Kentucky Wildcats

4–1 · 2–1 SEC

Looking ahead

WEEK 8 · 2026

What to know about Week 8

Keep Vanderbilt circled. The exact rooting plan arrives when Week 8 becomes current.

Your game

Vanderbilt at Kentucky

TBD

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TV TBA

Game forecast

Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt 58%Kentucky 42%

Kentucky

On the radar

circled as of week 7

Week 8 is still a week out. Who to root for depends on what happens between now and then. The rooting guide appears when this becomes the current week.

TBD

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#9 Ole Miss at #1 Texas

Ranked vs ranked (as of week 6) — likely to shape the picture by the time it kicks off.

Texas 78%

TBD

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#22 Houston at #12 Utah

Ranked vs ranked (as of week 6) — likely to shape the picture by the time it kicks off.

Utah 92%

TBD

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#25 Pittsburgh at #4 Miami

Ranked vs ranked (as of week 6) — likely to shape the picture by the time it kicks off.

Miami 91%

TBD

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Texas A&M at #6 Alabama

SEC race game involving a ranked team.

Alabama 83%

TBD

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Oklahoma at #17 Mississippi State

SEC race game involving a ranked team.

Oklahoma 55%

TBD

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#15 Tennessee at South Carolina

SEC race game involving a ranked team.

Tennessee 57%

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#10 LSU at Auburn

SEC race game involving a ranked team.

Auburn 52%

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 7, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 6). How the model works.