How Kentucky (5-1, 2-1 SEC) and Mississippi State (4-2, 1-2 SEC) match up at every position — with a game prediction:
Quarterbacks
Since Stephen Johnson became Kentucky’s primary quarterback, Mark Stoops’ Wildcats are 12-5 overall and 4-2 in road games. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound senior from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., has increased his completion percentage from 54.7 percent last season to 63.9 percent this year. Mississippi State’s Nick Fitzgerald is the kind of dual-threat QB that has long been Kryptonite to Kentucky defenses. In 2017, the 6-5, 230-pound junior has run for 446 yards and seven TDs and thrown for 1,024 yards and 10 TDs.