Kentucky TE accuses Tennessee of pumping crowd noise following 28-point loss
By Mark Kern
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Kentucky saw its dream season hit a bit of a speed bump in Week 10 as the Wildcats were blown out by Tennessee, 34-6. The Volunteers have one of the best home-field advantages in all of college football, and Neyland Stadium was rocking on Saturday night.
However, Kentucky tight end Mikkel Skinner doesn’t believe the sound was natural. He accused the school of pumping in crowd noise when the Wildcats had the ball facing 3rd down.
“It was loud, but I started peeping what Tennessee was doing,” Skinner said, via . “When they scored, the fans, sh** was not nearly as loud. But when we was on third down, it was loud because the speakers were pumping fake crowd noise. It’s not real.”
The crowd definitely played a role in the game, as the Wildcats had seven penalties for 50 yards in the game. The six points were by far the worst offensive performance of the season, as the Wildcats had scored at least 21 points in every game this year.
While the loss was a step back for the Wildcats, Will Stein’s team still has a chance of making it to the College Football Playoff. Up next for Kentucky is a home game against a Florida team that is really struggling right now, and then the Wildcats finish the season with Missouri and Louisville.
