{"id":3513,"date":"2016-11-11T08:25:55","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T13:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/?p=3513"},"modified":"2025-09-13T15:18:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T19:18:11","slug":"kentucky-at-tennessee-preview-and-sec-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2016\/11\/11\/kentucky-at-tennessee-preview-and-sec-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky at Tennessee Preview and SEC Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Time for your <strong>Kentucky at Tennessee Preview<\/strong> and SEC Predictions here at Last Word on College Football.<\/p>\n<h2>A Missed Opportunity<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Mark Stoops<\/strong>&#8216; club let one slip away last week as <strong>Georgia<\/strong> rallied in the fourth quarter for a 27-24 win. Ricardo Blankenship&#8217;s hit his fourth field goal of the game as time expired.<\/p>\n<p>Leading 21-13 in the third quarter, turnovers and penalties kept the Cats from putting the game away. A holding penalty on a 49 yard field goal by <strong>Austin MacGinnis<\/strong> forced Kentucky to\u00a0punt. A fumble by\u00a0<strong>Garrett Johnson<\/strong> after a 20 yard gain led to a Bulldog field goal.\u00a0Then a sure touchdown pass from <strong>Stephen Johnson<\/strong> to <strong>Jeff Badet<\/strong> bounced off him and into a Georgia defender.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ICYMI: Three mistakes that cost Kentucky football dearly in loss to Georgia <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vLWj0texEg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/vLWj0texEg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Clay (@johnclayiv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnclayiv\/status\/795253475571597312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The win would have given the Cats six wins and a winning record in the SEC for the first time since 1977. Kentucky would have also taken over first place in the Eastern Division. They have\u00a0one more chance for a winning record but will have to beat a team they have had no recent success against.<\/p>\n<h2>Kentucky at Tennessee Preview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Kentucky at Tennessee- (NOON SEC Network)- <\/strong>The Wildcats losing streak against the Vols is almost as maddening as the one against Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1985 UK has won only once against Tennessee (10-7 in 2011) and that was without a regular starting quarterback. Wide Receiver Matt Roark played under center for then coach Joker Phillips. Maybe offensive coordinators Eddie Gran and Darrin Hinshaw should start Snell and run the Wildcat.<\/p>\n<p>In the pre-season <strong>Butch Jones<\/strong>&#8216; team was everyone&#8217;s pick to win the SEC East.\u00a0Despite recent struggles\u00a0and 2-3 league record they still appear to have the inside track to Atlanta.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vol_Football?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Vol_Football<\/a> wins the SEC East if&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee&#39;s remaining schedule:<br \/>vs. Kentucky <br \/>vs. Mizzou <br \/>at Vanderbilt <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OHH6OYxR1M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/OHH6OYxR1M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SEC Network (@SECNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SECNetwork\/status\/795800213030047744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 8, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Turnovers are always a concern in football and this game will be no different. Vols QB <strong>Joshua Dobbs<\/strong> is second in the nation in turnovers. The only player with more, Wildcats QB <strong>Stephen Johnson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>These teams seems pretty evenly matched and whomever can control the time of possession and hold onto the ball will win.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half against Georgia Kentucky became a one dimensional team, almost running the ball exclusively behind Benny Snell and <strong>Boom Williams<\/strong>. The tandem combined for 191 yards and all three Wildcat touchdowns.\u00a0 In order to win Stoops&#8217; club will have to get some production from Johnson and the passing game.<\/p>\n<p>With a game against winless <strong>Austin Peay<\/strong> next week the Cats are virtually assured of a bowl game. A win on Saturday could improve their status. Right now most experts have them playing in the <strong>Belk Bowl<\/strong> in Charlotte.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LWOS Bowl Projections Week 10 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sr3rgzyH2u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Sr3rgzyH2u<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hgzk45NhpO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Hgzk45NhpO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud83c\udfc8LastWordOnCFB\ud83c\udfc8 (@LastWordOnCFB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LastWordOnCFB\/status\/796832068185559041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tennessee always seems to be able to beat the Wildcats no matter what. The Vols have righted their ship and will pull out yet another win over the Wildcats.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tennessee 31-24<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>SEC Prediction Time<\/h2>\n<p>Last week was a tough one for the Old Krystal Ball going 5-3 with the losses being Kentucky, <strong>Texas A&amp;M<\/strong> and <strong>Florida<\/strong>. That makes the season record a very respectable 62-11.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a bad week for starting quarterbacks in the SEC with three backups starting on Saturday. Some big games this weekend and we will start down in Tuscaloosa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mississippi State at Alabama- (NOON ESPN)<\/strong>&#8211; Behind <strong>Nick Fitzgerald<\/strong>&#8216;s four touchdown performance, the Bulldogs beat Texas A&amp;M 35-28 last week. The Crimson Tide went into &#8220;Death Valley&#8221; and beat LSU 10-0 in a game that really wasn&#8217;t as close as the score would indicate.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Saban&#8217;s club is a 29 point favorite in this game which seems a bit much. Nonetheless, the Tide will cover and continue on the collision course with <strong>Auburn<\/strong> in two weeks.<\/p>\n<p><em>Alabama 45-13<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>South Carolina at Florida- (NOON CBS)<\/strong>&#8211; The Gators lost big at Arkansas last week and lost <strong>Austin Appleby<\/strong> to a shoulder injury. The Gamecocks have been a different team since <strong>Jake Bentley<\/strong> took over under center going 3-0. This should be a close game with the strong Florida defense being the difference.<\/p>\n<p><em>Florida 20-14<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Auburn at Georgia- (3:30 CBS)-<\/strong> This will be the 120th meeting between these two schools in what is <strong>the Deep South&#8217;s Oldest Rivalry<\/strong>. Quarterback <strong>Sean White<\/strong> came off the bench in the second half to lead the Tigers to a come from behind win over Vanderbilt.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs of course rallied late to knock off Kentucky 27-24 ending a two game losing streak. Georgia has beaten Auburn two straight but the Tigers are the better team and will pick up a huge road win.<\/p>\n<p><em>Auburn 28-24<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vanderbilt at Missouri- (3:30 SEC Network)-<\/strong> The Tigers have lost 11 straight SEC games and haven&#8217;t scored more than 21 points in a league game since September 17th.<\/p>\n<p>The Commodores strong defense and running game behind <strong>Ralph Webb<\/strong> will help <strong>Derek Mason<\/strong>&#8216;s team inch closer to a bowl game.<\/p>\n<p><em>Vanderbilt 20-13<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>LSU at Arkansas- (7:00 ESPN)-<\/strong> The Razorbacks had their best effort of the year last week dominating Florida 31-10. The Tigers dropped a sixth straight game to Alabama and still needs one more win to get bowl eligible. In a high scoring affair <strong>Bret Bielema<\/strong>&#8216;s team&#8217;s will pull out the win.<\/p>\n<p><em>Arkansas 34-28<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ole Miss at Texas A&amp;M- (7:30 SEC Network)-<\/strong> Most of the talk going into this game will focus on the back-up quarterback battle. Freshman Shea Patterson will more than likely see his first playing time on Saturday replacing <strong>Chad Kelly<\/strong> who tore his ACL.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jake Hubnacek<\/strong> will take over for <strong>Trevor Knight<\/strong> who is out with a shoulder injury. <strong>Kevin Sumlin<\/strong>&#8216;s team will rebound from that disappointing loss to Mississippi State.<\/p>\n<p><em>Texas A&amp;M 35-21<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That is it for this week, thanks for reading. 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