排名第25的肯塔基加时35比34掀翻第10名路易斯安那州立，门奇两分转换一锤定音
周六夜在肯塔基州列克星敦的克罗格球场，排名第25的肯塔基野猫队上演惊天逆转，在加时赛中以35比34击败排名第10的路易斯安那州立老虎队。四分卫肯尼·门奇在加时赛中持球冲阵、毫无阻碍地跑进两分转换区，为这场冷门一锤定音，全场61987名观众陷入疯狂。
加时赛率先进攻的路易斯安那州立先声夺人，四分卫萨姆·莱维特在加时赛开局两次进攻内完成15码冲球达阵，27码处的额外分也稳稳命中，老虎队以34比27取得领先。肯塔基随后做出回应，跑卫C.J.巴克斯特1码冲球达阵追成34比33。主教练威尔·斯坦因没有选择踢额外分进第二个加时，而是果断赌两分——门奇在口袋开启后发现中路空无一人，直接跑球达阵，比赛就此结束。
这场胜利对肯塔基而言堪称大逆转的完结篇。野猫队上半场以21比17领先，但第三节被路易斯安那州立反超。第四节还剩12秒时，踢球手亚当·祖阿吉在终场前12秒命中33码任意球，将比分扳成27平拖入加时——而就在此前不到五分钟里，他刚刚错失42码和26码两次射门。
门奇全场23传36中推进246码，其中206码来自下半场；巴克斯特19次冲球推进123码、两次达阵；一年级外接手肯尼·达比（曾承诺加盟路易斯安那州立）接球4次推进79码，并在加时赛中完成22码关键接球，把球队送到1码线。路易斯安那州立方面，莱维特25传34中推进275码、两次达阵，但一次被抄截、一次掉球成为致命伤。
此役之后，肯塔基战绩升至5胜1负，东南联盟内3胜1负、四连胜。路易斯安那州立则跌至4胜2负、联盟1胜2负，冲击大学橄榄球季后赛的前景急转直下。主教练斯坦因赛后难掩激动：“没人看好我们，ESPN的预测全都选了路易斯安那州立。继续这样吧，这给了我们很大动力。”
这是肯塔基连续第二周在加时赛中取胜，也是路易斯安那州立本赛季第二次在客场饮恨。对野猫队来说，这场胜利不仅是排名跃升的资本，更向全美证明：这支缺少三名线卫、两名防守后卫和一名防守线员的残阵，拥有任何强队都不能忽视的韧性。
No. 25 Kentucky Stuns No. 10 LSU 35-34 in Overtime as Minchey Runs In Two-Point Conversion
At Kroger Field in Lexington on Saturday night, No. 25 Kentucky authored a stunning upset, beating No. 10 LSU 35-34 in overtime. Quarterback Kenny Minchey ran untouched on a two-point conversion in the extra period, sealing one of the wildest finishes of the college football season in front of 61,897 delirious fans.
LSU struck first in overtime, with quarterback Sam Leavitt capping a two-play drive with a 15-yard touchdown run and an extra point for a 34-27 lead. Kentucky answered as running back C.J. Baxter punched in a 1-yard touchdown to make it 34-33. Rather than kick for a second overtime, coach Will Stein went for two — and Minchey, seeing the middle wide open on the called play, ran it in clean for the win.
The victory capped a dramatic comeback. Kentucky led 21-17 at halftime, then fell behind in the second half. With 12 seconds left in regulation, kicker Adam Zouagui nailed a 33-yard field goal to force overtime — redemption after missing from 42 and 26 yards earlier in the fourth quarter.
Minchey finished 23-of-36 for 246 yards passing, with 206 of those coming in the second half. Baxter carried 19 times for 123 yards and two touchdowns, and freshman receiver Kenny Darby — who had originally committed to LSU — caught four passes for 79 yards, including a 22-yard grab in overtime that set up the winning sequence. Leavitt went 25-of-34 for 275 yards and two touchdowns for LSU, but an interception and a fumble proved costly.
Kentucky improved to 5-1 overall and 3-1 in the SEC with its fourth straight win, while LSU fell to 4-2 and 1-2 in conference play, with its College Football Playoff hopes taking a serious hit. "I'm in shock," Stein said afterward. "Everybody picked LSU. Keep doing that. It gives us a lot of fuel."
It was Kentucky's second straight overtime win and a statement to the nation: even shorthanded — down three linebackers, two defensive backs and a defensive lineman — this team has the resilience no contender can ignore.
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