# 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.
- Title: A video game says Kentucky routs Alabama · Newsweek | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: college football, sec, alabama, kentucky, upsets, video, game, routs, Newsweek
- Source: Newsweek — https://newsweek.com/sports/alabama-will-be-routed-in-massive-upset-simulation-says-12433899
- Author: Cameron Kiszla
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: college football, sec, alabama, kentucky, upsets
## 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.
## Key takeaway

The simulation is a novelty, but Kentucky's rushing depth and a deafening Kroger Field give the upset a real path.