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After getting a stellar effort against No. 1 Georgia from his defense for 57 minutes on Saturday night, Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops may have put a bit too much trust in that unit to get one more stop.
With 2:58 remaining in the fourth quarter and the Wildcats down 13-12, Stoops opted to punt from the Kentucky 48-yard line to pin Georgia deep and get the ball back. Wilson Berry’s punt pushed Georgia back to its 15-yard line. But the Wildcats’ defense couldn’t get the stop it needed.
Carson Beck hit Dominic Lovett for a 33-yard gain and a first down at the Georgia 49-yard line to effectively clinch a 13-12 win in defensive slog at Lexington’s Kroger Field. It was tough to get there, but the Bulldogs extended their regular season win streak to 42 games and won their 28th consecutive SEC game.
Branson Robinson scored the game’s lone touchdown on a 3-yard run early in the fourth quarter to give Georgia its first lead after trailing for the first three quarters. To that point, both teams had traded field goals in a major defensive struggle.
Beck finished with 160 yards passing and no touchdowns. Trevor Etienne led the Bulldogs with 79 yards rushing on 19 carries.
But as a team, Georgia only rushed for 102 yards, held in check by a fast, ferocious Wildcats defense that frequently met ballcarriers at the line of scrimmage. Georgia particularly had trouble running outside with Kentucky’s safeties and cornerbacks getting to running backs before they could turn a corner or even generate any yardage.
Kentucky nearly had a 10-0 lead early
As the final score indicates, Kentucky didn’t fare much better on offense, scoring no touchdowns. Quarterback Brock Vandagriff passed for 114 yards and rushed for another 26. Demie Sumo-Karngbaye led the Wildcats with 98 yards rushing, and Kentucky only got 170 yards in total.
Kentucky did have…
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Publish date : 2024-09-15 03:30:02
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