2 p.m., Commonwealth Stadium (61,000), Lexington, Ky. TV: SEC Alternate (DirecTV 611-1, Dish 596/597 and 404.1-404.2 on the Hopper). Radio: 99.5 FM (Las Cruces). Online: ESPN3.com (telecast), tunein.com (audio).

Series: First meeting

DEFENSE TFL Int UT AT Total Yds YdsRodney Butler 13 26 39 3.5-9 —Terrill Hanks 8 18 26 4.5-18 1-8D. Herrington 4 14 18 0.5-0 —Jacob Nwanga 8 7 15 1.0-4 —

OFFENSEPassing

Comp Att Yds TD IntTyler Rogers 38 76 411 2 0

Rushing Att Net Avg TDTyler Rogers 24 84 3.5 1Xavier Hall 17 69 4.1 1 Jason Huntley 13 54 4.2 1

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDOJ Clark 10 54 5.4 0Jaleel Scott 7 84 12.0 1Royce Caldwell 5 114 22.8 0Gregory Hogan 4 41 10.2 1

NMSU LEADERS

>>> The passing game has been a boom-or-bust proposition for Kentucky this season. UK’s game notes point out that quarterback Drew Barker ranks first in the SEC at 19.59 yards per completion. The Wildcats, however, rank 13th in the 14-team league in completion percentage (48.7) and interceptions surrendered (4).

>>> Kentucky will celebrate “Heroes Day” today, honoring cur-rent and former members of the military along with police, firefighters and first responders. A football-field size American flag will be unfurled prior to the national anthem.

>>> While New Mexico State has two linebackers ranked among the top five nationally in total tackles, Kentucky has one in sophomore Jordan Jones. Jones leads the SEC and ranks third nationally with 28 tackles.

>>> Kentucky has the fewest seniors (11) on its roster among FBS teams this season.

WILDCAT NOTESNMSU Depth Chart

SPECIALISTSK 24 Parker Davidson 5-11 164 So.

KO 24 Parker Davidson 5-11 164 So.

P 16 Peyton Theisler 5-8 160 Fr.

HOLD 11 Conner Cramer 6-2 195 Jr.

DS 47 Andrew Kenney 6-0 220 Sr.

KR 5 Tyrian Taylor 5-9 160 Sr. 2 Greg Hogan 6-1 190 Jr.

PR 5 Tyrian Taylor 5-9 160 Sr. 2 Greg Hogan 6-1 190 Jr.

DEFENSEDE 8 Jassavia Reece 6-4 265 So. 9 Stody Bradley 6-2 254 Jr.

DT 90 Kourtland Busby 6-3 255 Jr. 51 Roy Lopez 6-2 290 Fr.

DT 63 DeShawnte Lloyd 6-1 325 Jr. 77 Drew James 6-3 310 Sr.

DE 34 Noah Brown 6-1 230 Sr. 18 Derek Watson 6-4 230 Fr.

WLB 31 Dalton Herrington 6-2 225 Jr. 28 Shane Jackson 6-0 224 Fr.

MLB 53 Rodney Butler 6-1 240 Sr. 43 Billy Nipp 5-11 220 So.

SAM 2 Terrill Hanks 6-3 230 So. 11 Tre Wilcoxen 6-0 206 Jr.

CB 23 Jerrion Burton 5-11 175 Jr. 20 Jonathan Hood 6-0 215 So.

SS 1 Jacob Nwangwa 6-0 207 Jr. 19 Austin Perkins 5-9 175 Fr.

FS 21 Jaden Wright 6-0 215 Jr. 12 Tymon Locklin 6-2 200 So.

CB 4 DeMarcus Owens 5-10 181 So. 29 Jared Phipps 5-9 165 Fr.

OFFENSEWR 7 Greg Hogan 6-1 190 Jr. 16 Jaleel Scott 6-6 215 Jr.

LT 76 Sage Doxtater 6-7 300 Fr. 65 Tony Bello 6-5 285 Fr.

LG 58 Dezmand Candelaria 6-3 322 Jr. 66 Jefferson Hagan 6-3 300 Fr.

C 67 Anthony McMeans 6-2 314 Sr. 74 Brian Trujillo 6-4 310 Fr.

RG 50 Abram Holland 6-2 315 Sr. 66 Jefferson Hagan 6-3 300 Fr.

RT 55 Sebastian Anderson 6-6 290 Fr. 72 Brayton Medina 6-4 310 Jr.

TE 88 Clayton Granch 6-3 255 Sr. 84 Cameron Loos 6-3 235 Fr.

WR 5 Tyrian Taylor 5-9 160 Sr. 13 Johnathan Boone 6-3 185 So.

