Texas vs. Kentucky: Staff predictions for Week 13

No. 3 Texas football (9-1, 5-1 SEC) battles the Kentucky Wildcats for the final regular season game this fall at DKR in Austin on Senior Day on Nov. 23. For the final time, we'll see multiple Texas seniors and players planning to declare early for the 2025 NFL Draft playing a home regular season game in Austin this afternoon against Kentucky.

Under head coach Steve Sarkisian (since 2021), the Longhorns are 3-0 in Senior Day matchups at DKR. Last year in the final home regular season game in the Big 12, the Longhorns dominated the Texas Tech Red Raiders by a score of 57-7.

Texas also had a big Senior Day game during the 2021 season, Sarkisian's first as the Longhorns' head coach, defeating the Kansas State Wildcats in a gritty one-score victory at DKR.

Key Longhorns players who are expected to be playing in their final home regular season game at DKR includes junior offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr., junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, senior defensive back Jahdae Barron, and senior defensive tackle Alfred Collins, among many others.

A win over Kentucky would move Sarkisian and the Longhorns one meaningful step closer to reaching their goals of making the SEC Championship Game and clinching a berth in the College Football Playoff bracket.

This could be a big battle between two physical defenses for the Longhorns and Wildcats at DKR this weekend. Texas and Kentucky both have top-three-ranked pass defenses in the SEC this season. Both defenses have also allowed under 20 points per game in conference play.

Game predictions for Texas football vs. Kentucky in Week 13

In the weekly Hook'em Horns Show, Andrew Miller and Tarik LaCour picked the Longhorns to defeat Kentucky by multiple scores on Senior Day.

Andrew Miller: Texas-34, Kentucky-13

Shane Black: Texas-31, Kentucky-17

Brian Sweet: Texas-37, Kentucky-17

Tarik LaCour: Texas-27, Kentucky-10

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