The Murray State Racers football team isn’t having a season to remember, and its woes were summed up by a mind-blowing touchdown in Saturday’s surrender to the Kentucky Wildcats.
The Wildcats, who are also having a down year, hosted the Racers on Saturday, and the first touchdown of the game was one that should have been easily stopped by Murray State.
Instead, it goes down as one of college football’s “Did that just happen?” Moments of 2024
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Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Brock Vandagriff (12) is tackled out of bounds by Murray State Racers linebacker Justice Cross (7) during the second quarter at Kruger Field. (Jordan Prather/Imagin Images)
On Kentucky’s first drive of the game, quarterback Brock Vandagriff took a shot deep downfield to receiver Hardley Gilmore IV, who had space down the left side.
After shuffling in the throw, Vandagrief cut it short, and it was destined to be a stumbling block for Murray State. It would have been the perfect response from the Racers’ defense when the offense threw an interception on its opening drive.
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But Kavan Reed, a senior defensive back at Murray State, couldn’t get the easy pick as it slipped through his hands.
What made things even worse was the ball falling into the hands of Gilmore, who rolled into the end zone for one of the weirdest touchdowns you’ll ever see.
Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Brock Vandagriff (12) is tackled out of bounds by Murray State Racers linebacker Justice Cross (7) during the second quarter at Kruger Field. (Jordan Prather/Imagin Images)
It was the first of many scores for Kentucky, which beat Murray State 48-6 to improve to 4-6 on the year. The Racers fell to 1-10.
Wanda Griff breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the ball in Gilmore’s hands. It was one of two touchdowns he threw in the game. He was 12-for-19 for 183 yards with one interception.
Murray State Racers defensive back James Jackson tackles Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver Hardley Gilmore IV (17) during the second quarter at Kruger Field. (Jordan Prather/Imagin Images)
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Jamarion Wilcox led the ground game for the Wildcats, rushing for 123 yards on 13 carries with a touchdown. Gilmore finished with 72 yards on two catches.
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