Kentucky earned a mention in ESPN’s weekly look at who got better and who got worse in college football.
Here’s an excerpt about the Wildcats:
Kentucky Wildcats
Progress: 31 furlongs
Oh, you thought Kansas’ streak-breaking win was big? Try this one on for size: Kentucky beat Florida for the first time in 31 years. Just think of all that has happened in that span: Jared Lorenzen, Steve Spurrier, Tim Tebow, three UK hoops championships, a Jim McElwain shark meme … it has literally been a lifetime for a whole bunch of Wildcats fans. In fact, go ahead, Kentucky. Celebrate by doing the Dan Mullen dance.
Some other SEC teams were also mentioned:
Alabama QBs
Progress: starter announced and both played
Sure, Jalen Hurts probably felt vilified, but Alabama actually announced its starting QB — Tua Tagovailoa — for its game against Arkansas State, and no one got scolded afterward (that we know of). In fact, Tagovailoa showed he was worthy of the job once again, becoming the first Tide QB to throw four touchdowns without a pick in a game since AJ McCarron in 2013. That’s pretty good. But the other good news is Hurts didn’t sit out. Was he put on a pedestal? Maybe not, but he did finish with two TD throws of his own. Believe it or not, those six passing TDs are the second most in a game in Alabama history.
Georgia running game
Progress: giving out whuppin’s
Remember the old “This is SportsCenter” commercial with Evander Holyfield searching the offices for Charley Steiner, announcing, “Come on out and get your whuppin'”? That’s pretty much what Evander’s son, Elijah Holyfield , and the rest of the Georgia backfield did to South Carolina’s defense Saturday. Holyfield led all rushers with 76 yards, but there were five Georgia backs with at least 30, and for the game, the Bulldogs outrushed South Carolina 271 to 54.
