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Game day: Florida 34, Kentucky 10
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An early look ahead to the Kentucky Wildcats’ next football game:
The opponent
Kentucky (3-6) will face South Carolina (2-7) in the regular-season finale for the Wildcats at Kroger Field.
The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. and be telecast by the SEC Network.
Interim head coach Mike Bobo’s Gamecocks lost to No. 13 Georgia 45-16 Saturday night.
Series history
South Carolina leads 18-12-1 but Kentucky has won five of the past six.
Most recent meeting
South Carolina defeated Kentucky 24-7 on Sept. 28, 2019, at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C.
Know your foe
1. After South Carolina lost 59-42 at Mississippi on Nov. 14, the Gamecocks parted ways with fifth-year head coach Will Muschamp. The former Eastern Kentucky assistant and Florida head coach finished his time as South Carolina head man with a 28-30 overall record.
Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo, who went 28-35 in five seasons (2015-19) as Colorado State head coach, was named interim head man.
South Carolina is now 0-2 under Bobo, having fallen to Missouri, 17-10, in the interim head coach’s first game running the show for the Gamecocks.
2. After Muschamp’s ouster, South Carolina’s top two defensive backs, Jaycee Horn and Israel Mukuamu, each opted out for the rest of the season.
3. South Carolina has some potent offensive weaponry. Entering this weekend’s games, running back Kevin Harris is the SEC’s leading rusher (875). Wideout Shi Smith is third in the league in receiving yards (605) and tied for fifth in touchdown catches (six).
Smith, however, is in concussion protocol and might not be available for the Kentucky game.
This story was originally published November 28, 2020 at 3:29 PM.
