LEXINGTON, Ky.– Freshman Barion Brown captured 10 passes for 145 lawns and a goal however Kentucky was up to top-ranked Georgia 16-6 on Saturday at Kroger Field.
Quarterback Will Levis linked on 20 of 31 through the air for 206 lawns and a goal, with one interception. Chris Rodriguez Jr. hurried 17 times for 51 lawns.
The UK defense was stout all day, permitting simply XXX lawns to the country’s top-ranked group. Jordan Wright blazed a trail with 10 deals with for the Felines and Zion Childress had 9.
Kentucky got the ball initially, however needed to begin at its own 4 lawn line. The Felines seemed on their method to a punt when Levis gotten in touch with Barion Brown on a 31-yard conclusion on 3rd and 11. The Felines would get extra very first downs on a rush by Rodriguez and a 13-yard conclusion from Levis to freshman tight end Josh Kattus. On a 4th and one from the Georgia 31, the Bulldogs packed Rodriguez and took over with 9:10 to play in the very first quarter.
On its very first belongings, Georgia drove deep into Kentucky area prior to the UK defense got a drop in the red zone. The Bulldogs got on the board on a 27-yard field objective by Jack Podlesny to take a 3-0 lead with 2:56 to play in the.
Kentucky would get a set of very first downs on its next belongings and would deal with a 3rd and long as the very first quarter ended, with Georgia leading 3-0.
The drive would continue and the Felines would enter the red zone. On 3rd and 12 from the Georgia 18 lawn line, Levis was obstructed by Georgia’s Kelee Ringo in the end zone, warding off the scoring chance. Ringo went back to interception to the Georgia 47, where the Bulldogs took control of with 8:43 left in the half.
Georgia would benefit from the excellent field position, once again getting deep into UK area. As they did previously, the UK defense held and required a 24-yard field objective, which Podlesny transformed, providing the Bulldogs a 6-0 benefit with 3:40 left in the half.
Kentucky went three-and-out on its next belongings and Georgia got the ball back with 2:03 to play in the half. The Bulldogs would run the two-minute offense and enter UK area, eventually going for another Podlesny basket, this one from 37 lawns, as the half ended with the Bulldogs leading 9-0.
Georgia took the very first belongings of the 2nd half and go to near midfield, however Stetson Bennett’s pass was obstructed by Jordan Lovett and the Cats took control of at their own 11. The Felines were not able to do anything with the belongings and were required to punt.
The Bulldogs would capitalize the next belongings. Georgia would cover 58 lawns in 8 plays, topped by a nine-yard goal rush from Kenny McIntosh. Podlesny included the PAT and Georgia led 16-0 with 6:22 left in the 3rd quarter.
Kentucky would stop Georgia on the one lawn line on its next drive, then would march 99 lawns in 9 plays, ending when Levis struck Brown with an eight-yard goal pass with 9:52 staying. The Cats opted for 2, however the pass missed out on and Georgia held a 16-6 lead.
The Felines would stop the Canines, then would get the ball back. UK got deep into Georgia area however Matt Ruffolo missed out on a 38-yard basket with 4:17 to play.
Kentucky concludes the routine season next Saturday, hosting Louisville at Kroger Field. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET and the video game can be seen on the SEC Network.
