KSR Today: A Kentucky Bye Week Saturday

Typically, Saturday morning posts in the fall are dedicated to preparing you for the next Kentucky football game. Unfortunately, BBN has to wait another week to watch the Wildcats take on South Carolina.

The calendar has given us a second-straight season with multiple bye weeks. That’s great for the overall health of the team, especially when two starting cornerbacks, DJ Waller and Terhyon Nichols, are nursing injuries. However, it’s setting the Wildcats up for a long grind to end the season.

After a road trip to South Carolina, Kentucky will travel to Georgia. That’s followed by another bye week, setting up for seven straight games to end the season.

SEC football is not for the faint of heart. Enjoy a hot September Saturday before Kentucky dives into a difficult SEC schedule.

Relieve the Last Kentucky Win

It’s okay to let the Eastern Michigan win linger a little longer than normal. In case you missed it, the UK Sports Video department gave us an inside look at Cutter Boley‘s first win as the Wildcats’ starting quarterback.

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Scout the Next Kentucky Opponent

You can’t watch Kentucky today, but you can watch who they’ll play next. LaNorris Sellers suffered a head injury in the loss to Vanderbilt. On3’s Pete Nakos and Chris Low report that South Carolina’s superstar quarterback will be in action when the Gamecocks take on Missouri.

Faurot Field will host one of two SEC matchups tonight at 7 PM ET on ESPN. The Gameocks are 9.5-point underdogs, with a total of 48.5.

Saturday College Football Slate

Today’s slate does not feature a bunch of Top 5 teams against one another, but we do have quite a few rivalries that can create some entertaining television. The Apple Cup is on the line between Washington and Washington State, TCU and SMU will compete for the Iron Skillet, and College GameDay is in Miami for the Sunshine State rivalry game against Florida. We’ve got six locks on the Pigskin Preview to help you win some money during this Kentucky football bye week.

Syracuse at Clemson	Noon	ESPN
Bowling Green at Louisville	Noon	ACC Network
No. 17 Texas Tech at No. 16 Utah	Noon	FOX
SMU at TCU	Noon	ESPN2
UNLV at Miami (Ohio)	Noon	ESPNU
Maryland at Wisconsin	Noon	NBC
Arkansas at Memphis	Noon	ABC
UAB at No. 15 Tennessee	12:45pm	SEC Network
Oregon State at No. 6 Oregon	3:00pm	Big Ten Network
North Carolina at UCF	3:30pm	FOX
Purdue at No. 24 Notre Dame	3:30pm	NBC
Tulane at No. 13 Ole Miss	3:30pm	ESPN
Kent State at No. 7 Florida State	3:30pm	ACC Network
James Madison at Liberty	3:30pm	ESPNU
No. 21 Michigan at Nebraska	3:30pm	CBS
No. 22 Auburn at No. 11 Oklahoma	3:30pm	ABC
NC State at Duke	4:00pm	ESPN2
Northern Illinois at Mississippi State	4:15pm	SEC Network
Temple at No. 18 Georgia Tech	4:30pm	The CW
West Virginia at Kansas	6:00pm	FS1
Boise State at Air Force	7:00pm	CBS Sports Network
South Carolina at No. 23 Missouri	7:00pm	ESPN
BYU at East Carolina	7:30pm	ESPN2
Washington at Washington State	7:30pm	CBS
No. 9 Illinois at No. 19 Indiana	7:30pm	NBC
Florida at No. 4 Miami	7:30pm	ABC
Georgia State at No. 20 Vanderbilt	7:30pm	ESPNU
Stanford at Virginia	7:30pm	ACC Network
Arizona State at Baylor	7:30pm	FOX
SE Louisiana at No. 3 LSU	7:45pm	SEC Network
Sam Houston at No. 8 Texas	8:00pm	ESPN+
UTSA at Colorado State	9:30pm	FS1
Wyoming at Colorado	10:15pm	ESPN
California at San Diego State	10:30pm	CBS Sports Network
Michigan State at No. 25 USC	11:00pm	FOX
Fresno State at Hawaii	Midnight	Mountain West Network

New Intel from Kentucky Basketball Practice

It’s not officially Kentucky basketball season, but Mark Pope’s Wildcats are back in the gym, preparing for the 2025-26 campaign. Jack Pilgrim has not been inside the Joe Craft Center, but KSR has eyes and ears everywhere. He learned that Otega Oweh has taken off the boot as he nears the end of his rehab stint for turf toe. He also shared which players are consistent standouts in these early practices.

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The Journey Returns

If you’re a card-carrying member of BBN, you’ve watched The Journey a time or ten before. In the series, the UK Sports Video department takes a cinematic look at Kentucky basketball wins. That’s what made this Friday night notification a little surprising. There wasn’t a game, just a summer of practices. It’s still got everything you want to see from your Wildcats.

A Busy Day in the City of Louisville

Prepare for a logjam on Central Avenue this Saturday. The headbangers are out in full force at the Fair and Expo Center for Louder than Life. Louisville is hosting Eddie George’s Bowling Green Falcons at Noon. Right down the street at Churchill Downs, the horses will be racing, starting at 12:45 PM ET. Officials expect 150,000 people in that small chunk of land in the middle of the city. Prepare accordingly.

Kentucky Volleyball in Action

Fresh off an impressive 5-set victory at Louisville, your sixth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats are returning home for one final non-conference game. Craig Skinner’s squad hosts the Washington Huskies at 1 PM ET at Historic Memorial Coliseum.

LCA Wins the KSR Game of the Week

Lexington’s Holy War delivered a dramatic ending. No. 23 Lexington Christian Academy and No. 22 Lexington Catholic were deadlocked in the fourth quarter. LCA had less than a minute to deliver a game-winning strike. Rather than settle overtime, sophomore QB Nash Whelan dropped a 45-yard bomb to get in scoring range, then found Jeremiah Burbage for a 22-yard touchdown, Whalen’s fourth of the night, securing a 28-21 win.

LCA sophomore Nash Whelan finished with 4 touchdowns in Friday's 28-21 Holy War win over Lexington Catholic…

But it was his final one with under 15 seconds to go that pushed the Eagles to victory.

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