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Kentucky Football: How To Defeat New Mexico State Aggies

By Maxwell Ogden

Sep 10, 2016; Gainesville, FL, USA; Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops looks on against the Florida Gators during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Florida Gators defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 45-7. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2016; Gainesville, FL, USA; Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops looks on against the Florida Gators during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Florida Gators defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 45-7. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Kentucky football program is deep in must-win territory in Week 3. What will the keys be to defeating the New Mexico State Aggies?

Sep 10, 2016; Gainesville, FL, USA; Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops looks on against the Florida Gators during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Florida Gators defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 45-7. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2016; Gainesville, FL, USA; Kentucky football head coach Mark Stoops looks on against the Florida Gators during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Florida Gators defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 45-7. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

Entering the 2016 college football season, the optimistic take on the Kentucky football program was that Week 3 would present it with an opportunity to get above .500. Instead, the Kentucky Wildcats will enter Saturday’s game at 0-2.

Though the Wildcats are heavily favored to win the clash with the New Mexico State Aggies, absolutely nothing is guaranteed.

Kentucky blew a 35-10 lead over the Southern Miss Golden Eagles during the season opener. It allowed 34 unanswered points as Nick Mullens, Ito Smith, and George Payne led the Golden Eagles to a 44-35 victory.

That home loss was followed by an indescribably brutal 45-7 loss to the bitter rival Florida Gators—the 30th consecutive loss to the crew from Gainesville.

With the program reeling, head coach Mark Stoops is hopeful that his Wildcats can recover with a victory over New Mexico State. The Aggies are currently 1-1, but Kentucky is the heavily-favored team in this affair.

The question is: what must Kentucky do to end the losing streak and finally secure its first victory of the 2016 season?

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