Music City Bowl: Live UK updates from Nashville

Follow along Friday evening as Jennifer Smith and Mark Story of the Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com provide live updates from Nissan Stadium in Nashville as the University of Kentucky football team takes on Northwestern University in the Music City Bowl.

The game is scheduled to kick off at 4:30 p.m. EST and is being televised on ESPN.

Scroll down below to read live updates from Nashville.

Kentucky brings a 7-5 record into Friday’s game. Northwestern comes in at 9-3.

Here are a few links to get you set for kickoff:

How Kentucky and Northwestern match up — with a game prediction

After late struggles, Kentucky QB has healed up in time for Music City Bowl

Music City Bowl: Kentucky-Northwestern preview podcast

For Stoops and UK, a second chance to leave a positive impression

A history of UK football and basketball games played on the same day

This story was originally published December 29, 2017 at 3:15 PM with the headline "Music City Bowl: Live UK updates from Nashville."