Chip Trayanum out vs. South Carolina

Saturday night was a wild one at Kroger Field, but despite the delays, the Kentucky Wildcats won 31-0 over Southern Miss.

The offense looked solid in Bush Hamdan’s first game as the UK offensive coordinator, but the Cats will now face a step-up in talent as they prepare for a matchup with South Carolina on Saturday afternoon.

One of the big questions heading into Saturday’s game is the availability of Ohio State transfer running back Chip Trayanum. According to Mark Stoops, the running back will miss the game against the Gamecocks. He announced the news Monday night on his call-in radio show.

Trayanum is still recovering from a broken hand he suffered in fall camp.

Against Southern Miss, the Cats featured a handful of running backs, including Demie Sumo-Karngbaye, Jason Patterson, and Jamarion Wilcox.

The Cats totaled 148 yards on 24 rushes against the Golden Eagles while also adding a touchdown on the ground from Sumo-Karngbaye.

The Gamecocks will come to Lexington looking to make a statement after a poor performance against Old Dominion in Columbia this past Saturday. However, their run defense was pretty stout, as they only gave up 3.2 yards per attempt on the ground.

Alongside the group of running backs, the BBN can expect to see plenty of designed QB runs again as the Kentucky OC looks to feature Brock Vandagriff’s running skills.

Should be an interesting matchup this Saturday at Kroger Field.