The time-honored tradition of high school athletes proudly sitting behind a table and signing a national letter of intent is a thing of the past.

Kentucky upset No. 6 Mississippi 20-17, when Rebels kicker Caden Davis hooked a 48-yard field-goal attempt way wide with 48 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give the Wildcats their highest-ranked win of coach Mark Stoops’ 12-year career.

After years of debate over cost and liability, college football finally has helmet communications between coach and player.

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Joe Labas threw for 139 yards and a touchdown in his first start and Iowa posted the first shutout in the Music City Bowl’s 24-year history by beating Kentucky 21-0.

Mike Wright completed an 8-yard touchdown pass to Will Sheppard with 32 seconds left for a 24-21 win over Kentucky and snap a 26-game Southeastern Conference losing streak.

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Georgia and Alabama could be heading for another showdown in the Southeastern Conference championship game.

Georgia finds itself in a most unusual position.

The rich got even richer in the Southeastern Conference when the transfer floodgates opened wide.

24 North Carolina State 23-21 on Saturday in a chippy TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. “John was definitely looking down on us; Coach Schlarman definitely inspired us all,” said Rose, who was named Kentucky's bowl game MVP. “Those are four really good run defenders against a really good rushing offense,” NC State coach Dave Doeren said. Kentucky: The Wildcats won their third bowl game in as many seasons for the second time in school history. UP NEXTNorth Carolina State: Opens the 2021 season at home against USF on Sept. 2.

(AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File)Kentucky offensive lineman Kenneth Horsey is one of three winners announced Saturday of the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award, along with Colorado running back Jarek Broussard and Coastal Carolina linebacker Silas Kelly. Horsey overcame a heart condition that required surgery and threatened his career to become a starter on Kentucky's offensive line. Last year, Georgia Southern offensive lineman Drew Wilson was the Bowl Subdivision winner of the Comeback Player of the Year award and Horsey's teammate linebacker Josh Paschal received honorable mention. Usually winners are selected from lower divisions of college football, too, but since the pandemic postponed those seasons three winners were selected in major college football. Horsey said he found inspiration in Kentucky offensive line coach John Schlarman, who continued working while being treated for cancer.

24 North Carolina State (8-3) is a 2 ½-point underdog against Kentucky (4-6) in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, a number the Wolfpack consider a slight heading into Saturday's game in Jacksonville. Kentucky was so bad offensively that coach Mark Stoops fired two assistants less than 24 hours after the regular-season finale. “They can put us down all they want, but we know what we have in the locker room, and that’s it,” NC State quarterback Bailey Hockman said. FAMILY AFFAIRHockman has an uncle who played at Kentucky, and the Gator Bowl matchup has prompted some trash talk. It’s family before everything,” said Bailey, who landed at NC State after transferring from Florida State.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. With a winning season still in the offing, Kentucky heads to Vanderbilt on Saturday for a critical SEC showdown. Max Duffy, Kentucky's all-time leading punter (46.3 yards per kick), ranks second in the FBS at 48.6 yards per boot this season. Bowden ranks tenth in school history in all-purpose yards (3,884) and fifth with the most yards prior to one's senior season. Since the start of last season, Vaughn has 18 rushes covering 30 or more yards and seven touchdowns of 60 or more. PREDICTION: Kentucky 31, Vanderbilt 20

LEXINGTON, Ky. Lynn Bowden Jr., a receiver turned quarterback, has mostly assumed the role of runner for Kentucky, which meets visiting Tennessee on Saturday in an SEC game. ABOUT KENTUCKY (4-4, 2-4 SEC)Bowden has made some unique history in two recent games for the Wildcats. All told, Bowden leads the SEC and ranks fifth nationally in all-purpose yards per game (149.9). Tennessee K Brent Cimaglia, who booted a 53-yarder against UAB, leads the SEC in field goals made (18) and field goal percentage (90 percent). PREDICTION: Tennessee 27, Kentucky 23

Georgia leads the SEC and ranks 16th nationally in rushing offense (237.2 yards per game), paced by junior running back D'Andre Swift, who is fourth in the SEC in rushing yards per game (95.5). Bowden leads the SEC and is sixth in FBS in all-purpose yards per game (149.3). Georgia junior OL Justin Shaffer will miss the Kentucky game with a neck injury. Kentucky junior P Max Duffy leads FBS in punting at 50.4 yards per attempt. PREDICTION: Georgia 41, Kentucky 14More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Ben Hicks #6 of the Arkansas Razorbacks throws the ball during the first half of a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on September 07, 2019 in Oxford, Mississippi. ABOUT ARKANSAS (2-3, 0-2 SEC)If the Razorbacks want to end their SEC losing streak, giving the ball to Rakeem Boyd would be a good place to start. "I don't like losing, so if I've got to go back there and play quarterback to win and get myself ready (for the NFL) that's what I got to do. The Wildcats hold a 4-3 edge in the series, which has seen all seven games contested between 1998 and 2012. PREDICTION: Kentucky 24, Arkansas 23More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

LINE: Mississippi State -6. "We'll have a different challenge this week going on the road," Kentucky coach Mark Stoops told reporters. "First time to take this team on the road and go down to Mississippi State for another great challenge. "Obviously, the ball security with Sawyer is a big deal," Stoops told reporters. PREDICTION: Mississippi State 24, Kentucky 21More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky stunned Florida in Gainesville last September, halting a 31-game series losing streak with an impressive 27-16 victory. Florida owns a 51-18 advantage in the series and the Gators haven't lost consecutive games to the Wildcats since 1976-77. The Gators have won six straight games for the first time since 2015, when they won seven in a row. Kentucky went 5-3 in the SEC last season, the team's first winning conference mark since 1977. PREDICTION: Florida 31, Kentucky 20More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.