Sunday Headlines: On to South Carolina

The Kentucky Wildcats did just enough to hold off Chattanooga on Saturday and improve to 3-0 for just the third time under Mark Stoops.

The good news is Kentucky had a winning record the last two times it started 3-0 — 2017 and 2018. The bad news is this Kentucky team looks much closer to the 2017 team that floundered to a 7-6 finish than the one that went 10-3.

Here’s to hoping Mark Stoops can right the ship this week and beat the South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia, something that ironically (or perhaps foreshadowing...?) the 2017 team accomplished. Kentucky is 2-2 in Columbia under Stoops.

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WHEW. That was a close one.

Your Headlines

Kentucky Holds Off Chattanooga
With the Cats clinging to a 21-16 lead in the fourth quarter, Tyrell Ajian made the play that saved the game. Ajian intercepted a Chattanooga pass at the UK five and returned it 95 yards for what turned out to be the game-clinching touchdown.

Tyreese Fearbry commits to Kentucky over Penn State, Auburn
Fearbry, a 4-star edge rusher out of Pittsburgh, committed to the University of Kentucky a few hours after the Wildcats improved to 3-0 on the season.

UK falls victim to mystery of being flat, but still tops Chattanooga
After running 70 total plays and racking up 340 rushing yards and 35 points to beat SEC foe Missouri, the Cats returned one week later to run just 62 plays with 102 yards rushing and 28 points in defeating Chattanooga of the Southern Conference. The Vegas spread topped 30 points in favor of Kentucky.

Perfect Blocking Paved the way for Tyrell Ajian's Pick Six
Tyrell Ajian made the play of the day for the Wildcats, but he could not do it all by himself. The defense set up the safety perfectly.

Liam Coen learns a lesson about the realities of coaching at Kentucky
After scary escape vs. Chattanooga, new UK offensive coordinator laments, “I didn’t help our guys. Today, it was on me.”

Mark Stoops says Kentucky came out "flat" in win: "I'm not very pleased."
To put it simply, the Wildcats got caught sleepwalking and nearly suffered one of, if not the most embarrassing loss of the Mark Stoops era. “We’ll go back to work and look forward to getting on the road and trying to get an SEC win next week,” Stoops said after the game.

Eddie Gran's Angel Among Us
“That little girl changed my life in Auburn,” Gran said, the fast-approaching date rekindling vivid memories from two decades ago. “She was born there and that’s where she passed. That’s where it all happened. You have all those memories. It was a special time.”

No. 14 Kentucky to Host Western Michigan on Sunday
Following a weeklong hiatus from competition, the No. 14 Kentucky men's soccer team will face Western Michigan on at 4 p.m. ET, live on ESPN+.

Jarret Doege, West Virginia Mountaineers notch upset in front of sellout crowd, hold off No. 15 Virginia Tech Hokies
Jarret Doege threw two touchdown passes in front of a sold-out crowd, and West Virginia survived No. 15 Virginia Tech's furious rally en route to a 27-21 victory on Saturday.

Nick Saban calls out Alabama defense's 'mental errors' in win over Florida
Alabama coach Nick Saban said his defense's inability to "maintain our intensity" was a concern to him after Saturday's 31-29 win over Florida.

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NFL roundup: Latest league news from Saturday, Sept. 18
The New England Patriots have signed QB Brian Hoyer to the active roster from the practice squad, NFL Network's Mike Giardi reports.