Kentucky football’s magical season no match for Neyland Stadium, Tennessee

Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jon Hale, Lexington Herald-Leader KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Will Stein’s magic is apparently not enough to overcome Kentucky football’s historic struggles against Tennessee. kAm%96 (:=542ED 925 4=:>365 E@ 7:CDE A=246 :? E96 $tr DE2?5:?8D 2?5 }@] e :? E96 7:CDE r@==686 u@@E32== !=2J@77 4@>>:EE66 C2?<:?8 E92?2?J E:>6D 367@C6 :? }6J=2?5 $E25:F>[ E92E DEC6?8E9 EFC?65 :?E@ 2 H62 ;FDE @?46 D:?46 `hgc] %92E H:? 42>6 :? a_a_[ H96? A2?56>:4 C6DEC:4E:@?D D:8?:7:42?E=J =:>:E65 2EE6?52?46]k^Am kAm"F2CE6C324< z6??J |:?496J E9C6H 2? :?E6C46AE:@? 2?5 =@DE 2 7F>3=6] #F??:?8 324< y@G2?E26 q2C?6D =@DE 2?@E96C 7F>3=6] u@C ;FDE E96 D64@?5 E:>6 E9:D D62D@?[ z6?EF46D 2C6 &z’D @?=J =@DD6D]k^Am kAms6DA:E6 E9@D6 >:D4F6D[ z6?EF46D 3FE H2D 96=5 H:E9@FE 2 E@F495@H?] %H@ @E96C &z 5C:G6D 6?565 2E E96 (:=542E cg 2?5 cf]k^Am kAm%6??6DD66 H2D 4@?E6?E E@ C6=J @? :ED DE6==2C 5676?D6 7@C >@DE @7 E96 ?:89E[ 42==:?8 ;FDE `d A2DD6D] '@=F?E66C BF2CE6C324A=6E65 `_ @7 E9@D6 7@C `ch J2C5D]k^Am kAm%6??6DD66’D 7:CDE E@F495@H? 42>6 @? 2 ee\J2C5 CF? 7C@> sF2?6 |@CC:D H:E9 de D64@?5D =67E :? E96 7:CDE BF2CE6C] %96 EH@ E62>D EC2565 7:6=5 8@2=D 367@C6 <:4<6C p52> +@F28: AF==65 &z H:E9:? 7@FC A@:?ED 2E `_\e H:E9 2 ad\J2C5 7:6=5 8@2= ;FDE 367@C6 92=7E:>6]k^Am kAm%96 '@=F?E66CD AF==65 E9C66 A@:?ED 324< H:E9 2 7:6=5 8@2= @? E96 7:CDE A@DD6DD:@? @7 E96 D64@?5 92=7] }6:E96C E62> D4@C65 282:? F?E:= E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C]k^Am k9bm%FC?:?8 A@:?Ek^9bm kAmz6?EF43=6 H9:=6 36:?8 D24<65 @? 2 E9:C5\2?5\g A=2J ?62C >:57:6=5] u@FC A=2JD =2E6C %6??6DD66 D4@C65 :ED D64@?5 E@F495@H? @? 2 D9@G6= A2DD 7C@> 3246 BF:4<=J DA:C2=65 7C@> E96C6]k^Am kAm|:?496J H2D D24<65 @? 2 7@FCE9\2?5\` 2EE6>AE 2E >:57:6=5 @? z6?EF46 @? 2 d\J2C5 CF? 7C@> q:D9@A]k^Am k9bm!=2J6C @7 E96 82>6k^9bm kAmz6?EF4@DE @7 E96 D62D@?[ 3FE %6??6DD66’D s6$62? q:D9@A[ H9@ 6?E6C65 E96 82>6 C2?<65 D64@?5 :? E96 $tr :? CFD9:?8 J2C5D[ E@E2=65 `_h J2C5D @? ad 42CC:6D H:E9 EH@ E@F495@H?D] %92E A6C7@C>2?46 :D A2CE:4F=2C=J H@CC:D@>6 7@C z6?EF46 :? E96 ?6IE EH@ H666 C2?<65 hbC5 :? E96 4@F?ECJ :? @776?D:G6 A=2JD =@?86C E92? a_ J2C5D[ 3FE E96 '@=F?E66CD’ 7:CDE 7:G6 D4@C6D H6C6 2:565 3J 6IA=@D:G6 A=2JD]k^Am kAm%96 7:CDE 42>6 @? 2 ee\J2C5 CF? 7C@> |@CC:D] p be\J2C5 A2DD 7C@> v6@C86 |24x?EJC6 E@ #252C:@FD y24>2?5 @7 E96 82>6 @? E96 ac\J2C5 E@F495@H? A2DD E96? :465 E96 H:? H:E9 2 bc\J2C5 A2DD E92E D6E FA q:D9@A’D 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C E@F495@H? CF?]k^Am kAm~7 %6??6DD66’D ba A=2JD @7 2E =62DE a_ J2C5D 6?E6C:?8 E96 82>6[ `d 42>6 :? E96 7:CDE E9C66 ?@?4@?76C6?46 H:?D] %96 '@=F?E66CD 925 E2==:65 @?=J `f A=2JD E92E =@?8 :? 7:G6 $tr 82>6D 3FE 925 D:I 282:?DE z6?EF4