Kentucky-South Carolina Game Notes

KENTUCKY POSTGAME NOTES 

KENTUCKY VS. SOUTH CAROLINA

KROGER FIELD AT C.M. NEWTON GROUNDS – LEXINGTON, KY.

OCT. 8, 2022

FINAL SCORE: South Carolina 24, No. 13/13 Kentucky 14

Workforce Data and Sequence Info

• Kentucky is 4-2 general and 1-2 within the Southeastern Convention, whereas South Carolina is 4-2 and 1-2 within the league.
• The Gamecocks lead the all-time collection, 19-14-1.
• The Wildcats and the Gamecocks are cut up, 2-2, during the last 4 conferences.
• USC leads in video games performed in Lexington, 10-8.
• Subsequent, Kentucky will host Mississippi State on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. ET on SEC Community.

Workforce Notes

• UK has allowed 24 or fewer factors in 10 straight video games, whereas the Cats have gone 8-2 throughout that span.
• It’s the longest streak since a 12-game stretch of 24 or fewer within the 1979-80 seasons.
• UK has allowed 30 or fewer factors in 52 of the final 58 video games.
• UK has allowed 98 factors to this point this season, fewest within the first six video games since 2018 (83 within the first six video games).
• UK has allowed fewer than 400 yards in 10 consecutive video games.
• Kentucky had 11 gamers catch passes within the sport towards South Carolina, probably the most since October 24, 2015 when 11 Wildcats had receptions at Mississippi State.

Participant Notes

• Quarterback Kaiya Sheron had 15 completions, and only one interception, on 27 makes an attempt for 178 yards and two touchdowns in his collegiate debut.
• The redshirt freshman recorded the primary landing of his profession on a 16-yard move to tight finish Jordan Dingle within the second quarter. He later related with working again JuTahn McClain on a 10-yard landing throw.
• Working again Chris Rodriguez Jr. rushed 22 instances for 126 yards.
• This was the sixteenth 100-yard dashing sport of his profession, the third-most in program historical past.
• He now has 2,938 profession dashing yards, serving to him enhance to fifth place on the varsity’s all-time checklist.
• He’s the primary participant in class historical past to have no less than three 125-yard dashing video games towards the identical opponent. In 4 video games, he carried the ball 68 for 474 yards (7.0 per carry) and 4 touchdowns.
• Tight finish Jordan Dingle hauled within the second rating of his profession on a 16-yard landing move from Kaiya Sheron for Kentucky’s first factors of the sport.
• Dingle has scored touchdowns in back-to-back video games after he caught a 17-yard landing move at Ole Miss.
• Working again JuTahn McClain had a 10-yard landing reception within the fourth quarter, his first rating of the season.
• It marked his solely reception of the evening.
• He additionally rushed thrice for 19 yards.
• Large receiver Chauncey Magwood led all wideouts with two receptions for 37 yards.
• Large receiver Dane Key had two receptions for 22 yards
• Large receiver Tayvion Robinson had one catch for 27 yards.
• Linebacker DeAndre Sq. led Kentucky with 9 whole tackles on 1.5 TFL and tied linebacker Jordan Wright for the staff lead with six solo tackles.
• Sq. tied defensive again Tyrell Ajian in sacks with one apiece.
• Linebacker Jordan Wright had seven tackles, together with six solo tackles, for a team-best 2.0 TFL.
• Linebacker Trevin Wallace had his first profession interception at Kentucky’s 13-yard line to kill a five-play drive stopping South Carolina from scoring earlier than halftime.
• First-time starters: offensive deal with Deondre Buford and quarterback Kaiya Sheron.
• Recreation captains: DeAndre Sq., J.J. Weaver, Kenneth Horsey and Chris Rodriguez Jr.