week.<\/p>\n Following the game frustrations boiled over as you could hear assistant coach Vince Marrow<\/strong> lighting into the team during Stoops’ press conference. Wide receiver Blake Bone<\/a> took to snapchat saying the team “would be unstoppable if we threw the ball.” Even the father of backup quarterback Gunnar Hoak<\/strong> got in on the talk.<\/p>\n Beyond frustrated! Tried of all the excuses! Throw the ball and get it in the damn end zone!<\/p>\n — Frank A Hoak (@FHoak) October 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nOutplayed In Every Facet of the Game<\/h4>\n
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