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KENTUCKY: Nice win. Their best attribute is their patience & it showed again. They don't force plays. They set things up @ marry them together well. Some of the most creative pin/pull stuff in the run game I have seen in a while. 72 played great, good in combos, great pulling. 77 had maybe his best game. They strained up front. TEs 81 & 97 blocked well. QB poised, accurate, tough. 73 good on screens. 53/87 good down blocks. Timely QB run calls. 2 ran hard, good in pass pro. Masterful with misdirection. 19 good out wide, adjusted to the ball. Used formation/shifts/personnel well. Defense played hard. Limited big plays. 0 good working through blocks in run game. Lateral stuff had them off balance early. Edges frozen for a few series. Splitters hit them after that in play action game. Adjusted to it as game went on. Perimeter defenders tackled well on those & screen game. 12 was really nice outside. 14 took ball away. 90 good in SY. 94 impacted the run game, split doubles. 30 good edge rush. 7 bullied inside. Gave up completions in zone but tackled well.

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.@KentuckyVB is struggling: - First loss in a home match since October 13th, 2024 - First time losing consecutive @SEC matches since 2015 - First time losing 3 @SEC matches before the month of November since 2012

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Final: No. 12 Kentucky 34, Vanderbilt 17

Kenny Minchey runs 1 yard for a touchdown. Adam Zouagui PAT is good. No. 12 Kentucky 34, Vanderbilt 17 w/ 5:11 left in game.

Adam Zouagui's 32-yard FGA is good. No. 12 Kentucky 27, Vanderbilt 17 w/ 14:10 left in game.

No. 12 Kentucky 24, Vanderbilt 17, end third quarter

Adam Zouagui's 47-yard FGA is good. No. 12 Kentucky 24, Vanderbilt 17 w/ 1:24 left 3rd quarter.

Jared Curtis throws 34 yards to Ja'Cory Thomas for a touchdown. Brock Taylor PAT is good. No. 12 Kentucky 21, Vanderbilt 17 w/ 5:45 left 3rd quarter.

Backup QB Brennen Ward runs 10 yards off right guard for a touchdown. UK had two QBs in the game, Kenny Minchey went in motion and Ward took the snap & ran untouched into the end zone. Zouagui PAT is good. No. 12 Kentucky 21, Vanderbilt 10 w/ 10:35 left in third quarter.

I would agree with that

Will Stein tells UK Sports Network's Dick Gabriel "We cleaned it up (in second quarter). ... We've got to finish. This is going to be a four-quarter battle, just like it is all the time in this conference."