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ESPN’s FPI predicts winner of Kentucky’s Week 3 matchup vs. Akron
By Andrew Olson
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ESPN’s FPI has updated its Week 3 projections, including Kentucky’s home contest against Akron. Mark Stoops’ squad should get in one last tuneup before playing 8 straight SEC games.
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The Football Power Index is giving the Wildcats a 95.2% chance to pick up a home victory on Saturday night. Akron heads to Lexington having played in a pair of 24-21 contests. Joe Moorhead’s squad lost the season opener at Temple. The Zips bounced back in Week 2 to defeat Morgan State.
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The biggest Kentucky storyline heading into the game has been the status of offensive coordinator Liam Coen. UK announced Sunday evening that Coen was hospitalized after a medical episode in the football offices on campus. Coen took to social media on Tuesday to thank the UK Chandler Hospital staff for the care he received and to tell Big Blue Nation he would see them Saturday at Kroger Field. On Wednesday’s SEC coaches teleconferences, Stoops confirmed Coen will be back in his normal capacity.
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Saturday’s game is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. It will air on ESPNU.
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