This date has been circled on calendars both in and outside the Commonwealth since the 2015 schedule was released. Always soaked in drama, the battle for the Governor's Cup has somehow become THE game: the event in which three years of struggle, sacrifice and determination may finally pay off with the Cats reaching their first bowl game since 2010.
What a long and winding road this season has been! UK has delivered on some key goals - their first SEC road victory in five years against South Carolina - and missed others as the Cats dropped their 29th straight game to eventual SEC East champion Florida.