The expected happened last week in Lexington. Top-10 Alabama rolled Kentucky. The expected happened last week in Columbia. South Carolina rolled last-place Vanderbilt to stay alive in the bowl hunt. Now the two SEC East teams will meet in Week 12, and this game could mean a lot when the bowl selection process arrives.
Kentucky (6-4, 3-4) is behind every bowl-eligible team in the SEC East after head-to-head losses against Georgia, Missouri, and Tennessee. Another SEC loss could put Kentucky behind South Carolina (4-6, 2-5) and potentially Auburn (6-4, 3-4) when bowl selection time comes.
Saturday night at Williams-Brice Stadium will be a big one.