Kentucky goes for two and beats No. 10 LSU 35–34 in overtime
- Final: LSU Tigers 34, Kentucky Wildcats 35
- Where: Kroger Field, Lexington, KY
- When: Saturday, October 10, 2026
- League: CFB
Kentucky didn't want a second overtime. After LSU scored and kicked the extra point, the Wildcats answered with a CJ Baxter 1-yard touchdown and went for two. Kenny Minchey ran it in, and Kentucky beat No. 10 LSU 35–34 at Kroger Field.
Kentucky led 21–17 at halftime. Baxter opened the Wildcats' scoring with a 3-yard run, Brock Coffman returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown, and Minchey punched in a 1-yard score as the half expired. LSU's Sam Leavitt threw first-half touchdown passes to Zach Grace (22 yards) and Jackson Harris (10).
The second half was a slugfest. Scott Starzyk's 24-yard field goal cut it to 21–20, and Adam Zouagui answered from 28 to make it 24–20. LSU took the lead with 9:42 left when Harris threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Roman Mothershed. Zouagui tied it at 27 with a 33-yard field goal with 12 seconds left in regulation.
In overtime, Leavitt ran in from 15 yards to put LSU up 34–27. Baxter scored from a yard out, and Minchey's two-point run ended it.
LSU outgained Kentucky 410–401 and Leavitt went 25 of 34 for 275 yards, but the Tigers turned it over twice and Kentucky didn't turn it over at all. Baxter finished with 123 rushing yards and two touchdowns, including a 77-yard run, and Minchey threw for 246.
Our take: if you're the home underdog, you go win it right there instead of giving LSU another possession. That's a coach with some guts.
The AI house lean was Kentucky +9.5, and the Wildcats won outright. It was part of a 5–1 Saturday that moved the house record to 51–55–2.
The AI house pick: Kentucky +9.5, which covered. The all-time house record is 51–55–2. See the LSU Tigers vs. Kentucky Wildcats pick card for the pre-game reasoning. Every pick is graded in the open on the picks page and the archive, good and bad.
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