QB 17 Tyler Rogers 6-3 218 Sr. 12 Nick Jeanty 6-4 204 So.

RB 14 Jason Huntley 5-9 165 Fr. 26 Gamar Girdy 5-9 190 Fr

HB 1 Royce Caldwell 5-8 172 So. 10 Izaiah Lottie 6-0 193 Fr.

NEW MEXICO STATE at KENtUCKY

DEFENSE TFL Int UT AT Total Yds YdsJordan Jones 18 10 28 3.0-14 —Blake McClain 9 9 18 — 1-0Mike Edwards 5 10 15 1.0-2 —Courtney Love 7 8 15 — —

OFFENSEPassing

Comp Att Yds TD IntDrew Barker 17 34 333 4 4Stephen Johnson 1 3 45 0 0

Rushing Att Net Avg TDStanley Williams 25 160 6.4 0Jeff Badet 1 25 25.0 0

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDGarrett Johnson 6 143 23.8 2Jeff Badet 3 117 39.0 1Tavin Richardson 3 77 25.7 0Stanley Williams 3 23 7.7 0

KENTUCKY LEADERS

DOUG MARTIN

<<< Martin has an 8-30 record in his fourth season at NMSU. He was 29-53 in seven seasons at Kent State (2004-10).

MARK STOOPS

>>> Stoops is 12-26 in his fourth season at Kentucky.

>>> A week after being plagued by missed tackles, NMSU stepped up its efficiency against New Mexico. Linebackers Rodney Butler and Ter-rill Hanks had big nights with 24 and 15 total tackles and both climbed into the national top five in tackles per game. Butler is No. 1 averaging 19.5, while Hanks is fourth at 13.0 per contest.

>>> Offensive lineman Jamin Smith is likely to miss three games after suffering a ligament strain in his foot, coach Doug Martin said. Line-man Brian Trujillo, who missed the New Mexico game with a shoulder injury, is expected to play this week.

>>> Place-kicker Parker Davidson booted four field goals against New Mexico, including a career-long 45-yarder. The sophomore became the first Aggies kicker to make four field goals in a game since 1998 and now ranks 10th on NMSU’s career list with 15 career field goals.

AGGIE NOTES

>>> Kentucky’s biggest defensive strength is at cornerback, where 6-foot-3 Derrick Baity and 6-4 Chris Westry are tall and formidable bookends. “They have speed, too,” New Mexico State coach Doug Martin said. “They’re NFL corners and we’re going to have our hands full getting open against them.” Kentucky ranks first in the SEC and seventh nationally with four interceptions.

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Date Team TimeSept. 3 UTEP 38, NMSU 22Sept. 10 NMSU 32, New Mexico 31Today at Kentucky 2 p.m.Sept. 24 at Troy 5 p.m.Oct. 1 UL Lafayette 6 p.m.Oct. 15 at Idaho TBAOct. 22 Georgia Southern 6 p.m.Oct. 29 at Texas A&M TBANov. 12 at Arkansas State TBANov. 19 Texas State 2 p.m.Nov. 26 Appalachian State 2 p.m.Dec. 3 at South Alabama TBA

Date Team TimeSept. 3 Southern Miss 44, Kentucky 35Sept. 10 Florida 45, Kentucky 7Today New Mexico State 2 p.m.Sept. 24 South Carolina 5:30 p.m.Oct. 1 at Alabama TBAOct. 8 Vanderbilt TBAOct. 22 Mississippi State TBAOct. 29 at Missouri TBANov. 5 Georgia TBANov. 12 at Tennessee TBANov. 19 Austin Peay TBANov. 26 at Louisville TBA

NMSU (1-1) KENTUCKY (0-2)

Kentucky Depth Chart

THE COACHES

SPECIALISTSK 99 Austin MacGinnis 5-10 180 Jr.

KO 99 Austin MacGinnis 5-10 180 Jr.

P 86 Grant McKinniss 6-1 210 Fr.

HOLD 86 Grant McKinniss 6-1 210 Fr.

DS 42 Tristan Yeomans 6-2 190 So.

KR 22 Sihiem King 5-9 172 So. 13 Jeff Badet 6-0 180 Jr.

PR 88 Charles Walker 5-11 203 Jr. 1 Ryan Timmons 5-10 198 Sr.

DEFENSEDE 94 Courtney Miggins 6-5 285 Sr. 92 Alvonte Bell 6-5 260 Jr.

DT 99 Adrian Middleton 6-3 303 So. 60 Calvin Taylor Jr. 6-9 295 Fr.

NG 69 Matt Elam 6-7 360 Jr. 77 Naquez Pringle 6-3 320 Jr.

OLB 35 Denzil Ware 6-2 255 So. 44 De’Niro Laster 6-4 241 Jr.

