Big Blue Preview: Kentucky vs. Georgia
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| Kentucky vs. Georgia | When: Sat., Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m. ET | Where: Kroger Field, Lexington, Ky. | TV: ABC | Radio: UK Sports Network |
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Preview
After suffering its first loss of the season last week, Kentucky returns to action on Saturday, hosting top-ranked Georgia at Kroger Field (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC).
Georgia is 2-0 on the season and ranked first in both major polls. Kentucky won its opener against Southern Miss before falling to South Carolina last weekend.
Cat Scratches: Kentucky Offense Working on ‘Fixable’ Issues
The Kentucky offense struggled in a 31-6 loss to South Carolina on Saturday. The Cats were held under 200 yards of total offense in the game.
So the task for UK offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan and the offensive staff this week was to get things cleanup up this week as the Cats prepare to face top-ranked Georgia. Hamdan believes that the issues that his unit went through on Saturday can be fixed.
“Absolutely. A lot of it just came down to one-on-one battles,” Hamdan said. “We came into the game and put a lot of emphasis on protecting those edges and those pass rushers, but there were some things on the interior side that hurt us as well. I thought we ran the ball well at times during the game and I think that’s a huge plus. From a protection standpoint, we know what we’ve got to do to take the next step there.”
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Kentucky vs. Georgia
The Series
• Kentucky trails Georgia, 63-12-2, in the all-time series, losing the last 14 straight matchups.
• The Cats trail the Dogs, 30-7, in games played in Lexington, including the last eight.
• Kentucky has defeated Georgia three times when the Bulldogs were ranked, the last time being a 16-10 vicory over No. 11 UGA in Lexington in 1988.
The Ties
• Kentucky’s roster has 16 players from the state of Georgia and two transfers from the Bulldogs.
• Brock Vandagriff, junior quarterback, spent three seasons in Athens (2021-23), where he appeared in a total of 13 games.
• Jamon Dumas-Johnson, senior linebacker, spent three seasons in Athens (2021-23),
where he totaled 126 tackles, including 9.5 for loss, and was a first-team All-American in 2022.
• Other Kentucky players from the state of Georgia include defensive backs Jonquis “JQ” Hardaway (Columbus), Jiquavious “Quavo” Marshall (Macon), Troy Booker (Evans); running back Jamarion Wilcox (Douglasville); wide receiver Darius Cannon (Gainesville); kicker Alex Raynor (Kennesaw); linebackers Grant Godfrey (Suwanee), Quintavion Norman (Covington), Devin Smith (Brunswick), Antwan Smith (Atlanta), D’Eryk Jackson (Dublin); offensive linemen Jalen Farmer (Covington), Kyle Mixon (Warner Robins) and defensive linemen Dennious Jackson (Augusta) and Tayvion Gadson (Savannah).
• The Georgia roster has no players from the state of Kentucky.
By the Numbers
2
Former Georgia Bulldogs on the UK roster (quarterback Brock Vandagriff and linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson)
3
Times that Kentucky has beaten the nation’s top-ranked team (Oklahoma – 1951; Ole Miss – 1964; LSU – 2007)
16
Players on the UK roster from the state of Georgia
49
Games started by UK tackle Marques Cox, the most starts of anyone on the Kentucky roster
84
Career receptions for Kentucky wide receiver Dane Key
