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Kentucky football pounds its way to 401 rushing yards in win over Vanderbilt

Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops said his team displayed its hard-nosed identity in a dominating win over Vanderbilt. Jon Hale, Louisville Courier Journal

NASHVILLE - Kentucky football needed some good news. Playing Vanderbilt offered that and more.

Kentucky pounded its way to 401 rushing yards in a 38-14 victory over the Commodores, earning its largest margin of victory in the series since 2001 and erasing some of the bad taste from a heartbreaking defeat to Tennessee the week before.

"Really proud of our team top to bottom," Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said. "Proud of our coaches and proud of our team to bounce back.