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Kentucky head coach Will Stein continues his impressive first season in dramatic fashion as the Wildcats upset No. 10 LSU. It was a competitive game despite the Tigers being almost a 10-point favorite. The Wildcats leaned on the running game, with CJ Baxter running for 123 yards on 19 carries (6.5 yards per carry), along with two touchdowns. Kenny Minchey also played a clean game with 246 yards on 23 completions and no turnovers.

LSU and its offense seemed to be in control for most of this game, but the defense wasn’t able to stop the run at any point throughout the game. Sam Leavitt played a fine game, with 275 yards on 25 completions and two touchdowns. He kept the Tigers in this game in an attempt to keep a struggling No. 10 defense afloat.

A wild fourth quarter wasn’t enough for this circus of a game, so we needed overtime.

But before we dive into that, check out the fourth-quarter sequence …

UK – Field goal
LSU – Touchdown
UK – Missed field goal
LSU – Fumble
UK – Missed field goal
LSU – Punt
UK – Field goal (game-tying)

Kentucky kicked a field goal, tying the game at 27 to end the fourth quarter.

Just sloppy football from both teams in the fourth quarter of this game, so they needed more time to square things out.

LSU got the ball and seemed to have ripped the heart out of every fan at Kroger Field as Sam Leavitt willed his way into the end zone, a 15-yard touchdown scamper. But when the Cats got the ball, their star responded, with CJ Baxter scoring his second touchdown of the night in the biggest moment.

Now it was Will Stein’s chance to make a statement, a statement that he and this roster belong in this highly competitive conference. As we’ve seen in the past, wins over opponents like these could change the trajectory of your entire season or even the program as a whole.

As soon as the Wildcats scored that touchdown, Stein put two fingers up, signaling he wanted all or nothing. No hesitation whatsoever. Kenny Minchey walked right into the end zone on a perfectly drawn-up draw play. Nobody on the LSU defense accounted for him. Will Stein trusted Minchey to make a statement for him, and he did.

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