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Kentucky football bumped up to No. 6 in ESPN's updated power rankings

Saturday’s win sure wasn’t perfect, but Kentucky football continues to stake its claim as one of the top programs in the country.

On Sunday morning, ESPN updated its weekly college football power rankings. Kentucky, which came into the weekend No. 7 according to the website’s Week 3 power rankings, actually received a one-spot bump to No. 6 following Week 4 action across the country. UK snuck out of Kroger Field with a 31-23 victory over Northern Illinois despite offensive line issues creeping back to the forefront once again.

Here’s what ESPN’s Alex Scarborough had to say about the ‘Cats.