Kentucky vs South Alabama Prediction: Just How Good Are the Wildcats?
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Just when it seemed like Kentucky (2-1) was in for a true rebuild campaign under new head coach Will Stein, it went into College Station and left with a dominant 31-21 win over Texas A&M. Now the expectations are higher, and that means the Wildcats need to look the part against South Alabama (2-1).
The Jaguars suffered a tough 28-24 loss to Tulane in a good battle, but bounced back to get by Ohio last week in a fun shootout.
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Kentucky vs South Alabama: Quick Hits
- Kentucky picks back up SEC play with a date against South Carolina, followed up by a showdown with LSU.
- South Alabama starts Sun Belt action against ULM. This starts a run of three road games in four.
- It’s the first time these two have ever met. This Kentucky’s first game this season against a Group of Six team. This is South Alabama’s only game against a Power Four program.
How To Watch Kentucky vs South Alabama
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2026
Game Time: 12:45 PM ET
TV: SEC Network
Location: Kroger Field, Lexington, KY
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Why South Alabama Will Win
The Jaguars have been wonderful at coming up with third down conversions so far. They’re second in the nation in time of possession, and they have yet to turn the ball over. Basically, they’re playing exactly like a team that can catch Kentucky looking ahead to bigger and better things in the SEC season. It just has to hang around.
Why Kentucky Will Win
Kentucky was able to do plenty of bending without breaking against Texas A&M, but it also came up with an ultra-efficient offensive performance.
Quarterback Kenny Minchey hit 78% of his passes against the Aggies by not forcing anything tough and taking the plays that were there. South Alabama doesn’t have enough of a pass rush to bother him.
Kentucky vs South Alabama Prediction, Betting Lines
Don’t sleep on this just because it’s against South Alabama and not Alabama – Kentucky can’t relax and think it can just roll through this team.
This isn’t the South Alabama of the last few years. It’s got the all-around game to come up with a few good scoring drives to make this fun, but after a rocky first half, the Wildcats will tighten up as the game goes on.
Kentucky 38, South Alabama 17
Latest Consensus Line: Kentucky -20.5, o/u: 54.5
ATS Confidence (out of 5): 3
Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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