The Kentucky football team is in dire need of a victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores in Week 6. How can Mark Stoops and company get it done?
The Kentucky football program has been on the wrong side of .500 in every season since it went 7-6 in 2009. It hasn’t played in a bowl game since 2010, when it lost 27-10 to the Pittsburgh Panthers in the BBVA Compass Bowl.
Kentucky hasn’t won a bowl game since the 2008 season, when it defeated the East Carolina Pirates 25-19 in the Liberty Bowl.
Eight seasons removed from the last time Kentucky won a bowl game, Mark Stoops is attempting to end the drought. He’s led the Wildcats to back-to-back 5-7 seasons, but that isn’t enough to keep Big Blue nation satisfied—nor should it be.
Kentucky has a chance to end the bowl drought in 2016, but it’ll need to close out the season with at least four wins in the final seven regular season games.
Kentucky enters Week 6 with a 2-3 record and a Week 1 game that got away. The Vanderbilt Commodores enter Week 6 at 2-3, as well, which creates a sense of urgency for both of the participating teams.
The question is: how can Stoops and the Wildcats overcome the Commodores in Lexington? It won’t be easy.