Kentucky faces Iowa on Saturday, Dec. 31 within the Music Metropolis Bowl. The sport will likely be reside streamed on fuboTV (free trial).

Kentucky coach Mark Stoops sees no situation with enjoying Iowa for a second straight yr, even when the Music Metropolis Bowl is nowhere near the Citrus Bowl the place the groups wrapped up final season.

In fact, his Wildcats pulled off a late comeback for a 20-17 win to cap a 10-3 season.

Iowa (7-5) and Kentucky (7-5) will cap their seasons at Nissan Stadium, residence to the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. Neither group is ranked, and every will likely be lacking some key gamers.

Kentucky will likely be with out quarterback Will Levis and operating again Chris Rodriguez, whereas defensive again Kaevon Merriweather opted to not be part of fellow All-American linebacker Jack Campbell in main Iowa’s protection one final time. All three selected to begin getting ready for the NFL draft in April.

That is Iowa’s first journey to the Music Metropolis Bowl whereas Kentucky is making a file sixth look. The Wildcats try to complete off this season with a fifth straight bowl victory and with an eighth win for the fourth time in 5 seasons.

When is the Music Metropolis Bowl?

The Music Metropolis Bowl with Kentucky and Iowa is 11 a.m. (midday ET) on Saturday, Dec. 31.

Will or not it’s reside streamed?

FuboTV

The sport will likely be reside streamed on fuboTV, which gives a free trial. Probably the most primary of plans is the “fubo commonplace” bundle, which contains 121-plus channels for $69.99 monthly. Like all cord-cutting options, there are many choices, particularly for sports activities. It comes with greater than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and as much as 10 screens without delay.

What TV channel will broadcast?

The Music Metropolis Bowl with Iowa and Kentucky will likely be broadcast on ABC.

Preview

KENTUCKY’S REPLACEMENTS: With Levis gone, Kentucky isn’t sharing his alternative. Kaiya Sheron is listed on the Wildcats’ up to date depth chart because the starter “OR” Destin Wade. Sheron began for an injured Levis in a loss to South Carolina the place he was 15 of 27 for 178 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.

JuTahn McClain is listed because the beginning operating again forward of La’Vell Wright because the backup. McClain performed in 9 video games this season and ranked third with 238 yards dashing. He additionally had 15 catches for 93 yards and a landing.

“Some guys must step up and they should play as laborious as Chris does, and that’s laborious to do,” Stoops stated of Rodriguez’s replacements. “He’s a tricky, bodily man, and hopefully they’ll step up.”

IOWA’S QUARTERBACK: Three-year starter Spencer Petras gained’t play due to an harm. Alex Padilla hit the switch portal. So Ferentz will likely be beginning a quarterback who didn’t take a single snap this season.

Redshirt freshman Joe Labas is poised to begin, backed up by freshman Carson Could. Ferentz stated it’s anybody’s guess who the Hawkeyes’ third quarterback will likely be.

“It is a actually uncommon state of affairs, and yeah, the one that suffered essentially the most right here is Spencer simply because it ended up being an harm that wanted surgical procedure,” Ferentz stated. “In order that half is admittedly laborious. It’s laborious for him to be on the market watching with a sling on and all that.”

DEFENSIVE SHOWDOWN: Kentucky ranks eleventh nationally permitting simply 19.1 factors a recreation, and the Wildcats held top-ranked Georgia to 16 final month. Additionally they are seventeenth within the nation in permitting 320.2 whole yards.

Campbell heads up an Iowa protection that led the Bowl Subdivision giving up simply 4.10 yards per play. The Hawkeyes held opponents to 13 or fewer factors in 9 video games whereas giving up 200 yards or much less in 5 video games.

The Related Press contributed to this report.