Three times in the last 37 tries — that’s how many wins Kentucky has over Tennessee over nearly the last four decades. There are two things you must do at Tennessee without question. You better beat Vanderbilt and you better beat Kentucky. Each of Tennessee’s last three coaches didn’t do that, and they were each shown the door.
Josh Heupel now gets his first chance in this series on Saturday night. However, these aren’t the same old Wildcats. Mark Stoops has stabilized the program in Lexington, turning Kentucky into a third-place SEC East contender over the last several years.