Kentucky football defeats Youngstown State in the season-opener.

In its first trip to the Bluegrass State since 2022, the Youngstown State football team fell to Kentucky 45-13 and dropped to 1-1 on

Where to watch the NCAAF match online between Kentucky Wildcats and Youngstown State Penguins, including live streams, TV channels, kick-off time and more.

The Youngstown State football team suffered their first loss of the season at Kentucky Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats led 14-0 after the first quarter following two touchdowns from senior running back CJ Baxter. Kentucky added two more touchdowns in the second quarter, extending the lead to 28-0 before the Penguins would get on the board.

Where fans can watch, listen to or follow Saturday's football game between Will Stein and the Wildcats and Doug Phillips and the Penguins.

LEXINGTON, Ky (AP) — Kenny Minchey threw for 301 yards and four touchdowns to lead Kentucky to a 45-13 win over Youngstown State Saturday. Minchey, a Notre Dame transfer, led the Wildcats to three straight touchdowns to give Will Stein a win in his Kentucky head-coaching debut.

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Personnel is here to share our final thoughts before the Wildcats host the Penguins from Youngstown State. If it feels like we’ve been talking about this moment for nine months, it’s because we have.