MLB 51 Courtney Love 6-2 242 Jr. 56 Kash Daniel 6-1 241 Fr.

WLB 34 Jordan Jones 6-2 220 So. 32 Eli Brown 6-2 215 Fr.

SLB 41 Josh Allen 6-5 230 So. 47 Jordan Bonner 6-5 220 So.

CB 29 Derrick Baity 6-3 182 So. 3 Jordan Griffin 6-0 177 Fr.

SS 27 Mike Edwards 6-0 200 So. 5 Kendall Randolph 6-0 182 Jr.

FS 24 Blake McClain 5-11 200 Sr. 15 Marcus McWilson 6-0 210 Sr.

CB 21 Chris Westry 6-4 195 So. 11 J.D. Harmon 6-2 200 Sr.

OFFENSEWR 13 Jeff Badet 6-0 180 Jr. 19 Kayaune Ross 6-6 225 So.

LT 74 Cole Mosier 6-6 335 Jr. 67 Landon Young 6-7 305 Fr.

LG 68 Nick Haynes 6-3 316 Jr. 71 Logan Stenberg 6-6 318 Fr.

C 72 Jon Toth 6-5 310 Sr. 65 Jervontius Stallings 6-3 318 So.

RG 69 Ramsey Meyers 6-4 305 Jr. 65 Jervontius Stallings 6-3 318 So.

RT 73 Kyle Meadows 6-5 300 Jr. 64 George Asafo-Adjei 6-5 315 So.

TE 87 C.J. Conrad 6-5 245 So. 85 Greg Hart 6-5 245 Jr.

WR 1 Ryan Timmons 5-10 198 Sr. 80 Tavin Richardson 6-3 216 Fr.

QB 7 Drew Barker 6-3 225 So. 15 Stephen Johnson 6-2 183 Jr.

RB 18 Stanley Williams 5-9 196 Jr. 3 Jojo Kemp 5-10 200 Sr.

WR 9 Garrett Johnson 5-11 175 Jr. 88 Charles Walker 5-11 203 Jr.

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Conference Overall W L W L PF PAGeorgia Southern 1 0 2 0 78 9Texas State 0 0 1 0 56 54Appalachian State 0 0 1 1 44 27Idaho 0 0 1 1 34 76UL Lafayette 0 0 1 1 40 67UL Monroe 0 0 1 1 55 80Troy 0 0 1 1 81 47New Mexico State 0 0 1 1 54 69Arkansas State 0 0 0 2 24 82Georgia State 0 0 0 2 35 79South Alabama 0 1 1 1 30 44

SUN BELT CONFERENCE

FridayArkansas State at Utah State, lateTodayMiami at Appalachian St., 10 a.m., ESPNGeorgia State at Wisconsin, 10 a.m., BTNIdaho at Washington State, noon, Pac-12NMSU at Kentucky, 2 p.m., SEC AlternateUL Monroe at Ga. Southern, 4 p.m.*Troy at Southern Miss, 5 p.m., BeINSouth Alabama at UL Lafayette, 5 p.m.*Texas St. at Arkansas, 5:30 p.m., SEC Alternate* Streamed at ESPN3.com

GAMES THIS WEEK

RANK IN SBC/FBSOFFENSEPoints per game . . . . . 27 . . . . . 5/82Rushing YPG . . . . . 120.5 . . . . . 7/99Passing YPG. . . . . .205.5 . . . . . 5/84First downs . . . . . . . . . 41 . . . . . 3/69Pass yds. per catch . . 10.8. . . . . . .6/97Completion pct. . . . . 50.0 . . . . 11/114Interceptions. . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . .1/1Passing efficiency. . 104.1 . . . . .9/110Sacks allowed/game. . 2.5. . . . . . .7/83TFLs allowed/game . . 5.5 . . . . . 3/55Fumbles lost . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . .1/13rd down pct. . . . . . .43.8 . . . . . 2/524th down pct. . . . . . . 66.7 . . . . . 3/35Red zone efficiency 100.0 . . . . . . .1/1Time of possession . .25:08. . . . . . . 9/114Off. yards per game. .326.0 . . . . .9/110

DEFENSEPoints per game . . . .34.5 . . . . 6/104Rushing YPG . . . . . 255.0 . . . . .7/120Passing YPG. . . . . . 172.0 . . . . . 3/35First downs allowed . . 51 . . . . . 7/114Interceptions. . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 5/66Pass def. efficiency. 125.1 . . . . . 5/69Sacks/game . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 6/98TFLs/game . . . . . . . . . 7.5 . . . . . 3/34Fumble recoveries . . . . 2 . . . . . 2/263rd down pct. . . . . . . 51.9 . . . . .9/1184th down pct. . . . . . . 66.7 . . . . . 8/88Red zone efficiency. . 87.5 . . . . . 7/63Def. yards per game. . 427.0. . . . . . . 6/97

