As we count down the hours until kickoff (only 50 to go), more and more experts are jumping on the Kentucky bandwagon. This morning, ESPN’s Harry Lyles picked Kentucky over Auburn as his upset of the week, citing the Cats’ experience and Bo Nix’s inconsistency.
“In a season that has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in so many ways, and with Kentucky having one of its most talented teams to open up a season in years, I’m going to roll the dice on an upset at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Bo Nix had a typical freshman season of ups and downs for Auburn last year, and I’m going to bank on him starting the season slow — while hoping Kentucky inches closer toward being a football school (kidding about the football school part).