With news of Ohio State bowing out due to COVID-19 issues, a new opponent for the Kentucky Wildcats surfaced shortly after. According to KSR’s Matt Jones, the “current plan” is for UK to play the North Carolina Tarheels this Saturday in Las Vegas as part of the CBS Sports Classic.
However, the news cannot be made official until UCLA opts out. The Bruins are still technically scheduled to play North Carolina in the game that would have happened right before UK-OSU. But COVID-19 has hit UCLA as well, with head coach Mick Cronin currently in health and safety protocols.