The John Clay Podcast: Kentucky-Tennessee football preview

By John Clay

Updated October 29, 2022 8:40 AM

Preview: No. 19 Kentucky at No. 3 Tennessee

Click below to read more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s preview coverage ahead of Saturday’s Kentucky-Tennessee football game scheduled for 7 p.m. at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.

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Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talks with Jimmy Hyams of WNML radio in Knoxville and Jon Hale of Kentucky.com about Saturday night’s matchup between the No. 19-ranked Kentucky Wildcats and No. 3-ranked Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium. ESPN has the television coverage, starting at 7 p.m. Tennessee is 7-0 overall, including 3-0 in the SEC. Kentucky is 5-2 overall, including 2-2 in league play. It’s the first time the two teams have met while both being ranked since 1951 when Bear Bryant was the UK coach and General Robert Neyland coached the Vols.

Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Will Levis (7) leaps for a touchdown over Tennessee Volunteers linebacker Aaron Beasley (24) during a game at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com

This story was originally published October 27, 2022 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