LEXINGTON – If Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente is as discouraged after the Dec. 31 Belk Bowl as the Hokies coach was after the most noteworthy previous Kentucky-Virginia Tech game, it will have been a banner afternoon for Mark Stoops’ program.
Kentucky and Virginia Tech have met 19 times before, with the Wildcats holding an 11-6-2 advantage in the series. For UK, no matchup with the Hokies was more important than the 1973 meeting, which opened Commonwealth Stadium.
“I was impressed with Kentucky because I’m impressed with any team that whips my butt,” then-Virginia Tech coach Charlie Coffey said after Kentucky’s 31-26 win on Sept.