ESPN College GameDay predictions for Tennessee vs. Kentucky Wildcats football
ESPN "College GameDay" aired from Cincinnati for the first time Saturday morning ahead of the Bearcats' football game against Tulsa.
When the show progressed to picking games, one of the games discussed was the Tennessee Vols at Kentucky Wildcats game, which is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday.
Kentucky, ranked No. 17 in the USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches Poll, enters the contest 6-2 overall and 4-2 in the SEC. Tennessee comes into the game 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the SEC.
"College GameDay" is hosted by Rece Davis and includes analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, David Pollack and Lee Corso.
ESPN College GameDay picks for Tennessee vs. Kentucky football
Chris "The Bear" Fallica picked the Kentucky Wildcats.
Kirk Herbstreit picked the Kentucky Wildcats.
"I think (Kentucky running back Chris) Rodriguez is going to be OK," Fallica said. "I think he'll play."
"I like Kentucky myself," Herbstreit said. "I feel like two straight losses, going to show up in a bad mood, run the football and keep (Tennessee quarterback) Hendon Hooker on the sideline."
Kentucky enters Saturday's game having lost its two previous games — against Georgia on Oct. 16 and against Mississippi State on Oct. 30.
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ESPN "College GameDay" airs each Saturday morning during the college football season from 9 a.m. to noon ET on ESPN and ESPNU.
Erik Hall is the lead digital producer for sports with the USA Today Network. You can find him on Twitter @HallErik.