Passing
No comparison
- YSU offense
- —
- UK defense
- #60
EPA comparison
—
0.11
#60
Pass EPA
All gamesWeek 1 · Sat Sep 5 · 1:00 PM ET
Forecast win probability
YSU 5.4%94.6% UK
- Projected margin
- UK by 25.8
- Projected total
- 55
- 80% outcome range
- UK 5 to UK 46
- Win probability
- UK 94.6%
FinalYSU 13 · UK 45model had +25.8, off by 6.2
Current team profiles
Youngstown State
KentuckyWhen Youngstown State has the ball
Rushing
No comparison
- YSU offense
- —
- UK defense
- #81
EPA comparison
—
0.06
#81
Rush EPA
Drive success
No comparison
- YSU offense
- #2
- UK defense
- #109
Success rates
54%
#2
44%
#109
Success rate
More metrics
0.35
#2
0.04
#56
EPA / play
0.27
#1
1.17
#44
Explosiveness
—
18%
#36
Havoc
When Kentucky has the ball
Passing
No comparison
- YSU defense
- —
- UK offense
- #66
EPA comparison
—
0.24
#66
Pass EPA
Rushing
No comparison
- YSU defense
- —
- UK offense
- #35
EPA comparison
—
0.19
#35
Rush EPA
Drive success
No comparison
- YSU defense
- #62
- UK offense
- #20
Success rates
43%
#62
50%
#20
Success rate
More metrics
0.12
#68
0.21
#43
EPA / play
0.20
#55
1.15
#106
Explosiveness
—
13%
#39
Havoc
Current key players
Youngstown StateQBBeau Brungard
1435 yds · 14 TD · 4 INT
89.38/370
WRLynn Wyche-El
32 rec · 420 yds · 5 TD
83.512/1229
DLEbony Curry Jr.
16 tkl · 4.0 TFL · 2.0 sk
Player detail
- Run defense
- 71.5
- Pressures
- 15
- Pass-rush snaps
- 114
- Missed tackles
- 1
- Forced fumbles
- 1
75.8106/1549
DBBryant Holland-Snowden
6 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
Player detail
- Run defense
- 68.2
- Coverage
- 73.4
- Targets allowed
- 1
- Rec allowed
- 1
- Yards allowed
- 3
- Passer rating allowed
- 79.2
- Missed tackles
- 0
75.6127/1765
DBBrandon Chambers Jr.
7 tkl · 2 PD · 0 INT
Player detail
- Run defense
- 68.8
- Coverage
- 74.2
- Targets allowed
- 6
- Rec allowed
- 1
- Yards allowed
- 9
- Passer rating allowed
- 39.6
- Missed tackles
- 0
74.2179/1765
DLAJ Snyder
5 tkl · 0.0 TFL · 0.0 sk
Player detail
- Run defense
- 77.9
- Pressures
- 0
- Pass-rush snaps
- 9
- Missed tackles
- 0
- Forced fumbles
- 0
74.1147/1549
KentuckyQBKenny Minchey
1148 yds · 11 TD · 1 INT
63.0239/729
RBJason Patterson
355 yds · 3 TD · 7.9 YPC
86.228/1044
WRKenny Darby
25 rec · 322 yds · 3 TD
81.147/2069
TEElijah Brown
— rec · — yds · — TD
Player detail
- Pass blocking
- 66.8
- Run blocking
- 78.1
- Penalties
- 0
80.524/1017
LBAntwan Smith
4 tkl · 0.0 TFL · 0.0 sk
Player detail
- Run defense
- 79.9
- Coverage
- 64.0
- Missed tackles
- 0
- Forced fumbles
- 0
73.9220/1796
LBSam Greene
17 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.0 sk
Player detail
- Run defense
- 78.3
- Coverage
- 66.7
- Pressures
- 6
- Pass-rush snaps
- 68
- Missed tackles
- 3
- Forced fumbles
- 2
73.6234/1796
Availability reports · 2
- Tovani Mizell · RBout · 2026-08-22
Mizell is laid up with an undisclosed injury, and he is projected to miss the remainder of the season.
- Lincoln Watkins · TEQues. · 2026-10-11
Watkins is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it has yet to be established if he will be available against Sooners on Saturday, October
Position units
Position-unit comparison
YSUYoungstown State
UKKentucky
vs
Offense
89.3
#8 of 125
QB
Quarterback
63.0
#126 of 138
70.3
#75 of 126
RB
Running backs
81.1
#30 of 138
73.8
#21 of 126
WR
Receivers
70.6
#75 of 138
70.5
#30 of 124
TE
Tight ends
80.5
#24 of 138
65.8
#50 of 125
OL
Offensive line
74.5
#20 of 138
Defense
71.4
#51 of 126
DL
Defensive line
71.6
#90 of 138
69.4
#84 of 126
LB
Linebackers
71.1
#95 of 138
72.7
#45 of 126
DB
Secondary
70.3
#92 of 138