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Kentucky pulls off upset at No. 5 Mississippi with help from gambles by Mark Stoops
View Date:2024-12-24 00:46:48
OXFORD, Miss. — Mark Stoops pushed all of his chips to the middle of the table for Kentucky. Then Brock Vandagriff went for broke. Barion Brown came up with the goods. And Josh Kattus, in the right place at the right time, made sure the risky decision wasn’t for naught.
Vandagriff’s 63-yard completion to Brown on fourth and 7 at Kentucky’s 20-yard line set up a game-winning score sealed by Kattus’ fumble recovery in the end zone.
The roll of the dice paid off in arguably the signature victory of Stoops’ 12-year tenure, as Kentucky upset No. 5 Mississippi 20-17 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
Kentucky going for it on fourth down Saturday — in the late stages of a close conference game — was in direct contrast to its loss to Georgia earlier this month. In that game, a 13-12 loss, Stoops elected to punt on fourth-and-8 with less than three minutes to play. The Bulldogs then bled off nearly all the remaining time to escape with a one-point win in Lexington.
Even after the late touchdown, the Wildcats needed some good fortune. Mississippi drove to the Kentucky 31 before a potential tying field goal from 48 yards by Caden Davis sailed wide left.
Kentucky now heads into its first open date of the season with confidence and a winning record. The Wildcats next play at home against Vanderbilt on Oct. 12.
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