Live Updates, Game Score, Notes: Music City Bowl - Kentucky vs. Iowa

It's time for the 2022 TransPerfect Music City Bowl in Nashville.

Kentucky football will look for its fifth consecutive victory in postseason games, as well as its second win over the Iowa Hawkeyes in 2022.

Follow along here for live game coverage as the Wildcats look to end the year on a high note. You can also follow along with lead editor Hunter Shelton on Twitter here. 

FINAL SCORE: 21-0 IOWA

FOURTH QUARTER

Kentucky Drive 14: Iowa transfer Deuce Hogan gets a shot at QB to end the game for the Cats. 

Iowa Drive 12: Iowa puts together a time-killing drive, but turns it over on downs near the UK red zone.

Kentucky Drive 13: Wade is sacked on 3rd and 4, Kentucky punts away again. Wilson Berry is a busy man.

Iowa Drive 11: I am once again here to tell you that Iowa has punted the football. That is all. 

Kentucky Drive 12 Con't: Four plays later, Wade fires incomplete to Brown on 4th down, turning the ball over. 

THIRD QUARTER

Kentucky Drive 12: Wade completes a four-yard pass to Key on 4th down to move the chains, trying to build some sort of momentum. END OF Q3 

Iowa Drive 10: Stop me if you've heard this before...there was a lack of offense, resulting in a punt. Kentucky did catch a break on the punt return and will start inside Iowa territory at the 48. 

Kentucky Drive 11: The Wildcats build a drive for the first time this afternoon, but it ends after nine plays on an overthrow from Wade on 3rd and 12 near midfield. 

Wilson Berry keeps on punting.

Iowa Drive Nine: Jordan Wright gets to Labas on 3rd down for a sack in his final game for the Wildcats. Iowa does indeed punt the football away. 

Kentucky Drive 10: Wade remains in the game for UK. He overthrows Key on 2nd down before dropping the next snap, getting tackled behind the line of scrimmage after recovering. 

Iowa Drive Eight: Labas completes a nine-yard pass to Lachey, but nothing happening for the Hawks. Taylor punts away to UK.

SECOND QUARTER

Iowa Drive Seven: HALFTIME

Kentucky Drive Nine: Kentucky tries to compile a drive at the end of the half, but nothing doing. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz even calls a timeout, forcing Berry to punt again. 

Kentucky Drive Eight (1:58): TOUCHDOWN: Cooper DeJean jumps Wade's pass for an easy, easy pick-six. PAT is GOOD. Have to think that'll be the end of the day for Wade. Iowa 21, Kentucky 0, 1:36 til halftime.

Iowa Drive Six:  Right back to the normal stuff for the Hawkeyes. Three rushes fail to gather 10 yards...Taylor punts away. The 46-yarder pins Kentucky at the 7-yard line again.

Kentucky Drive Seven: Barion Brown takes the handoff but goes nowhere on 1st down. Destin Wade with his best rush of the day on 3rd down, he goes up the middle for nine yards to avoid another punt.

Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell with a sack on the next play for a loss of nine. 3rd and 14, Wade tries to feed it to Brown but Cooper DeJean makes a nice play to end the drive. Berry punts, the fair catch is called but UK's Taj Dodson bulldozes DeJean. You can't do that. Iowa will now start at its own 42.

Iowa Drive Five: The Hawkeyes go three-and-out. 3rd and 5 for Iowa, Joe Labas runs the read option, has the 1st down but is ruled short due to where he started his slide. Iowa punts to Tayvion Robinson, another 50-yarder from Tory Taylor. Kentucky starts the drive at the 21.

Kentucky Drive Six: McClain takes a pitch five yards, followed by a screen to Brown that gets five more for the 1st down. 

Three plays later on 3rd and 11, Wade completes to Tayvion Robinson, but far short of the line to gain. Punt No. 5 for Wilson Berry. Iowa takes over at its own 19. 9:08 left in the half.

Kentucky Drive Five: Touchdown: Wade's first pass of the drive is overthrown, picked off and returned for a score by Xavier Nwankpa. 52 yards to the house. 

Ouch. PAT is GOOD. Hawkeyes double the lead in a hurry. Iowa 14, Kentucky 0

Iowa Drive Four: Starting at the UK 42, Labas would connect with Sam LaPorta on the first play of the drive. The tight end shed about five tackles en route to a 27-yard gain, getting to the UK 15. 

Touchdown: Labas hits Luke Lachey, who breaks a tackle and barrels his way into the end zone for the score. PAT is GOOD. Iowa leads 7-0. 

Kentucky Drive Four: Wade tries a deep ball to Brown, but again no connection. McClain gets no gain on the next play. On 3rd down, Wade escapes pressure in the end zone, but is brought down well short of the line to gain. UK punts for the fourth time.

Iowa Drive Three Con't: Iowa punts away. UK once again pinned, this time at the 7-yard line. 

FIRST QUARTER

Iowa Drive Three: Iowa RB Kaleb Johnson rushes for two yards on 1st down. LeShon Williams then rushes for one yard, setting up 3rd and 7. END OF Q1 

Kentucky Drive Three: JuTahn McClain gets two total yards on a two rushes, hardly getting the Cats out of their end zone. 

Three-and-out for Kentucky. Wilson Berry out for his third punt in Q1. Iowa will start the the UK 49. It's a field position battle folks, and the Hawkeyes have the leg up. 

Iowa Drive Two: Iowa goes three-and-out, UK linebacker Jordan Wright hurries Labas on 3rd down to force a broken screen pass that is stopped at the line of scrimmage. 

52-yard punt from Tory Taylor gets stopped at the UK 2. 

Kentucky Drive Two: Destin Wade just aired it out for the first time this afternoon, chucking one up for Barion Brown. Nice play by Iowa DB Sebastian Castro to break things up. Kentucky is near the 50.

Later in the drive, 3rd and 3, Wade runs read option but goes nowhere. Kentucky punts for the second time in two drives. Iowa gets a good return on the punt, getting to its own 40. 

Wade is 4-6 for 29 yards.

Iowa Drive One: Joe Labas starts at QB for the Hawkeyes. He also has a fast start, he hits tight end Sam LaPorta for a nice 14 yard gain, before connecting on a screen to Luke Lachey for 12 more. Labas is already 3-3 for 37 yards.

Later in the drive on 3rd and 2, Kentucky gets a stop via a Jordan Lovett and Trevin Wallace tackle at the line of scrimmage. 

TURNOVER: Iowa goes for it on 4th and 2 at the UK 33, but Labas' pass is broken up by Jordan Lovett. Nice early stand for the UK defense, though the Hawkeyes moved the ball a little too easy on that opening drive.

Kentucky Drive One: Destin Wade opens the game at QB for the Wildcats. He opens the game 2-2, including a 15-yard completion to Dane Key. 

After a failed end around and blocked pass, Wade tries to scramble on third and 13 but is wrapped up. Kentucky punts away to the Iowa 22. 

PREGAME INFORMATION 

IOWA WINS THE COIN TOSS, DEFERS TO SECOND HALF.

Click on the 'here' links below for more Music City Bowl pre-game coverage:

Five things you need to know about the game here.

Iowa's star tight end is also its emergency quarterback this weekend. More here.

Kentucky linebacker Jacquez Jones is ready to lay it all on the line in his final game as a Wildcat. More on the super senior here.

Kentucky's Music City Bowl Depth Chart can be found here.

Kentucky's transfer portal tracker can be found here.

Want the latest on national football and basketball recruiting, including Cats targets? Head over to SI All-American for the latest news, blogs, and updates about the nation's best prospects.

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