The talented junior got off to a wretched start and sat the last two games.
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Kentucky has not hosted a Thursday football game in 76 years, so Wildcats players have had their nationally televised matchup with Auburn circled on their calendars for a while now. All week there have been discussions as to who would take the first snap at quarterback for the Tigers, and as of a few hours before kick-off still no official announcement.
Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn opened up the competition between White and Johnson following the team’s win over San Jose State. None of that seemed to translate to the starting position however, and due to either an inability to read defenses or an inability to distinguish between his receiver and the opposing defender, Johnson started the season throwing 6 interceptions, only 5 touchdowns, and 473 passing yards in three games. He became the first Auburn quarterback to make his first start in an SEC game since Jeff Klein did it against Tennessee in 1999. How to watch Kentucky vs. Auburn on TV or online, plus 3 things to know.
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The Wildcats’ excellent all-purpose back Stanley “Boom” Williams is in the lineup after missing last week with a “personal issue” that involved missing practices before the Eastern Kentucky game, which required OT to win without him. Kentucky owns victories of seven, four, eight and seven points this season, the loss to Florida was by five points. He says if he can’t play in the National Football League one day, he wants to be a missionary.
