If UK’s defense plays inspired football like they did in several games this year, they can definitely beat us. Our OL is merely okay.
What gives me a lot of hope is that we have a running back who has those special gifts that we haven’t seen since Lamar Jackson played for us in 2017.
Brown had a simple 9 yard run for a first down in the second half that put goose bumps on my arms. ESPN had a replay from the south end zone (where I used to watch Lamar) on the play, and I stopped it and watched it again, just so I could point out to my wife that the move, where Brown seemed to disappear from one running lane and reappear an instant later in another, was exactly what it was like watching Lamar.
Brown can be the difference maker in this game, IF our OL is good enough to do a halfway decent job blocking that excellent UK defensive front.