Levis suffered a lower body injury in last week’s loss at Ole Miss and was unable to play on Saturday night. The Cats turned to redshirt freshman Kaiya Sheron behind center. The Somerset, Kentucky, native connected on 15 of 27 through the air for 178 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception.
Rodriguez went over 100 yards for the 16th time in his UK career. He also moved past Mark Higgs and into fifth place on UK’s career rushing list in the game.
The Cats got a big effort from its defense, led by DeAndre Square, who had nine tackles in the game. Jordan Wright added seven tackles for the Cats
and D’Eryk Jackson had five.
Kentucky returns to action next Saturday, hosting nationally-ranked Mississippi State at Kroger Field. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET and the game can be seen on the SEC Network.