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Mark Stoops confirms Matt Ruffolo will start at kicker against South Carolina

After two missed field goal attempts and one leg injury on Saturday against Mississippi State, Kentucky kicker Chance Poore was replaced by Matt Ruffolo with 4:39 remaining in the fourth quarter to try a 29-yard field goal.

In his very first career attempt, the junior kicker out of Centerville, Ohio sent the football right through the uprights, cutting the Bulldog lead to just eight points.

Despite Poore being listed as the starter on the updated weekly depth chart, Mark Stoops said during his weekly press conference on Monday afternoon that they would give Ruffolo the first-team reps to start practice this week.