The predictions are rolling in for what is shaping up to be a pivotal SEC showdown for both Mark Stoops and Lane Kiffin. A year ago, Kentucky shocked Ole Miss in Oxford, with a fourth-down bomb to Barion Brown setting up the game-winning touchdown. A missed Rebel field goal sealed the upset, knocking Ole Miss from the ranks of the unbeaten and derailing their playoff hopes.
That victory, however, was the last truly bright spot in a difficult 2024 season for Kentucky, which saw the team lose all but one of its remaining games to finish 4-8. Now, coming off a shaky win against Toledo, the Wildcats are desperate to prove they are better than the preseason projections.