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It’s not often that we have seen Kentucky demoralize an opponent in football, but that’s what happened tonight against rival Louisville tonight. The Wildcats got off to a 14-0 lead and never looked back, not even after the Cardinals responded with a touchdown of their own, cutting the lead 14-7.
Terry Wilson was phenomenal tonight, throwing for 261 yards and 3 touchdowns, his season high for touchdowns in a game. Benny Snell added 100 more yards and two touchdowns on the ground, despite not playing the majority of the second half after he appeared to tweak an ankle early in the third quarter. Snell needs just 107 yards for the all-time rushing record at Kentucky.
Here’s the (joyous) social media reactions to Kentucky’s Governor’s Cup victory:
Our State. #GetUp pic.twitter.com/ciKjLLb2S0
— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) November 25, 2018
BIG. BLUE. BLOWOUT. pic.twitter.com/ppY0lQDcCv
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) November 25, 2018
Goodbye Louisville pic.twitter.com/R6lio0J1oJ
— KY Clips (@KY_Clips) November 25, 2018
Kentucky takes home the Govenors Cup!! @ASeaOfBlue pic.twitter.com/caXA4JncXO
— Tres Terrell (@TerrellTres) November 25, 2018
Benny Snell has walked all around this stadium to thank fans pic.twitter.com/FLK6CNbrgN
— Shawn Smith (@gbbcountry) November 25, 2018
Josh Allen pulled out the UK flag before the game was even over. pic.twitter.com/ncY3HFIoA8
— Nick Roush (@RoushKSR) November 25, 2018
Santa Snell!!!!! pic.twitter.com/rnrJxrVxd2
— Fire Eddie Gran (@MinardiCeiling) November 25, 2018
BBN likes it extra crispy pic.twitter.com/b5rLQStCii
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) November 25, 2018
If there was a GIF that summed up tonight’s game..... I think that this would be the one. #BBN pic.twitter.com/FASn92JuVZ
— KY Clips (@KY_Clips) November 25, 2018
Kentucky celebrates with the Governor’s Cup after their 56-10 victory over Louisville. @KentuckySports @heraldleader @jenheraldleader @johnclayiv @BenRobertsHL @markcstory pic.twitter.com/WOZt6PDNxi
— Alex Slitz (@AlexSlitzPhoto) November 25, 2018
UK fans chanting “Go Big Blue” as they dominate Louisville pic.twitter.com/qoeOQ5Ytlx
— Tres Terrell (@TerrellTres) November 25, 2018
Kentucky coach Mark Stoops adds another $250,000 bonus as Wildcats rout Louisville for their 9th win of the season. Wins 8 and 9 have been worth $250K apiece. He's up to $750,000 in bonuses for the season, with a chance to make it $1 million with a bowl win.
— Steve Berkowitz (@ByBerkowitz) November 25, 2018
L’s down! pic.twitter.com/TCGF4sy3S0
— Shawn Smith (@gbbcountry) November 25, 2018
Kentucky fans with a message after trouncing Louisville, 56-10: pic.twitter.com/u3r3etVo8j
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 25, 2018
This Kentucky team
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) November 25, 2018
— won 9 games for first time since 1977
— had a winning SEC record for first time since 1984
— Ended the never-ending Florida streak
— Produced the All-Time Sack and (likely) Rushing Leader
— will go to best Bowl of my lifetime
That is an AMAZING YEAR
Luke Klausing is carried off the field on the shoulders of players after @UKFootball beat @UofLFootball 56-10 to win the Governor's Cup pic.twitter.com/vRcdLO4rwF
— Michael Clevenger (@MClevenger_CJ) November 25, 2018
Getting your national championship taken away https://t.co/HqGQe234zo
— Ian Teasley (@ianteasley) November 25, 2018
Kentucky (9-3) blasts rival Louisville (2–10) to secure its first nine-win season since 1984. Now gets a great bowl game (likely Citrus) to go for first 10-win season since 1977. Stoops has gone 2 wins to 5 wins (twice) to 7 wins (twice) to 9 wins.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) November 25, 2018
Kentucky now has a winning record against Louisville at Cardinal Stadium (6-5)
— Corey Price (@coreyp08) November 25, 2018
Thank you, Benny. pic.twitter.com/qYA0fHbaSO
— Terry Big Blue Brown™️ (@TBrown_80) November 25, 2018
Somehow, @benny_snell quietly hit the 100-yard mark for the 18th time in his career. That ties him with Sonny Collins for the most in school history.
— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) November 25, 2018
His 1,305 rushing yards this season ranks fourth on single-season list just behind his 1,333 in 2017. pic.twitter.com/ZrpllwnYwZ
Kash Daniel on the Postgame Show: “You know that high school team that knows they can’t beat you, so they just try to fight you? That’s what we were playing...” (courtesy @wesledford)
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) November 25, 2018
. #OurState #GetUp pic.twitter.com/xybfFFNLOl
— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) November 25, 2018
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