Usually when Kentucky and Missouri meet on the gridiron two things can be expected. One, the game won’t be pretty and two, it goes down to the wire. On a cold, windy day in Columbia, this one was no different. The Wildcats built a lead, fell behind then rallied to win. It certainly wasn’t pretty but at the end of the day it goes down as a “W”. Let’s break it down as Kentucky defeats Missouri 21-17.<\/p>\n
For much of the 2022 season, Kentucky’s been very slow getting out of the gate. However, on Saturday it was a little different. The UK defense forced Missouri to a three-and-out. Following the punt, the Cats went 71 yards in eight plays, the last nine on a pass from Will Levis<\/a> to Dane Key<\/a> putting Kentucky up 7-0.<\/p>\n On the ensuing series, Kentucky held the Tigers to a 49-yard field goal attempt from Harrison Mevis<\/a>. One of the best kickers in the league proved he was human and missed. Unfortunately for the BBN, they had twelve men on the field. Given a second chance Mevis nailed it from 44 and it was 7-3.<\/p>\n That was the rest of the scoring in the first half and Matt Ruffolo<\/a> missed two field goals while Missouri had an interception and turned the ball over on downs. In between, there were punts, lots and lots of punts.<\/p>\n