The Kentucky Wildcats entered Lexington on Saturday night as a home underdog (-3.5) against the 16th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs.
The Cats started out moving the ball well but also had nine penalties, a fumble, and a big return called back in the first quarter.
Outside of a few penalties, the defense showed up in the first half and held the explosive Mississippi State offense to 96 yards and three points. Kentucky’s offense struggled but did come away with 3 points.
The Kentucky offense came out of the half scoring on back-to-back drives, despite quarterback Will Levis getting injured on the first drive and returning for the second drive of the half that resulted in a touchdown
The Wildcats finished strong and tacked on two more touchdowns en route to a 27-17 victory.