UK-Bama game was third-most viewed last weekend

Thanks to their early season matchup with Alabama, the UK Wildcats enjoyed their largest TV audience since the 2019 Citrus Bowl.

According to Neilsen, last Saturday's game with the Crimson Tide drew 7.3 million viewers, making it the third-highest rated college football game of the week.

The most-watched game of week 2 was Ohio State vs. Texas, which averaged 14.0 million viewers. The Oklahoma-Michigan game reached 8.22 million viewers.

Other notable games:
Missouri vs. Kansas: 3.09 million
Arizona vs. BYU: 3.01 million 
Arizona State vs. Texas A&M: 2.53 million
Oregon vs. Oklahoma State: 2.14 million 
Iowa State vs. Iowa: 1.99 million 
Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech: 1.8 million
Notre Dame vs. Rice: 1.63 million 

According to ESPN, the 2019 Citrus Bowl game vs. Penn State drew 7.7 million viewers.


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