No. 21 Tennessee at Kentucky: How to watch, stream, listen
No. 21 Tennessee is back on the road, going to Lexington to face Kentucky on Saturday night at Kroger Field in Lexington. The Vols (5-2, 2-2 SEC) and Wildcats (5-2, 2-2) are scheduled for a 7 p.m. Eastern Time start on ESPN.
Kentucky was off last week and is coming off back-to-back losses at No. 1 Georgia and at home against No. 16 Missouri. Tennessee last week led Alabama 20-7 at halftime at Bryant-Denny Stadium but fell 34-20 in Tuscaloosa.
The Vols are 83-26-9 all time against Kentucky in a series that dates back to 1893. Tennessee has won the last two meetings, winning 44-6 at Neyland Stadium last season and 45-42 at Kentucky in 2021.
Tennessee won 26 in a row over Kentucky between 1985 and 2010, before the Wildcats snapped the streak with a 10-7 win over the Vols in Lexington in 2011. Tennessee bounced back with five straight wins, then lost 29-26 at Kentucky in 2017 in the final season under Butch Jones.
Kentucky’s win in Knoxville in 2020 was its first in Neyland Stadium since 1984. The Vols won 11 in a row from 1965 to 1975, before Kentucky won four of nine meetings between 1976 and 1984.
Tennessee at Kentucky: How To Watch
Kickoff Time: 7 p.m. ET
Location: Kroger Field (61,000)
TV: ESPN
Streaming: ESPN App or WatchESPN.com
Radio: WIVK-FM 107.7 and WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast (Bob Kesling – play-by-play – Pat Ryan, analyst – Brent Hubbs, analyst – Jayson Swain sideline) can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
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A Closer Look at the Wildcats
Kentucky started the season with a 5-0 record, beating Ball State (44-14), Eastern Kentucky (28-17), Akron (35-3), Vanderbilt (45-28) and Florida (33-14), before losing the last two against Georgia (51-13) and Missouri (38-21).
Devin Leary, the North Carolina State transfer, has completed 106 of 195 passes (54.4%) for 1,377 yards, with 14 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He’s been sacked 11 times, averages 7.1 yards per completion and has a quarterback rating of 130.2.
Ray Davis leads the Wildcats in rushing with 111 carries for 781 yards and eight touchdowns while averaging 7.0 yards per carry. He had 280 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries in Kentucky’s 33-14 win over Florida on September 30. Davis also has 15 receptions for 193 yards and five touchdown catches.
Tayvion Robinson is one of three Kentucky receivers with at least 200 receiving yards, with 23 catches for 338 yards and three touchdowns. Dane Key has 17 catches for 282 yards and two touchdowns and Barion Brown has 23 receptions for 276 yards and a touchdown.
