Kentucky rushes past Vanderbilt, keeps bowl hopes alive

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Mark Stoops wasn't sure how his team would respond after suffering a disappointing loss to Tennessee the previous week. He found out Saturday. Kentucky rushed for a season-high 401 yards and kept its bowl hopes alive with a 38-14 win over Vanderbilt. "We faced some adversity last week - tough game," said Stoops, the Wildcats coach. "Sometimes that can linger. It did not this week as you can tell." Lynn Bowden and Chris Rodriguez both rushed for over 100 yards for the Wildcats (5-5, 3-5 Southeastern Conference). Rodriguez led the way, rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Bowden, in his fifth game at quarterback since moving over form wide receiver, added 110 yards rushing and one TD. "It's just confidence in your teammates and pushing to get to the end zone," Bowden said.