The No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats (6-1) ride a five-game winning streak and a share of first place in the Southeastern Conference into Saturday night’s matchup at home against the Vanderbilt Commodores (3-4), who have dropped four straight.
Oct 17, 2026; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores safety Ricardo Jones (7) and safety Mason Lewis (25) break up the pass thrown to Arkansas Razorbacks wide receiver Donovan Faupel (8) during the second half at FirstBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images
Kentucky moved up three spots in the Associated Press poll after its 21-13 win at Oklahoma last week. The Wildcats improved to 4-1 in the SEC, scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to secure the win. Kenny Minchey connected with Willie Rodriguez for a 12-yard scoring play early in the fourth quarter to take a 13-7 lead and iced the game on Jordan Castell’s 41-yard pick-six with 1:17 left. Minchey was 21-of-28 for 158 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Rodriguez while Castell and Ty Bryant each logged two interceptions.
Vanderbilt fell to 0-4 in the SEC with a 31-21 loss to visiting Arkansas last week. The Commodores took a 14-7 lead late in the first half on Jared Curtis’ 24-yard touchdown pass to Junior Sherrill before Arkansas tied the game with 38 seconds to go before the break. The Razorbacks went up to stay with a touchdown with nine seconds left in the third quarter. Curtis went 19-of-31 for 274 yards and threw two interceptions while Sherrill made eight receptions for 99 yards. Sedrick Alexander and Makhilyn Young added scoring runs.
The Wildcats lead the all-time series 48-45-4, not including a vacated victory from 2021, but the Commodores have won the last two meetings, including a 45-17 win at home last season.
Minchey comes in with 1,552 yards and 13 touchdown passes for Kentucky while throwing only one interception. CJ Baxter leads the run game with 484 yards and eight scores and Kenny Darby has 34 catches for 437 yards and three TDs. Backup quarterback Jared Curtis, starting in place of injured Blaze Berlowitz, enters with 1,242 yards and six touchdowns, offset by seven picks. Sherrill, the top threat in the passing gave, comes in with 41 receptions, 628 yards and four scores, and Alexander tops the run game with 270 yards and five TDs.
This is a great college football matchup that you will not want to miss; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.
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