There have been previous meetings between the Ohio Bobcats and Kentucky Wildcats this Saturday, September 21. In their six confrontations with one another, Kentucky has prevailed four times. As far back as this clash goes, it dates back to 1910, and in each of those games played in Lexington, the Wildcats have been the home team.

Let us examine these two teams’ less-than-famous pasts. Ten years ago, on September 6, 2014, was the most recent matchup. With quarterback Patrick Towles, the Wildcats prevailed 20-3. On an 8-yard pass and grab from Towles, Dorian Baker scored the game’s first touchdown. Josiah Yazdani’s leg-driven field goal in the third quarter gave the Bobcats their lone point.

Interestingly enough, on October 2, 2004, ten years prior to the 2014 game, Ohio defeated Kentucky 28-16. This could be the reason it took ten years to set up a rematch, as the 2004 game was scheduled for October 18, 2003, one year after the last meeting.

Shane Boyd, the starting quarterback for Kentucky in that 2004 defeat, completed 12 of 25 passes for 118 yards and threw two interceptions. In the 2003 game, Boyd “ran for two scores, passed for one, and scored a touchdown reception,” but Jared Lorenzen was the starting quarterback. Boyd’s contribution to the win was crucial. based on the Bobcats game summary.

Although jogging down memory lane is a pleasurable exercise in and of itself, that is not the aim. However, to demonstrate that Ohio is not a team Kentucky often destroys in their meetings. In certain games, Kentucky appeared unprepared and possibly even disregarded the Ohio Bobcats. The Kentucky Wildcats indeed had a terrible football programme in the past, but even in those days, they had a chance to defeat Ohio, and on Saturday, they succeeded in doing so. Are they the squad that faced South Carolina on the pitch or the squad that squared off against Georgia? We have to play Ohio on Saturday with the second squad.