{"id":3258,"date":"2016-11-03T20:10:56","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T00:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/?p=3258"},"modified":"2025-09-13T15:16:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T19:16:22","slug":"georgia-at-kentucky-preview-and-sec-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2016\/11\/03\/georgia-at-kentucky-preview-and-sec-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia at Kentucky Preview and SEC Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is time for the <strong>Georgia<\/strong> at <strong>Kentucky<\/strong> Preview and SEC Predictions here at Last Word on College Football. <strong>Mark Stoops<\/strong>&#8216; club continues on to be on a roll winning four of their last five and sit in second place in the <strong>SEC East<\/strong>. Two games into the season fans were calling for Stoops&#8217; job and now, going into Week 10 he is in the running for<strong> Coach of the Year <\/strong>honors.<\/p>\n<h3>Smash Mouth Football<\/h3>\n<p>The Wildcats went into Columbia and thoroughly dominated <strong>Missouri<\/strong> 35-21 in a game that wasn&#8217;t that close. Behind <strong>Stanley &#8220;Boom&#8221; Williams<\/strong> and <strong>Benny Snell <\/strong>the Cats ran for 374 yards and controlled the ball for 2\/3 of the game. Kentucky set records on Saturday rushing for more than 250 yards against three straight SEC opponents for the first time since 1977.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s the first time in school history that Kentucky had two players rush for 175 yards apiece in an SEC game.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jen Smith (@ByJenSmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByJenSmith\/status\/792464550045986817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 29, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Dynamic Duo now has 1,482 yards rushing on the season and 11 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Uncharted Territory for the Wildcats-<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky has only finished at .500 in the SEC four times since the league expanded to 12 teams in 1992. They are 1993, 1998, 1999 and 2006.<\/p>\n<p>The last time Kentucky finished above .500 in the SEC was 1977 when they went 6-0 in the league and 10-1 overall. That was also the last time the Cats won four in a row in the conference.<\/p>\n<p>Since Kentucky joined the SEC in 1993 they have only won four or more games 13 times. Here courtesy of <strong>Kentucky Sports Radio<\/strong> is a breakdown.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-210303\" src=\"http:\/\/ksr.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-02-at-8.16.04-PM.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2016-11-02-at-8-16-04-pm\" width=\"329\" height=\"327\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Georgia at Kentucky- (7:30 SEC Network)-<\/strong> After a fast start things have gone downhill quickly for <strong>Kirby Smart&#8217;s<\/strong> team. The Bulldogs have lost four or five after starting 3-0.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nick Chubb<\/strong> has been somewhat of a disappointment this season and <strong>Jacob Eason<\/strong> has struggled under center.<\/p>\n<p>For the Cats to continue their winning ways they will have to control the ball behind Snell and Williams. With a game against winless <strong>Austin Peay<\/strong> in two weeks, the Cats are in the unique position of having all but clinched a bowl bid.<\/p>\n<p>Now the Cats can spend the next three weeks trying to improve their position. With a few breaks Kentucky has a punchers chance of making the SEC Title Game.<\/p>\n<p>The last time Kentucky beat<strong> Georgia<\/strong> was 2009 and the last time they won in Lexington was 2006. The roll continues for Stoops and the Cats pull out a close win.<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky 21-17<\/p>\n<h2>SEC Prediction Time<\/h2>\n<p>Last week was another good one for the <strong>Old Krystal Ball<\/strong> going 5-1 with the <strong>Tennessee-South Carolina<\/strong> game being the only loss. That makes the season record 62-11. Some big games this weekend and we will start in <strong>Baton Rouge.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Alabama at LSU- (8:00 CBS)<\/h3>\n<p>To no one&#8217;s surprise the top ranked <strong>Crimson Tide<\/strong> is in the drivers seat for another run to a National Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers are 3-0 under interim coach <strong>Ed Orgeron<\/strong> and have a healthy <strong>Leonard Fournette<\/strong> in the back field. However Fournette has struggled against <strong>Nick Saban&#8217;s<\/strong> club rushing for only 31 yards last season.