Georgia Football beats Kentucky: Key takeaways for Bulldogs and Wildcats

Kentucky isn’t quite ready for the elite

This could wind up being one of the best seasons in Kentucky football history but Saturday proved that the Wildcats are still a pretender when it comes to the College Football Playoff.

The defense just couldn’t stand up against Georgia’s running game and the Bulldogs averaged 6.1 yards per carry in addition to throwing the ball at will. Kentucky on the other hand, despite averaging 214 rushing yards per game, managed just 51 against Georgia and less than two yards per attempt.

Obviously, sacks factor into that, but Georgia is just nasty on defense. It didn’t force Will Levis into any interceptions but he threw for 193 yards on 42 attempts and was sacked three times.

The Wildcats were simply unable to push the ball down the field and didn’t have a single play of more than 20 yards.

That being said, Kentucky fared better than any team not named Clemson against Georgia, and with Florida losing again, as well as Arkansas, the door is wide open for Kentucky to reach a major bowl game for the first time since 1951.

That’s especially true with a schedule that features a road game at Mississippi State as the biggest remaining hurdle.