Kentucky football (4-7, 1-7) fell 31-14 to No. 3 Texas (10-1, 6-1) on the road on Saturday, officially ending its hopes of reaching six wins to maintain bowl eligibility.
The game served as the farthest west Kentucky football has played in Kentucky history, and just the second time that these two programs have met.
The Wildcats would win the opening kickoff and would elect to receive the ball after the half, with the Longhorn’s first offensive snap resulting in a five-yard loss after a tackle from Wildcat senior J.J. Weaver.
Texas would subsequently find its rhythm, with Longhorn quarterback Quinn Ewers marching his offense down the field for a three-yard touchdown pass on Texas’s opening drive.