SPECIAL TEAMS/OTHERKick returns avg.. . . . 21.3 . . . . . 4/58Kick ret. def. avg. . . . 25.4 . . . . 6/109Punt return avg. . . . . . 2.0 . . . . 9/105Net punting . . . . . . . .36.5 . . . . . .7/81Punt return def. . . . . 16.14 . . . .10/113XPs made/att.. . . . . . .3/5 . . . . . . n/aFGs made/att . . . . . . .5/5 . . . . . . n/aPenalty yds/game. . . 57.5 . . . . . 5/71Turnover margin . . . +1.50 . . . . . .1/14

NOTE: 128 FBS SCHOOLS, 11 SBC SCHOOLS RANKED

As much as coach Doug Martin would like to have a bal-anced offensive attack, New Mexico State figures to be a pass-first, pass-often team against Kentucky. Top running back Larry Rose III (sports her-nia surgery) remains doubtful for a third straight week, which pins much of NMSU’s fortunes on the right arm of quarterback Tyler Rogers. The senior has been solid thus far, passing for 411 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. He’s also

made a number of big plays running the ball this season.

Eight receivers caught pass-es in last week’s win over New Mexico, making the Aggies’ passing game difficult to stop.

NMSU is also coming off one of its better defensive outings in recent seasons. Aggies’ defensive linemen have played more physically, allowing line-backers Rodney Butler, Dalton Herrington and Terrill Hanks to thrive. A youthful secondary remains a question mark.

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RANK IN SEC/FBSOFFENSEPoints per game . . . . 21.0 . . . .13/106Rushing YPG . . . . . .95.0 . . . . 13/117Passing YPG. . . . . . 184.0 . . . . 10/96First downs . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . .14/120Pass yds. per catch . 19.4 . . . . . . 1/6Completion pct. . . . . 48.7 . . . . 13/118Interceptions. . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . 13/117Passing efficiency. 141.31 . . . . .7/161Sacks allowed/game . 4.5 . . . .14/122TFLs allowed/game . .8.5 . . . . 12/112Fumbles lost . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . .11/1093rd down pct. . . . . . .33.3 . . . .13/1014th down pct. . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . .10/101Red zone efficiency .60.0 . . . . 12/117Time of possession. . 21:01. . . . . 13/126Off. yards per game . . 279.0. . . . . 13/121

DEFENSEPoints per game . . . .44.5 . . . .14/125Rushing YPG . . . . . 253.0 . . . . 14/118Passing YPG. . . . . . 289.0 . . . .12/106First downs allowed . . 60 . . . .14/125Interceptions. . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . 1/7Pass def. efficiency 159.9 . . . . 14/113Sacks/game . . . . . . . 1.50 . . . . . 8/79TFLs/game . . . . . . . . . 6.0 . . . . . 6/65Fumble recoveries . . . . 0 . . . . . . n/a3rd down pct. . . . . . . 62.2 . . . .14/1274th down pct. . . . . . . 66.7 . . . . .11/88Red zone efficiency. .90.0 . . . . 10/82Def. yards per game. . 542.0. . . . . 14/123

SPECIAL TEAMS/OTHERKick returns avg.. . . . 23.6 . . . . . 4/40Kick ret. def. avg. . . . 16.0 . . . . . 3/25Punt return avg. . . . . . 0.0 . . . . 14/114Net punting . . . . . . . .38.4 . . . . 12/61Punt return def. . . . . . 1.33 . . . . . 4/30XPs made/att.. . . . . . .6/6 . . . . . . n/aFGs made/att . . . . . . .0/1 . . . . . . n/aPenalty yds/game. . . . 50 . . . . . 5/49Turnover margin . . —1.50 . . . .12/107

NOTE: 128 FBS SCHOOLS, 14 SEC SCHOOLS RANKED

Kentucky’s offense got off to a blazing start in its season opener but has bogged down since. The Wildcats have scored just seven points in their past six quarters and have had trouble moving the ball on the ground or through the air.

The bright spot has been running back Stanley “Boom” Williams, who averages 6.4 yards per carry. The junior figures to get plenty of work against a New Mexico State defense that ranks 120th

nationally against the rush.But unlike NMSU’s first two

opponents, Kentucky does not lean heavily on the running game. The Wildcats look for big plays in the passing game, and their top three receivers average more than 25 yards per catch.

Defensively, Kentucky has been battered in losses to Southern Miss and Florida. The Wildcats’ young line has struggled to stop the run and has generated little pass rush.

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