Kentucky beat South Alabama 45-21 on Saturday after trailing 21-14, as C.J. Baxter, Jason Patterson and Jovantae Barnes each reached at least 100 rushing yards. The Wildcats scored the final 10 points of the first half to take a 24-21 halftime lead.
Baxter ran 16 times for 149 yards and a touchdown; Patterson had 137 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries, including a 75-yard score; Barnes had 100 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. The article says Kentucky last had three players rush for more than 100 yards in 2020 against Ole Miss, but Barnes’s listed total is exactly 100. The cited 2020 game was a 42-41 overtime loss.
The article says Kenny Minchey will need to improve as a passer for Kentucky’s road game at South Carolina next Saturday, adding that the Wildcats cannot expect the running backs to repeat this performance every week.
