With a 24-10 victory over the Gamecocks\u00a0Mark Stoops’ <\/a><\/strong> squad moves to 5-0. That mark ties the best start by a Kentucky team since 2007. As you will see, the game was truly a tale of two halves. Let\u2019s look at three takeaways from Kentucky\u2019s win over South Carolina.<\/p>\n Kentucky jumped out to a 24-3 at the intermission. However, after the half, they failed to find the end zone for the first time this season.<\/p>\n While the offense struggled,\u00a0Matt House\u2019s<\/strong> defense stepped up big time. With the exception of a 58-yard touchdown from\u00a0Jake Bentley<\/a><\/strong> to\u00a0Deebo Samuel<\/a><\/strong> in the third quarter, the defense bent but didn\u2019t break. That score came as a result of a badly mistimed interception attempt by\u00a0Lonnie Johnson.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n For the game, the Cats had four turnovers, three interceptions and a fumble recovery. The final pick came by safety\u00a0Mike Edwards <\/a><\/strong>in the end zone as the Gamecocks attempted to cut the lead to seven.<\/p>\n Josh Allen<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0had another huge game with eight tackles, four for a loss and\u00a0three more sacks. He is inching closer to the school record. However, their was one huge blemish in the contest.<\/p>\n Midway through the third quarter, middle linebacker\u00a0Kash Daniel<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0was ejected for targeting after a\u00a0Darius West<\/a><\/strong> interception. The school will likely appeal the call, which at most should have been an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/Scott_Charlton\/status\/1046219086412357632<\/p>\n As it stands right now, Daniel must miss the first half of next weeks game at Texas A&M. Following the game, Stoops said he thought there was nothing malicious about the hit.<\/p>\n As good as Eddie Gran\u2019s<\/strong> offense was in the first half, they were equally as bad in the second. Rushing touchdowns by\u00a0A. J, Rose<\/a><\/strong>, Benny Snell<\/a><\/strong> and\u00a0Terry Wilson<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0had Kroger Field rocking.<\/p>\n The run by Snell gave him 40 for his career, extending his school record. In addition, he went over 3,000 yards and joined some exclusive company.<\/p>\n SEC players since 2000 to reach 3,000 career rushing yards within their first 29 games with a rushing attempt: Darren McFadden, Todd Gurley, Nick Chubb, Leonard Fournette, Benny Snell<\/p>\n — Corey Price (@coreyp08) September 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe Defense Came Up Huge<\/h4>\n
The Offense Struggled Badly In The Second Half<\/h4>\n
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