No. 6 Kentucky is at No. 13 Tennessee tonight in Knoxville, and this one is personal: it’s the Kentucky Hat Guarantee. We took Tennessee -6.5, which means the Vols have to win by 7 or more. If they don’t, Jeremy’s first video after the game is him in a Kentucky cap. Live updates below, newest first.
How it was decided: Tennessee won 34-6, a 28-point margin, so Tennessee -6.5 covers with room to spare and the Kentucky cap stays in the closet. It was 13-6 after three quarters. Then the Vols scored 21 points in the fourth: Faizon Brandon’s 24-yard touchdown pass to Mike Matthews, and two 5-yard touchdown runs from DeSean Bishop, who finished with 109 yards on 25 carries. Arion Carter led the defense with 13 tackles and two sacks, including the fourth-down sack that ended Kentucky’s last real chance. What a night at Neyland.
Updates
- FINAL | Tennessee 34, Kentucky 6. DeSean Bishop added a second 5-yard touchdown run with 1:06 left, and the Vols win by 28. That’s a cover. LET’S GO!
- 4th quarter, 9:45 | Tennessee 27, Kentucky 6. Faizon Brandon hit a 24-yard touchdown pass to open the fourth, the defense got a fourth-down sack, and a 5-yard touchdown run made it a 21-point game. That’s a cover with under 10 minutes left. Bring it home, Vols!
- 3rd quarter, 11:01 | Tennessee 10, Kentucky 6. Still a four-point game early in the second half, so we’re winning but not covering yet. One more Vols score does it. Come on, Tennessee.
- Halftime | Tennessee 10, Kentucky 6. Daune Morris broke a 66-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter, and the defense forced two takeaways. Kentucky kicked a field goal with nine seconds left to stay within four. We need three more points of separation.
- 1st quarter, 0:56 | Tennessee 7, Kentucky 0. Daune Morris goes 66 yards for the first touchdown of the night. Neyland is loud. LET’S GO.
Jeremy Durham is a sports columnist for TriStar Daily and the founder of Five and a Fade.
