Overview

• Redshirt freshman Cutter Boley started for the injured Zach Calzada and went 12-of-21 for 240 yards with two touchdown passes and no turnovers.
• Seth McGowan rushed 18 times for 104 yards and three scores as Kentucky piled up 252 yards on the ground.
• Tight ends Josh Kattus and Willie Rodriguez combined for 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns, adding needed explosiveness to the passing game.
• Eastern Michigan gained 461 yards and scored 10 points in the final 96 seconds of the first half, extending Kentucky’s end-of-half and perimeter coverage issues.
• Running back Dante Dowdell exited in the third quarter with a thigh injury and did not return, with Kentucky now 2-1 entering a bye before visiting South Carolina on Sept. 27.