Four Oklahoma Interceptions Send Kentucky to 21-13 Win
Four interceptions. That was the game. Oklahoma outgained Kentucky 346-232 and still lost, because the ball kept ending up in the wrong hands.
Kentucky scored first, a 2-yard Kenny Minchey pass to Willie Rodriguez with 8:36 left in the first quarter. Oklahoma answered with a 44-yard field goal and a 20-yard John Mateer touchdown to Rocky Beers just before the half, and then Tate Sandell kicked a 26-yarder in the third to make it 13-7. The Sooners led by six into the fourth quarter. Minchey and Rodriguez hooked up again from 12 yards with 12:53 left, and Kentucky was in front 14-13.
The last score was Jordan Castell's 41-yard interception return with 1:17 to go. Take that out and Kentucky is up 14-13, so call it what it was: a pick-six that turned a one-point game into a 21-13 final. Mateer threw three of the four picks, finishing 24 of 40 for 270 yards, and Kentucky sacked the Sooners five times.
Kentucky is 6-1 on 232 total yards. Oklahoma drops to 3-3. For fantasy, Rodriguez was the surprise, with 5 catches and both touchdowns, and Minchey did what he does on a quiet day.
The Wildcats did it without much offense. Minchey was 21 of 28 but for only 158 yards, and Kentucky ran 25 times for 74 yards. Oklahoma's receivers had a fine day (Isaiah Sategna caught 8 passes for 83 yards and Manny Choice had 98 yards on 5 catches), which makes the four picks even more costly. Oklahoma moves to 3-3 with a pile of yardage and nothing to show for it.