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Wk 4 · 2026

South Alabama Jaguars at Kentucky Wildcats — Sat, Sep 26

Sat, Sep 26 · Kroger Field, Lexington, KY · SEC Network

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 26 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
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Ratings differential UK by 8.7
SEC · no games yet

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

South Alabama: -6.9#108
Efficiency margin
Kentucky: -0.6#71
South Alabama: 23.7
Offense (pts/100)
Kentucky: 24.7
South Alabama: 30.5
Defense (pts/100)
Kentucky: 25.3
South Alabama: 65.5
Pace (plays/g)
Kentucky: 65.5
South Alabama: no data
Yards / play
Kentucky: no data
South Alabama: no data
Yards / play allowed
Kentucky: no data
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

South Alabama: no data
Points / game
Kentucky: no data
South Alabama: no data
Points allowed
Kentucky: no data
South Alabama: no data
Yards / game
Kentucky: no data
South Alabama: no data
Yards allowed
Kentucky: no data
South Alabama: no data
Pass yds allowed
Kentucky: no data
South Alabama: no data
Rush yds allowed
Kentucky: no data
South Alabama: no data
Turnovers / game
Kentucky: no data
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

South Alabama form

No completed games on record.

Kentucky form

No completed games on record.

South Alabama this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Kentucky this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.

South Alabama leaders 2025 regular season

PassingBishop Davenport QB #4200/294, 2073 YDS, 12 TD, 6 INT
Jared Hollins QB #712/16, 101 YDS, 1 TD
RushingKentrel Bullock RB #3218 CAR, 1085 YDS, 14 TD
Keenan Phillips RB #3126 CAR, 605 YDS, 3 TD
PJ Martin RB #060 CAR, 326 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingDevin Voisin WR #167 REC, 776 YDS, 4 TD
Jeremy Scott WR #624 REC, 417 YDS, 4 TD
Anthony Eager WR #140 REC, 339 YDS, 1 TD
Miller McCrumby TE #215 REC, 128 YDS
Defense
TacklesBlayne Myrick LB #1584
Darius McKenzie LB #2871
Christopher Wallace Jr. S #071
SacksTyler Thomas DE #972
Nathan Jennings DL #151.5
Darius McKenzie LB #281
InterceptionsNehemiah Chandler DB #122
Wesley Miller DB #41
Cole Blaylock S #141

Kentucky leaders 2025 regular season

PassingCutter Boley QB #8198/301, 2160 YDS, 15 TD, 12 INT
Zach Calzada QB #528/58, 238 YDS, 2 INT
RushingSeth McGowan RB #3165 CAR, 725 YDS, 12 TD
Dante Dowdell RB #22112 CAR, 560 YDS, 3 TD
Jason Patterson RB #2657 CAR, 225 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingKendrick Law WR #153 REC, 540 YDS, 3 TD
Hardley Gilmore IV WR #1728 REC, 313 YDS, 1 TD
Willie Rodriguez TE #8123 REC, 310 YDS, 1 TD
Josh Kattus TE #8417 REC, 195 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesTy Bryant DB #1476
Daveren Rayner LB #769
Alex Afari Jr. LB #361
SacksSteven Soles Jr. DL #353.5
Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace DL #903.5
Alex Afari Jr. LB #32.5
InterceptionsTy Bryant DB #144
Daveren Rayner LB #72
Jordan Lovett DB #252
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.