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Tennessee football didn’t drop too far in Week 10 SEC Power Rankings

By Caleb Calhoun

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker (5) looks to pass during Tennessee's game against Georgia at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022.Kns Vols Georgia Bp
Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker (5) looks to pass during Tennessee's game against Georgia at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022.Kns Vols Georgia Bp /
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Nov 5, 2022; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver Dane Key (6) and Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver Tayvion Robinson (9) celebrate in the end zone after a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Missouri Tigers at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2022; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver Dane Key (6) and Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver Tayvion Robinson (9) celebrate in the end zone after a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Missouri Tigers at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports /

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Defeated Missouri Tigers 21-17

We could have knocked Kentucky for needing so much luck to beat Missouri. However, everybody needed luck to beat Mizzou. Coming off a 44-6 loss at Tennessee football, who cares how Mark Stoops’ team won? They beat a program on the road that hasn’t lost an SEC game by more than one score all season.

Simply put, a win is a win, and Kentucky clinched bowl eligibility in the process. They have suffered two unlucky losses on the year anyway. A slew of special teams errors is the only reason they didn’t beat Ole Miss, and an injury to Will Levis is the only reason they didn’t beat South Carolina.

As a result, UK is still in the top half of our SEC Power Rankings and did enough by winning alone to move up a spot. A top 25 finish to the season is still in play, and while there’s a lot of parity in the league outside of at the top, Kentucky seems to just be chugging along.

Up next for UK is a visit from Vanderbilt, so that should get them to seven wins. Then they have two more games to define the season: a huge one at home against Georgia and then a trip to the Louisville Cardinals. They could be underdogs in both and will certainly be underdogs against UGA, but hey, anything can happen.

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