Kentucky breaks 22-game road losing streak with 26-22 win

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Kentucky hasn't won a road game in more than five years. But the Wildcats knew just what to do when they broke that 22-game streak with a 26-22 win Saturday night at South Carolina. "We had a party," Wildcats quarterback Patrick Towles said. "It was a lot of fun going off someone else's field a winner." Kentucky (2-0, 1-0) also needed one of the rarest of plays to end what also was a six-year SEC road losing streak. South Carolina (1-1, 0-1) had a chance to tie on a two-point conversion midway through the fourth quarter. But Pharoh Cooper fumbled and Denzil Ware returned the ball 98 yards to give Kentucky two points and what proved to be the final margin. The Wildcats led 24-7 at the half behind an offense that didn't have to punt.