Read More<\/a><\/p>\nKENTUCKY-TEXAS<\/p>\n
The Series
\u2022 Texas leads the all-time series with Kentucky, 2-0.
\u2022 This is the first meeting outside of Austin, Texas.
\u2022 The Longhorns defeated the Wildcats, 31-14, in 2024.
\u2022 The only other meeting between the two schools came in 1951, a 7-6 Longhorns win.<\/p>\n
In the Last Meeting
\u2022 Texas defeated Kentucky, 31-14, in Austin, last November.
\u2022 The Wildcats were led by freshmen in rushing (RB Jamarion Wilcox), receiving (TE Willie Rodriguez) and passing (QB Cutter Boley) yards.
\u2022 Boley\u2019s third game of his career was at Texas last season, completing 10-of-18 pass attempts for 160 yards.
\u2022 On defense, safety and now junior Ty Bryant had a team-high-tying eight tackles.<\/p>\n
The Connections
\u2022 Landyn Watson, linebacker, is from Austin, Texas, and went to Hutto High School.
\u2022 UK has two other players from the state of Texas, including WR Ashton Cozart (Flower Mound) and RB Seth McGowan (Mesquite).
\u2022 Former UK running back Chad Scott is the RB position coach at Texas. He held the same position at UK in 2013.
\u2022 Former UK wide receiver and offensive coordinator Neal Brown is the special assistant to the head coach for offense at Texas.
\u2022 UK RB\/ST coach Jay Boulware served as both a student and graduate assistant at Texas to begin his coaching career from 1994-96. He returned there as associate head coach, tight ends coach and special teams coordinator in 2020. He earned a degree from economics from Texas in 1996.<\/p>\n
By the Numbers<\/p>\n
0
Times that Kentucky and Texas have played in the Bluegrass State<\/p>\n
3
Players on the UK roster who hail from the Lone Star State (Ashton Cozart, Seth McGowan and Landyn Watson)<\/p>\n
8
Career interceptions for UK defensive back Jordan Lovett, leaving him just two away from UK\u2019s career top ten list in that category<\/p>\n
39
Career starts for UK center Jager Burton, the most on the 2025 Kentucky roster<\/p>\n
49
Rushing yards needed for Dante Dowdell to reach 1,000 rushing yards in his career<\/p>\n
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