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Blue Preview: A guide to Kentucky’s football opener at Southern Miss

When: 4 p.m., Saturday

Where: Hattiesburg, Miss.

TV: CBS Sports Network (play-by-play, Dave Ryan; analyst, Corey Chavous; sideline, Melanie Collins)

Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1, XM Channel 191, Sirius Channel 112

Records: Kentucky 0-0 (7-6 in 2016), Southern Mississippi 0-0 (7-6)

Series: Kentucky leads 2-1

Last meeting: Southern Mississippi won 44-35 on Sept. 3, 2016, in Lexington

Line: Kentucky is favored by 10 points

The story line

Kentucky opens the fifth season of the Mark Stoops coaching era seeking vengeance on Southern Mississippi.