Newly ranked Kentucky brings act to Fayetteville

[WildcatRick]

The 21st-ranked Kentucky Wildcats are coming off one of the biggest wins in program history, and they will attempt to carry the momentum into this weekend's SEC clash with the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Kentucky has earned a spot in the AP poll for the first time since the 1984 season, thanks largely to a 40-34 victory over rival Louisville last
Saturday. That victory marked the program's first triumph over a top-10 team in 30 years. The 3-0 start for the Wildcats is their best since winning four in a row to start the 2002 campaign.

Arkansas opened the season with a 46-26 victory over a solid Troy squad. After a week off, the Razorbacks returned to action last Saturday against Alabama. In what turned out to be a tremendous matchup, the Hogs dropped a heart-breaking 41-38 decision, and they hope that four straight home games will be just the remedy needed to get over the painful setback.

Kentucky and Arkansas have met on four previous occasions, and each team has two victories in the series. These squads are meeting for the first time since an unforgettable 2003 battle that required seven overtime periods to decide the outcome.

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[WildcatRick]

The Kentucky Wildcats are off their biggest win of the Rich Brooks era, and now have to pack their bags and head to Fayetteville to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks. A huge letdown is to be expected here as Kentucky probably still hasn’t stopped partying since they knocked off Louisville for the first time since ’02. That victory marked the program's first triumph over a top-10 team in 30 years, and they entered the AP Top 25 because of it.

While KY-Jelly is flying high, the Razorbacks suffered a bitter defeat that many don’t believe they can bounce back from. Arkansas found itself down 21-0 against Alabama last week, fought all the way back to grab a 28-21 lead, but then eventually fell by a 41-38 final count when the Crimson Tide scored a TD in the closing seconds. It was a tough loss to swallow for head coach Houston Nutt and his Hogs, but I expect them to bounce back nicely in this spot.

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