Former Rutgers quarterback Gavin Wimsatt plays a crucial role in the big upset in the SEC

A day after Rutgers (4-0, 1-0) earned arguably its biggest win in a decade against Washington, a former Scarlet Knights quarterback played a key role in a major upset.

Gavin Wimsatt helped Kentucky impress No. 6 Ole Miss by playing in the game-winning play of the Wildcats' 20-17 upset Saturday afternoon in Oxford.

With 2:25 left, Wimsatt took the first snap and scored from the five-yard line. He fumbled the ball after it was tackled at the two-yard line, but tight end Josh Kattus recovered it and put it in pay dirt. Ole Miss (4-1, 0-1) missed a game-winning 48-yard field goal with 48 seconds left, sealing the win for Kentucky (3-2, 1-2) in Oxford since the 1978 season.

The Wildcats completed the upset two weeks after narrowly missing out on No. 1 Georgia, which survived a 13-12 game in Lexington.

Wimsatt finished the game against the Rebels with 26 yards on nine carries, building on a promising performance in his team's win over Ohio last weekend. He scored his first touchdown with the Wildcats against the Bobcats, a two-yard rush in the fourth quarter that sealed the 41-6 victory. Wimsatt finished the game against Ohio with 25 rushing yards on nine carries and 45 passing yards on 2-of-3 passing.

After a break next week, Kentucky hosts SEC finalist Vanderbilt in Lexington.

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