GAMEDAY: No. 24 Kentucky Hosts Vanderbilt at Kroger Field

by:Nick Roush•11/12/22•

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Tailgating, fans, Kroger Field — (Photo by Dr. Michael Huang | Kentucky Sports Radio)

Good Morning. It’s Football time in the Bluegrass. Saturday at noon No. 24 Kentucky will host Vanderbilt at Kroger Field. Don’t Geek.

The Commodores are bringing a lot of baggage to Lexington, while likely leaving a few players at home. Vanderbilt has lost 26 straight SEC games, and they have a 6-game losing streak to Kentucky. To make matters worse for Clark Lea, the second-year head coach is unsure who will be available against the Wildcats. A flu bug is running through the Commodores’ locker room. One player who will be unavailable is AJ Swann, the injured freshman quarterback that provided a few bright spots for the team this year. Mike Wright will return to the starting role in his place.

The Commodores will be rolling out a running quarterback, but it does not matter. This game is not about Vanderbilt, it’s about Kentucky.

Unlike previous seasons, there is not an easy opponent to beat up on during the penultimate week of the season. Now is the time to get right before ending the year against No. 1 Georgia and a scrappy UofL team. The offense has not yet surpassed 37 points this fall. Despite the dreary weather, it’s a great opportunity for the Cats to score a bunch of points and leave the field feeling good about the final stretch of the 2022 season.

At long last … back home. Noon on #Caturday 😼🏈 pic.twitter.com/Dy5ZZQrkLt
— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) November 11, 2022

Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt: TV, Radio and Point Spread

Kentucky is an 18-point favorite against Vanderbilt with a total set at 47.5. UK is 6-3 against the spread (ATS) this season, and Vanderbilt is 3-6 ATS. The under is 8-1 in Kentucky games and the over is 6-3 in Vanderbilt games. Kentucky is 7-6 ATS as a double-digit favorite against FBS competition since 2017.

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Dave Neal, Deuce McAlister and Morgan Uber will be on the call for SEC Network. Kickoff is scheduled for Noon. 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 133/192, SXM app 963

Kentucky Football Game Day Schedule

8:00 — The KSR Pregame Show on 630 WLAP
9:00 — Lextran Shuttle Kicks Off
9:45 — The Cat Walk
Noon — Kickoff on the SEC Network

Sack Hunger at Kroger Field

This November UK Athletics is going to “Sack Hunger” with a food drive at Kroger Field. Over the next two home games in the month of November, UK is collecting nonperishable foods items before kickoff. Collection areas will be at Gates 2 and 9 starting at 10 a.m. ET on Saturday. All food will be donated to God’s Pantry. Last year UK Athletics collected more than 450 pounds for God’s Pantry. Let’s double that up this year, BBN.

Big Blue Crush Blood Drive Starts Soon

The 35th annual Big Blue Crush blood drive starts this Monday, pitting the states of Kentucky and Tennessee against one another for a good cause. The Commonwealth has won four straight crowns in the week-long blood drive. Kentucky leads the overall series 19-14-1. Donors can give at eight of KBC’s eight donor centers or any mobile drive from Nov. 14-18. KBC donor centers, are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. during Big Blue Crush. Mobile drives can be found at kybloodcenter.org/event/big-blue-crush-2022.