KNOXVILLE – Tennessee has thoroughly dominated its football series with Kentucky.
This Saturday, though, the Volunteers will be in an unfamiliar role against the Wildcats: underdogs.
Needing two wins in its last three games to secure its fifth bowl invitation this decade, Tennessee will host a Kentucky team that is 7-2 overall, 5-2 in the Southeastern Conference and ranked 12th in the nation.
The Vols (4-5, 1-4) also will host Missouri (5-4, 1-4) next week, at 3:30 p.m., and visit Vanderbilt (4-5, 1-4) on Nov. 24 for the season finale. Those teams are fighting for bowl bids also.
Kentucky already is assured of a bowl but is coming off a 34-17 loss to fifth-ranked Georgia and is playing for high-level bowl status.