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Kentucky Football: Five Keys To Defeating Mississippi State

By Maxwell Ogden

Oct 8, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Stephen Johnson (15) runs the ball for a touchdown against Vanderbilt Commodores safety LaDarius Wiley (13) in the first quarter at Commonwealth Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Stephen Johnson (15) runs the ball for a touchdown against Vanderbilt Commodores safety LaDarius Wiley (13) in the first quarter at Commonwealth Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Kentucky Wildcats are back in must-win territory. How can the Kentucky football program overcome the Mississippi State Bulldogs?

Oct 8, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Stephen Johnson (15) runs the ball for a touchdown against Vanderbilt Commodores safety LaDarius Wiley (13) in the first quarter at Commonwealth Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Stephen Johnson (15) runs the ball for a touchdown against Vanderbilt Commodores safety LaDarius Wiley (13) in the first quarter at Commonwealth Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /

Mark Stoops is prepairing to coach the single most important game of his career thus far. That can be copied and pasted to the description of at least three more games in 2016, but this week will be critical to the Kentucky football program’s bowl game aspirations.

Kentucky remains in must-win territory as it pursues what would be its first bowl game appearance since 2010.

Kentucky opened the 2016 season with a pair of heartbreaking losses. It blew a 35-10 lead over the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and was decimated 45-7 by the Florida Gators.

Since falling to 0-2, however, Kentucky has won three of four games to pull to 3-3 on the season.

3-3 is progress, but six wins remains the bare minimum in order for 2015 to be considered a successful season. Stoops is on the hot seat and Lexington is hungry for a football team that it can be proud of.

A loss would be a devastating setback for the Kentucky football team. A win would keep its bowl hopes alive.

The question is: what must Kentucky do to defeat the Mississippi State Bulldogs and secure win No. 4?

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