By Collan McCoy – Sports Writer
The Wildcats sought to avenge their loss in Austin from last year but fell short in a thrilling SEC overtime battle 16-13 to Texas.
Kentucky (2-4) put up a fight against the No. 21 Longhorns in a Saturday night thriller, outgaining Texas 395 yards to 179. Late field goals by both teams sent the game to overtime, where the Longhorns came out on top.
The story of the game was Kentucky redshirt freshman Cutter Boley. Boley passed for 258 yards on 31 completions in his fifth career start. He also was the team’s leading rusher with 45 net yards on 14 attempts. Preseason Heisman favorite Arch Manning had 132 yards on 27 attempts.
Running back Seth McGowan was the leading receiver for the Cats out of the backfield with 68 yards on seven catches. With McGowan’s 45 rushing yards, he accumulated 113 total yards for the game.
Kentucky’s defense also outplayed the Texas defense, holding the Longhorns to just 179 total yards compared with 395 for the Cats. Coming into Saturday night’s contest, Texas was ranked fourth in FBS defensive efficiency, while Kentucky ranked 40th.
The Cats play the Tennessee Volunteers next Saturday at 7:45 p.m. and will be looking for their first SEC win of the season and their first victory over the Volunteers since the COVID-shortened 2020 season.
