Will Levis’ back-to-back fumbles doom Kentucky vs. Ole Miss
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Kentucky came up just short in Saturday’s ranked showdown against Ole Miss, and a pair of critical fumbles from their quarterback ended their chances of mounting a last-minute comeback.
Will Levis made plenty of key plays to give his Wildcats a chance to win Saturday, but he coughed the ball up on back-to-back drives late in the game, both times when Kentucky had the ball deep in Rebels territory.
With around three minutes remaining in the game, Levis kept the ball on a read option and appeared to have the first down, but lost the ball on a punishing hit:
Costly fumble for Will Levis late 4Q@OleMissFB | #HottyToddypic.twitter.com/ClByusbOqN
— Collin Wilson (@_Collin1) October 1, 2022
Given another chance, Levis got the Wildcats within striking distance again, this time in the final minute. But after a would-be game-winning touchdown was called back for a penalty, Levis was strip-sacked on the following play to seal the win for Ole Miss:
Kentucky scored a game-winning touchdown, but it got called back due to a penalty.
The next play was a fumble by Will Levis to lose the game 😬pic.twitter.com/67RstHxtcJ
— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 (@sportingnews) October 1, 2022
It was a disappointing end for Levis and the Wildcats, but there were still plenty of moments that should should still have NFL scouts excited about his potential at the next level.
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