The Kentucky Wildcats returned to the field for their VRBO Citrus Bowl matchup with the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Cats were looking for their second 10-win season of the Mark Stoops era.
The game couldn’t have started any better for the Cats as they forced the Hawkeyes to punt and then the offense drove 80-yards in 13 plays as Will Levis found Chris Rodriguez for the 5-yard touchdown to take a 7-0 lead.
The Kentucky defense pitched a shutout in the first quarter but after a field goal from the Hawkeyes early in the 2nd, the Cats answered with a 21-yard field goal of their own to make it 10-7.