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Week 13 of the college football season is almost here, and the race for a spot in the SEC Championship Game is as tight as ever. Six teams are still in the mix, with Texas and Texas A&M currently leading the pack. There may not be any ranked matchups this week, but one game between the Kentucky Wildcats and No.
3 Texas Longhorns will add to the history books. According to Jon Hale , when the Kentucky Wildcats take the field against the No. 5 Texas Longhorns on Saturday, they’ll make history, tying the 1951 team for the farthest west the program has ever played a football game.
Kentucky football began in 1915 and has a storied history spanning 109 seasons. Yet, the Wildcats have never traveled farther west for a game than to Austin. © Petre Thomas-Imagn Images Kentucky comes into the matchup at 4-6, fresh off a 48-6 win over Murray State.
This season, the Wildcats have lost games to South Carolina, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Florida, Auburn and Tennessee. On the other hand, Texas is 9-1, riding a three-game win streak. The Longhorns' only loss came in Week 8 to No.
10 Georgia. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
ET on ABC. According to ESPN BET , Texas is a 20.5-point home favorite.
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