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posted 10-25-2014 08:59 AM      Profile for catmandoo   Email catmandoo   Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
When you play the number one team in college football it's hard to even think of winning but if we play hard and don't back down it sure would go a long ways for the future of our program.

Here are other things to look for as Kentucky hosts top-ranked Mississippi State:
TRIPLE-THREAT PRESCOTT: While passing and running have thrust Prescott into the Heisman discussion, he’s also a threat to catch the ball. He caught a TD pass last season against the Wildcats in Starkville and has two career games with TDs passing, running and throwing. All three career TD receptions have come on passes from wide receiver Jameon Lewis.

NO BAYOU HANGOVER: Kentucky’s worst performance this season at LSU resulted in an ugly end to its three-game winning streak. But the Wildcats’ mentality is more confident than their recent past, and quarterback Patrick Towles believes the Wildcats will be able to move on from that disappointment. “It hurt for about a day,” Towles said of the loss, “and if it keeps hurting, you’ve got to play a different sport.”

DEFENSE: Kentucky has been solid defending the pass but will have its hands full stopping Prescott, who has thrown for 1,478 yards and 14 touchdowns. He has also run for 576 yards and 8 TDs, which could create another headache for the Wildcats’ run defense if they don’t account for him there. On the flip side the Bulldogs’ secondary is allowing 308.3 yards per game, a weakness that Towles and his receivers aim to exploit after a disappointing effort against LSU.

INSIDE THE 20: Both offenses have been effective inside the red zone at better than 80 percent efficiency. But Kentucky must find an opening against MSU’s red-zone defense that leads all Power 5 conference schools and is second nationally at 58 percent. Opponents have scored on 11 of 19 trips inside MSU’s 20 but with only six touchdowns. Ranked teams have only gotten four TDs against MSU.

WELL-RESTED: Mississippi State faces Kentucky for the fourth straight year coming off a bye, a break that has benefited the Bulldogs in Lexington. They earned back-to-back wins here in 2011 and 2012 by margins of 12 and 13 points respectively, the most lopsided outcomes in recent meetings between the schools.


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