From Newsweek · Cameron Kiszla · · 1m 10s
A video game says Kentucky routs Alabama
A simulated blowout has Kentucky beating Alabama by three touchdowns, something that has never happened in over a century.
In brief
A simulated blowout has Kentucky beating Alabama by three touchdowns, something that has never happened in over a century. The simulation is a novelty, but Kentucky's rushing depth and a deafening Kroger Field give the upset a real path. Originally reported by Newsweek.
A trip to Lexington
Alabama travels to face Kentucky in an early SEC matchup on Saturday, carrying the weight of being the program nobody expects to lose.
Stein wants the place loud
Kentucky's head coach asked fans to show up half an hour early and scream, hoping to make Kroger Field unbearable for the visitors.
“I want to see insane fans in the stands as well.”
The simulation picks Kentucky
Yahoo Sports ran the game on College Football 27. Alabama, a 10-point favorite, lost 42-21.
Two wins in a century
Kentucky has beaten Alabama exactly twice: 6-0 in 1922 and 40-34 in overtime in 1997. Both were six-point margins.
42 would be a record
Outside that 1997 shootout, Kentucky has never scored more than 27 against Alabama, set in a 31-27 loss in 1988.
Why it is not absurd
Six Wildcats averaged at least 5 yards per carry in the opener, and a hostile crowd could rattle first-year Alabama starter Keelon Russell.
At a glance
The simulation is a novelty, but Kentucky's rushing depth and a deafening Kroger Field give the upset a real path.
