The 7-1 Wildcats travel to Knoxville riding a six-game win streak to face a 3-2 Tennessee team looking to climb the rankings.
No. 6 Kentucky gets a chance to end a five-game losing skid against No. 13 Tennessee when the rivals meet Saturday in Knoxville. The Wildcats, at 7-1 overall and 5-1 in the SEC, haven't beaten the Volunteers since 2020, but first-year head coach Will Stein has them rolling on a six-game win streak as he tries to push the program toward its first College Football Playoff appearance.
Tennessee sits at 3-2 in conference play and 6-2 overall, and made its first CFP appearance last season. A home win over Kentucky would give the Volunteers a real shot at climbing into the top 10.
For Kentucky, the game plan sounds straightforward enough: slow down Tennessee running back DeSean Bishop and make quarterback George MacIntyre beat them through the air instead. How well the Wildcats execute that against a Volunteers offense with a clear statistical edge will likely decide whether Kentucky finally snaps its skid in this series or Tennessee extends it to six.