KSR Gameday, presented by FanDuel: Kentucky goes Streak-Snapping at Mississippi State

For the second time in three years, the Big Blue Nation is growing weary in the middle of a three-game Kentucky football losing streak. In 2021, Liam Coen’s first season in Lexington, the Wildcats bounced back by winning three-straight en route to a 9-win regular season. Can this Kentucky football team repeat history? It all starts Saturday night at Mississippi State.

The Bulldogs are limping into the homestretch with a 1-4 record in SEC play. First-year head coach Zac Arnett transitioned offenses this offseason, and the new pro-style scheme has struggled without some of its top players. QB Will Rogers has missed almost a month of game action and RB Jo’Quavious “Woody” Marks was sidelined last week. It looks like they’ll be out once again this weekend.

The Kentucky offense has an opportunity to hit its stride in Starkville. Mississippi State has the worst scoring defense in the SEC and opposing quarterbacks are completing better than 72% of their passes, the highest in all of college football. Davis Wade Stadium has not been kind to this program over the last 15 years, but the time is right for Kentucky to get right on the road.

Kentucky Football Gameday Schedule

• 2:30: Post Time for first Breeders Cup race
• 4:30: The KSR Pregame Show Kicks off from KSBar on 630 WLAP
• 5:15: The Cat Walk near the South Loge Gate and Gate L (see map here)
• 7:30 pm: Kickoff on SEC Network

How to Watch Kentucky vs. Mississippi State

Kentucky is back in the primetime SEC Network spotlight, with a slightly different crew. Tom Hart, Cole Cubelic and Alyssa Lang will be on the mics at Davis Wade Stadium. If you can’t attend the game or stream the Cats, you can always listen to the Voice of the Wildcats, Tom Leach, and Jeff Piecoro.

• AM: 840 WHAS, 630 WLAP
• FM: 98.1 WBUL
• Satellite: Sirius 134 or 191

Kentucky vs. Mississippi State Gambling Angles

For the first time in the Mark Stoops era, Kentucky is a 4.5-point favorite over Mississippi State on the road with a total of 45.5 at FanDuel. State is just 2-6 against the spread this season. The trends are leaning toward the over. The over is 6-2 in Kentucky games and has cashed in every SEC outing. It’s also hit in the last three games this season at Davis-Wade Stadium.

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Feels like ’98 at Mississippi State

The Bulldogs are pushing all of their chips into the middle of the table. Desperate for a win to have a shot at bowl eligibility, today they’ll celebrate the best team they’ve fielded since the first SEC merger in the early 90s. Jackie Sherrill and a slew of former Bulldogs from their 8-3 SEC West Championship season in 1998 are returning to Mississippi State to celebrate the team’s 25th anniversary. In addition to the homecoming, the Bulldogs are wearing throwback uniforms that mirror the ’98 team’s.

Uniforms and the Hype Video

Kentucky will ice out the Bulldogs’ maroon. The Cats are wearing all-white uniforms with white helmets to Mississippi State. Kentucky is 11-14 under Mark Stoops in all-white uniforms, 1-1 this season.

Saturdays are for Streak-Snapping in Starkville. #BBN pic.twitter.com/a7oXPFz9as

— KSR (@KSRonX) November 4, 2023

College Football on TV

No. 1 Ohio State at Rutgers | 12 p.m. | CBS
No. 23 Kansas State at No. 7 Texas | 12 p.m. | FOX
Texas A&M at No. 10 Ole Miss | 12 p.m. | ESPN
No. 15 Notre Dame at Clemson | 12 p.m.  | ABC
Arkansas at Florida | 12 p.m. | ESPN2
Nebraska at Michigan State | 12 p.m. | FS1
Wisconsin at Indiana | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Army at No. 25 Air Force | 2 p.m. | CBSSN
No. 12 Missouri at No. 2 Georgia | 3:30 p.m. | CBS Sports
No. 4 Florida State at Pitt | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
No. 9 Oklahoma at No. 22 Oklahoma State | 3:30 p.m. | ABC
No. 11 Penn State at Maryland | 3:30 p.m. | FOX
Virginia Tech at No. 13 Louisville | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network
James Madison at Georgia State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2
Auburn at Vanderbilt | 4 p.m. | SEC Network
No. 21 Kansas at Iowa State | 7 p.m. | ESPN
BYU at West Virginia | 7 p.m. | FS1
Utah State at San Diego State | 7 p.m. | FOX
Purdue at No. 3 Michigan | 7:30 p.m. | NBC
No. 5 Washington at No. 20 USC | 7:30 p.m. | ABC
No. 14 LSU at No. 8 Alabama | 7:45 p.m. | CBS
Miami (Fla.) at NC State | 8 p.m. | ACC Network
No. 16 Oregon State at Colorado | 10 p.m. | ESPN
Boise State at Fresno State | 10 p.m. | CBSSN
No. 19 UCLA at Arizona | 10:30 p.m. | FS1

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