{"id":23425,"date":"2019-09-04T17:13:21","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T21:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/?p=23425"},"modified":"2019-09-04T17:12:54","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T21:12:54","slug":"previewing-eastern-michigan-at-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2019\/09\/04\/previewing-eastern-michigan-at-kentucky\/","title":{"rendered":"Previewing Eastern Michigan at Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

A week ago Mark Stoops<\/a> and the Kentucky Wildcats kicked off the 2019 season with\u00a0 a 38-24 win over Toledo<\/a> of the Mid-American Conference. On Saturday they face their second straight MAC opponent as Eastern Michigan comes to town. Can the Wildcats start 2-0 for a third straight year? Let’s find out as we begin previewing Eastern Michigan at Kentucky.<\/p>\n

A Slow Start But A Good Finish<\/h3>\n

Last Saturday the Wildcats started slow letting the Rockets score on the opening possession. In fact the game was tied at 14 at the half. However the Cats finally took over in the second period putting the game away before a late touchdown made the score closer than it really was.<\/p>\n

Terry Wilson<\/a> looked very sharp in the season opener connecting on 19 of 26 passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns. Most importantly for True Blue Fans Wilson had no turnovers. The Widcats’ “three headed snake” ruushing attack accounted for 176 yards on the ground. Kavosiey Smoke<\/a> led with 78 yards on the ground.<\/p>\n

Previewing Eastern Michigan at Kentucky<\/h2>\n

As they do almost every game, look for Kentucky to try to establish the running game early on Saturday behind A.J. Rose<\/a>,\u00a0Chris Rodriguez<\/a> and Smoke. Once that happens the passing game should open up. Wilson hit eight different receivers against Toledo led by\u00a0Lynn Bowden’s<\/a> six receptions for 77 yards. As we mentioned last week another player to look out for is Ahmad Wagner<\/a>. The former Iowa basketball player hauled in three pass for 57 yards. In addition look for him around the goal line in a “jump ball” situation.<\/p>\n

On the other side of the ball the defense played well following a slow start. Sophomore DeAndre Square<\/a> was the break out player for Brad White’s defense. Square finished with 11 tackles, one half sack and an interception. In fact he got a mention from ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n

After 5 straight days of CFB here are the performances that stood out to me. Many more obviously..but wanted to recognize these 5! pic.twitter.com\/tQVaJQVGfL<\/a><\/p>\n

— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) September 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n