How to Watch Auburn vs Kentucky: Game Preview, Game Time, TV Schedule, Live Streaming, Game Odds and More.
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The dismissal of Duke Williams had many wondering if the Auburn passing game was doomed to sputter even further, but the performance of Auburn in the passing game was anything but sputtering. For a second, it appeared that Badet had it. But at the last second, as the two were falling, the defender jarred the ball loose. White might be the quarterback of the future which could be reason enough to start him against Kentucky. A bowl trip, the program’s first since the 2010 season. Unfortunately his receivers haven’t quite caught up with the Kentucky play-caller.
Advantage Auburn. The Tigers got ahead and stayed ahead, surging to a 23-10 halftime edge.
As Stoops and the Wildcats know, growing up can be painful at times, but the Kentucky coach is confident his team will bounce back in a road encounter on October. 24 at Mississippi State.
Down two scores with less than eight minutes to play.
Towles tucked the ball and ran left. “Photo Editor” / Auburn wide receiver Marcus Davis (80) evades the tackle of Kentucky’s A.J. Stamps (1) in the first half. White didn’t throw a touchdown pass, but his seven completions to Ricardo Louis, which included five catches in the first quarter, set the tone. A loss at Kentucky could spell disaster for the Auburn Tigers.
Former Auburn defensive lineman Gabriel Wright is in his rookie season with the Detroit Lions, but he still found time to check out the game.
Of course Auburn, ranked near the top of the preseason polls once again, would trek up to Lexington for an unorthodox Thursday night game, trounce the Wildcats and return home to sit at the top of the SEC standings.
“I think it’s very significant”, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said after the game.
With a golden opportunity placed in front of it, in front of 63,407 nervous, but hopeful fans at Commonwealth Stadium, Kentucky proved Thursday it’s still not quite there.
Auburn’s defense also stepped up on the Wildcats’ final possession.
Of course, none of that happened. We’re going in the right direction. If we use the talent we have, have a good game plan, no turnovers and play hard, we should win.
It was Auburn’s first SEC victory of the year.
With 2 Wins and 2 Losses, Auburn Tigers gained 440.5 total yards on an average including 158.3 passing yards (with 21.3 passing attempts having completion percentage of 56.5) and 282.3 rushing yards per game. That’s insane. Towles was intercepted once and sacked three times with the final by Justin Garrett to end Kentucky’s final offensive drive with 25 seconds left.
Auburn’s Peyton Barber recorded 26 carries for 92 yards and two touchdowns. We still made a few mistakes, but this team is capable of being good.
“That’s on me”, Towles said.
Kentucky’s defense played better in the second half and got the Wildcat offense the ball back, down 30-27 with 2:12 to play and no timeouts remaining.
“I wouldn’t say it was anything special, like just opening it up completely”, White said.
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Let’s step back a little bit. From Lexington, they are off to Fayetteville for a game against Arkansas.
