After LSU needed just two plays to score on its first possession in overtime to jump out to a 34-27 lead, the Wildcats were forced to respond, and respond they did.Running back CJ Baxter punched it into the end zone, which left Stein with a decision to make: kick the extra point and head into a second overtime or go for two and try to end the game in front of your home crowd.Stein opted for the latter, and it paid off.CJ Baxter #1of the Kentucky Wildcats celebrates after a touchdown against the LSU Tigers at Kroger Field on October 10, 2026 in Lexington, Ky.
(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)KENTUCKY COACH WILL STEIN TELLS WILDCATS PLAYERS 'IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN WHAT WE'RE DOING, YOU ARE HIGH'After a controversial flag on the first two-point conversion that was negated by a Kentucky timeout, quarterback Kenny Minchey trotted onto the field and walked right up the middle into the end zone to send Big Blue Nation into a frenzy with a 35-34 victory.It was Kentucky's second consecutive 35-34 overtime win after the Wildcats came back to win at South Carolina seven days prior.Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Kenny Minchey (3) runs the ball in for a two point conversion to win the game in overtime against the LSU Tigers at Kroger Field.Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-Imagn Images (Jordan Prather-Imagn Images)CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEGiven the win over the No.
10 team in the nation and it marking Kentucky's first victory over LSU in Lexington since 2007, fans celebrated accordingly and stormed the field.As thousands of Kentucky fans leaped over the walls of the stadium and sprinted onto the turf, Stein's father got in on the fun as well, but in a different fashion.CJ Baxter #1of the Kentucky Wildcats celebrates after a touchdown against the LSU Tigers at Kroger Field on October 10, 2026 in Lexington, Ky.(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.
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