Tennessee football seeks to avoid miscues against disciplined Kentucky
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Nov 3, 2026, 10:08 AM
Last updated Nov 3, 2026
No. 16 Tennessee (6-2, 3-2 SEC) prepares to face No. 7 Kentucky (7-1, 5-1) on November 7 at Neyland Stadium. After a 27-24 loss to South Carolina, Tennessee is focusing on reducing pre-snap penalties, which hampered their performance last week. Kentucky has excelled under coach Will Stein, ranking as the least penalized team in the SEC this season. The Vols hope their home crowd can create an advantageous environment to force mistakes from the Wildcats.
- •Tennessee lost to South Carolina due to self-inflicted penalties.
- •Kentucky leads the SEC in fewest penalties this season.
- •Both teams play in a critical SEC matchup next week.
- •Tennessee has the second-most opponent penalties in the SEC.
- 10:08 AMYahoo Sports — Why miscues could cost Tennessee football vs disciplined Kentucky, Will Stein
"Tennessee football lost its last game against South Carolina partially because of its miscues. It will needs to clean those up to beat Kentucky.
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