The Kentucky Wildcats walked onto the field in Starkville, needing a win in the worst way. Dropping four in a row would have been catastrophic, considering the high hopes this team had in the preseason.
The Cats weren’t the only ones desperate for a victory. At 4-4, MSU entered Saturday night’s game highly motivated to break over the .500 mark in front of their home crowd.
Tension came early and often in the first half as the officials had to pull both teams together for a warning multiple times. Kentucky was the clear aggressor, laying some monster hits and even punching in a defensive score.