Kentucky Goes up 28-0 and Rolls past Youngstown State
It was 28-0 before Youngstown State touched the scoreboard, and one of those four touchdowns came on a pass thrown by a running back. Kentucky went on to win 45-13.
CJ Baxter Jr. ran for scores of 15 and 5 yards in the first quarter to make it 14-0. Kenny Minchey hit Mikkel Skinner from 10 yards early in the second, and then Baxter, the running back, threw a two-yard touchdown pass to Willie Rodriguez with 1:51 left in the half. That was 28-0. Youngstown State finally answered with 20 seconds left before the break, a six-yard pass from Beau Brungard to Lynn Wyche-El.
The second half brought more of the same. Minchey found Prince Jean from 26 yards early in the third quarter (35-7), Jaden Gilbert ran in a nine-yard touchdown for Youngstown State (the extra point failed, so 35-13), and Kenny Darby caught a 37-yarder with 12:48 left in the fourth for 42-13. Adam Zouagui added a 28-yard field goal with 5:29 to go. The visitors never got closer than 21 points after the first quarter.
Kentucky finished with 301 passing yards and 208 rushing yards (509 total) on only 31 rushing attempts, and did not turn the ball over. Minchey went 18 of 27 and put up a very loud line, four touchdown passes by the box score, including the 10, 26 and 37-yarders above.
Kentucky is 1-0, Youngstown State 0-1. The fantasy winner is easy to name. Minchey scored 37.7 points, Darby had 17.3 on three catches, and Baxter had 16.8 on nine carries with two touchdowns. Three Wildcats in the top three, and a 32-point margin to go with them.