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Gator Bowl wrap-up: Kentucky 23, North Carolina State 21

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday’s Kentucky-North Carolina State Gator Bowl football game at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Looking for its third straight bowl victory, Kentucky meets North Carolina State in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville on Saturday. ESPN has the telecast, starting at noon.

Mark Stoops’ Wildcats went 4-6 against an all-SEC schedule. North Carolina State finished its regular season 8-3 and 23rd in the College Football Playoff rankings. Follow our dedicated Twitter feed for score, updates, analysis, statistics, you name it from a variety of sources.

This story was originally published January 2, 2021 at 11:00 AM.

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John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky, he covered UK football from 1987 until being named sports columnist in 2000. He has covered 20 Final Fours and 42 consecutive Kentucky Derbys. Support my work with a digital subscription
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Gator Bowl wrap-up: Kentucky 23, North Carolina State 21

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday’s Kentucky-North Carolina State Gator Bowl football game at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.