Wk 3 · 2026
Kentucky Wildcats at Texas A&M Aggies — Sat, Sep 19
Sat, Sep 19 ·
Kyle Field, College Station, TX
· ESPN FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
3:40pET
TA&M -16.5 · total 48.5 DraftKings opened -15.5 · 1 toward TA&M
Ratings differential TA&M by 4.7
What is at stake
A SEC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Kentucky form
W 35-34vs LSUW 35-34at SCW 45-21vs USAW 31-21at TA&ML 17-45vs ALA
2026 season
Texas A&M form
L 6-27at MIZW 34-7vs ARKL 6-35at LSUL 21-31vs UKW 48-20vs ASU
2026 season
Kentucky this season
Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Over / under5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Texas A&M this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 6
| Opponent | Kentucky | Texas A&M |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama SEC | vs L 17-45 preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| South Carolina SEC | at W 35-34 preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| LSU SEC | vs W 35-34 preview | at L 6-35 preview |
| Oklahoma SEC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Tennessee SEC | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Missouri SEC | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at L 6-27 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, the series is level at 1–1 · Kentucky won the last one
2 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
2.0 points toward Kentucky
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-19 | Kentucky 31 — 21 Texas A&M | at TA&M | Kentucky |
| 2018 | 2018-10-06 | Kentucky 14 — 20 Texas A&M | at TA&M | Texas A&M |
Kentucky leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Kenny Minchey QB #3 | 97/142, 1148 YDS, 11 TD, 1 INT |
| Callum Wither QB #10 | 0/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | CJ Baxter RB #1 | 68 CAR, 361 YDS, 6 TD |
| Jason Patterson RB #26 | 45 CAR, 355 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Jovantae Barnes RB #2 | 20 CAR, 126 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Kenny Darby WR #19 | 25 REC, 322 YDS, 3 TD |
| Willie Rodriguez TE #81 | 22 REC, 194 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Nic Anderson WR #4 | 9 REC, 120 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Henry Boyer TE #87 | 8 REC, 116 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Grant Godfrey LB #22 | 43 |
| Jordan Castell DB #5 | 42 | |
| Ty Bryant DB #14 | 39 | |
| Sacks | Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace DL #90 | 2.5 |
| Grant Godfrey LB #22 | 2 | |
| Tavion Gadson DL #94 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | Jordan Castell DB #5 | 2 |
| Grant Godfrey LB #22 | 1 | |
| Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace DL #90 | 1 |
Texas A&M leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Marcel Reed QB #10 | 85/149, 908 YDS, 6 TD, 4 INT |
| Brady Hart QB #13 | 4/9, 36 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Rueben Owens II RB #4 | 70 CAR, 291 YDS, 1 TD |
| KJ Edwards RB #0 | 28 CAR, 181 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Marcel Reed QB #10 | 43 CAR, 170 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Isaiah Horton WR #7 | 17 REC, 248 YDS, 3 TD |
| Mario Craver WR #1 | 23 REC, 235 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Terry Bussey WR #6 | 7 REC, 92 YDS | |
| Kiotti Armstrong TE #9 | 2 REC, 62 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Noah Mikhail LB #0 | 26 |
| Ray Coney LB #21 | 23 | |
| Marcus Ratcliffe S #3 | 21 | |
| Sacks | Marco Jones DE #10 | 2 |
| T.J. Searcy DE #18 | 1 | |
| Ryan Henderson DE #17 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Julio Humphrey CB #6 | 1 |
| Dalton Brooks S #7 | 1 | |
| Marcus Ratcliffe S #3 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.