Despite throwing a pick-six in the first quarter and allowing three touchdown drives of five plays or less, Kentucky found itself very much in the football game in front of 60,153 fans at Kroger Field. The Cats marched 96 yards in 16 plays in the second quarter while milking over eight minutes off the game clock and scored a Middle Eight touchdown when Cutter Boley found J.J. Hester in the back of the endzone to cut Tennessee’s lead to 28-21 with 1:49 left in the second quarter. The Vols had just one timeout left, and UK was set to take advantage of the double-dip possession in the third quarter after winning the toss and deferring their option to the second half.
Tennessee once again separated from Kentucky in the Middle 8
