SEC Football: Takeaways for Each Team from Week 8

Oct 22, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores wide receiver Trent Sherfield (10) reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Tennessee State Tigers with teammate Commodores running back Josh Crawford (22) during the second half at Vanderbilt Stadium. Vanderbilt won 35-17. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports /

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Kentucky Wildcats

After an embarrassing season-opening loss to Southern Miss, the Wildcats have quietly won 4 of their last 5 with games against Missouri and Austin Peay remaining.

Shhhhh everyone…

Kentucky may actually make it to a bowl game this year.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Don’t jinx it.

If you’re not understanding my hesitancy to talk about that possibility, check out the Wildcats 2014 and 2015 schedules.

Come on Kentucky, SEC football needs as many bowl teams as possible this year.

Impact Moving Forward

-Impossible to tell

Kentucky beat Mississippi State, but loss to Southern Miss. Stoops has taken control of the defense, but no one knows what to think of this Wildcat team. 2014 and 2015 both saw the Wildcats get incredibly close to a bowl game.

Both seasons ended in disappointment.

Will 2016 be different? I predicted Kentucky would represent in SEC football in a bowl game over the summer. With games against Missouri and Austin Peay remaining, I feel good about the projection.

But after seeing Stoops and Co the last few seasons, I feel leery about feeling good about it.

Yup.

SEC football is nuts.

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