<\/p>\n<p>When you have lost five in a row to <strong>Alabama<\/strong> like <strong>LSU<\/strong> has the last thing you want to do is poke the bear. Yet Tigers cornerback <strong>Dwayne Thomas<\/strong> did just that.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dwayne Thomas is confident <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LSU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LSU<\/a>&#39;s gonna end that losing streak vs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bama?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Bama<\/a>. How confident?<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We&#39;re going to dominate.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2GnVG2MNwa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/2GnVG2MNwa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RossDellenger\/status\/791377868592779265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 26, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This one will be close for three quarters before the Tide pulls away.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama 31-20<\/p>\n<h3>Georgia Southern at Ole Miss- (NOON ESPNU)<\/h3>\n<p>At 3-5 the Rebels are reeling and are going to have a difficult time making a bowl game. They will face an Eagle squad who is nothing like past squads\u00a0who have nearly upset some Power Five schools.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hugh Freeze&#8217;s<\/strong> club keeps their bowl hopes alive with an easy win.<\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss 45-20<\/p>\n<h3>Texas A&amp;M at Mississippi State- (NOON SEC Network)<\/h3>\n<p>To the surprise of many the Aggies checked in at Number 4 in the first college football rankings. They will get a chance to impress the committee with a road game in <strong>Starkville.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs gave up 41 points and 627 yards to FCS team <strong>Samford<\/strong> last Saturday. This doesn&#8217;t bode well going up against the SEC&#8217;s second best offense.<\/p>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M 49-31<\/p>\n<h3>Vanderbilt at Auburn- (NOON ESPN)<\/h3>\n<p>Much like Mark Stoops, the hot seat rumors about <strong>Gus Malzahn<\/strong> are now a thing of the past. The Tigers take a five game winning streak into <strong>Nashville<\/strong> to face the Commodores.<\/p>\n<p>Behind sophomore <strong>Kamryn Pettway<\/strong> the Tigers have rushed for over 200 yards in their last four games. The strong <strong>Vandy<\/strong> defense\u00a0keeps this one close but the Tigers\u00a0win their sixth in a row.<\/p>\n<p>Auburn 31-21<\/p>\n<h3>Florida at Arkansas- (3:30 CBS)<\/h3>\n<p>Coming off a 24-10 win over Georgia the Gators are firmly in the drivers seat in the SEC East.<\/p>\n<p>The Razorbacks have had two weeks to think about the 56-3 loss at the hands of <strong>Auburn<\/strong> in which they gave up an SEC record 543 rushing yards.<\/p>\n<p>This game will come down to <strong>Austin Allen<\/strong> versus the Gator defense. Look for <strong>Florida<\/strong> to get a tough road win.<\/p>\n<p>Florida 23-17<\/p>\n<h3>Missouri at South Carolina- (4:00 SEC Network)<\/h3>\n<p>After the huge upset win over <strong>Tennessee<\/strong> last week, the Gamecocks are thinking bowl game.<\/p>\n<p>Losers of five of the last six the Tigers are reeling. Carolina has been a different team since putting true freshmen <strong>Jake Bentley<\/strong> in a quarterback. <strong>Will Muschamp&#8217;s<\/strong> club will get one step closer to a bowl game.<\/p>\n<p>South Carolina 24-13<\/p>\n<h3>Tennessee Tech at Tennessee- (4:00 SEC Network)<\/h3>\n<p>The wheels have completely come off down in Knoxville.<strong> Butch Jones&#8217;<\/strong> team has lost three in a row and now have lost star running back <strong>Jalen Hurd<\/strong> who announced he was transferring.<\/p>\n<p>For Tennessee it is next man up and that is <strong>John Kelly.<\/strong> The sophomore ran for 94 yards against South Carolina and should have a field day against the FCS Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee 45-10<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is time for the Georgia at Kentucky Preview and SEC Predictions here at Last Word on College Football. Mark Stoops&#8216; club continues on to be on a roll winning four of their last five and sit in second place in the SEC East. 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