OXFORD, Mississippi — The lasting, lopsided image of the Kentucky football team’s visit here on Saturday might be of quarterback Will Levis’ left hand, injured and crooked as he came off the field in the first half.
It epitomized No. 7 Kentucky’s ongoing struggles to protect its top NFL prospect, a Big Blue bugaboo that bubbled up again at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday in a 22-19 loss to No. 14 Ole Miss.
And ultimately a sack doomed the Cats late.
Levis fumbled on a sack at the Ole Miss 25-yard line with 51 seconds to play, all but sealing the Rebels’ win.