It’s officially Louisville Hate Week, and for the first time in three years, pressure of a bowl game isn’t on the line for UK in the Governor’s Cup. Kentucky has already reached their “goal” on the season, so anything beyond this point is gravy, which certainly puts a new spin on the highly-anticipated rivalry matchup.
From the start of the year, however, UK fans have been dreading this game for obvious reasons. Lamar Jackson is the Heisman frontrunner, and UK has notoriously struggled against even mediocre mobile quarterbacks. The second Jackson entered the UK-UL game last year, the script was flipped and the Cards immediately erased a 21-point deficit to win in dominating fashion.