It is October 17, and Kentucky is already bowl-eligible. Better yet, it is October 17, and Kentucky is TIED FOR FIRST IN THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS.
Tonight’s 21-13 win over Oklahoma moves Kentucky to 6-1 on the season and into a tie for first place in the SEC standings. A big day of upsets worked in Kentucky’s favor. Tennessee gave Alabama its second loss of the season. Auburn shocked us all by delivering Georgia’s first loss. Texas lost its second game in a row to Florida. Now, with five games remaining, Kentucky is 6-1, its College Football Playoff dreams more alive than ever.
We still have to wait a few weeks for the first CFP rankings to come out. As for the AP Poll, Kentucky should rise. Six teams ahead of the Cats in the rankings lost: Georgia (No. 1), Notre Dame (No. 2), Indiana (No. 5), Alabama (No. 6), Texas (No. 7), and Missouri (No. 13). Mississippi State, No. 16 in the AP Poll, got blanked by LSU 31-0…