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09/26 15:49 CDT Baxter, Patterson and Barnes rush for 100 yards, Kentucky rolls
over South Alabama 45-21
Baxter, Patterson and Barnes rush for 100 yards, Kentucky rolls over South
Alabama 45-21
STEVE McCLAIN
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) --- CJ Baxter, Jason Patterson and Jovantae Barnes combined
for 386 rushing yards and five touchdowns to power Kentucky to a 45-21 win over
South Alabama on Saturday.
Baxter ran for 149 yards and the opening touchdown of the game. Patterson added
137 yards and three touchdowns, the first tying a 75-yard burst to tie the game
at 21, and Jovantae Barnes had 100 yards and a score that tied the game at 14.
It is the first time Kentucky (3-1) had three 100-yard rushers in a game since
2020.
Jared Hollins threw for 266 yards and two touchdowns for Troy (2-2) in place of
Bishop Davenport who has missed the last two games with an unspecified injury.
His 36-yard toss to Anthony Eager put the Jaguars up 14-7 and Jeremiah
Jones-Thomas, who had 6 catches for 91 yards, had a 19-yard scoring catch for a
21-14 lead.
Patterson's long TD on Kentucky's next snap tied the game 1:22 before halftime
and then Grant Godrey intercepted Jared Hollins on the next Troy snap. Adam
Zouagui kicked a 34-yard field goal at 16 seconds for a 24-21 lead.
Patterson had touchdown runs of 15- and 2-yards in the second half before Kenny
Minchey threw a 15-yard scoring pass to Shane Car to close out the scoring.
The Takeaway South Alabama: The Jaguars came into the game second in the country in time of possession at 36:46 per game and converting more than 50% of their third down attempts. That script flipped Saturday as they only had the ball 28:19 and went 4 of 15 on third down. Kentucky: The Wildcats clearly had a hangover from last week's 31-21 upset over then-No. 9 Texas A&M. Kentucky turned the ball over on downs twice, had a muffed punt, and linebacker Elijah ?Bo' Barnes was ejected for targeting on a hit on Hollins all in the first half.
Up Next South Alabama: Home against Louisiana-Monroe next Saturday to open Sun Belt Conference play. Kentucky: At South Carolina next Saturday. ------- Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college football coverage here
The Takeaway South Alabama: The Jaguars came into the game second in the country in time of possession at 36:46 per game and converting more than 50% of their third down attempts. That script flipped Saturday as they only had the ball 28:19 and went 4 of 15 on third down. Kentucky: The Wildcats clearly had a hangover from last week's 31-21 upset over then-No. 9 Texas A&M. Kentucky turned the ball over on downs twice, had a muffed punt, and linebacker Elijah ?Bo' Barnes was ejected for targeting on a hit on Hollins all in the first half.
Up Next South Alabama: Home against Louisiana-Monroe next Saturday to open Sun Belt Conference play. Kentucky: At South Carolina next Saturday. ------- Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college football coverage here
