Kentucky’s Oct. 24 matchup with Vanderbilt now has a kickoff time, and it’s another prime-time slot for the Wildcats.
The SEC announced Week 8 game times, and Kentucky will host the Commodores at Kroger Field at 7:30 p.m. ET on Oct.
- The game will air on the SEC Network.
It will be the third straight night game in a stretch of six consecutive night contests for Kentucky.
There’s also a little extra flavor to that Saturday in Lexington. Oct. 24 is the final day of the Keeneland fall meet, so the Kentucky double is very much on the table.
Vanderbilt comes in at 3-3 overall and 0-3 in SEC play after getting hammered by Ole Miss 52-17 at home. The Commodores have also lost both of their road games so far, falling 21-14 at Auburn in Week 4 and 38-14 at Georgia in Week 5.
Five-star freshman quarterback Jared Curtis missed the Georgia game because of an undisclosed injury, then returned against Ole Miss. He threw for 222 yards and a touchdown in that one, but he also had two interceptions and lost a fumble near his own goal line.
Before heading to Lexington, Vanderbilt will host Arkansas, which is also still looking for its first SEC win. Kentucky, meanwhile, travels to Oklahoma this week.
The Sooners just beat No. 1 Texas in the Red River Rivalry.
SEC game times for Oct. 24 also include LSU at Auburn at noon ET, Texas A&M at Alabama at 3:30 p.m. ET, Oklahoma at Mississippi State at 3:30 p.m.
ET, Tennessee at South Carolina at 3:30 p.m. ET, and Ole Miss at Texas at 7:30 p.m.
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Kentucky’s schedule now shows the Oklahoma game on Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network, followed by Vanderbilt on Oct. 24 at the same time and channel.
The Wildcats’ remaining listed home games are Tennessee on Nov. 7, Florida on Nov.
14, Missouri on Nov. 21, and Louisville on Nov. 28.
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