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Will Stein reveals how he will celebrate his first win as Kentucky Football head coach
Saturday marked the debut of the Will Stein era for Kentucky Football, and boy, was it a fun one. Thanks to six touchdowns and 506 yards of total offense, the Wildcats put this one out of reach early and never looked back en route to a 45-13 victory over Youngstown State. The Penguins were held […]
Notre Dame transfer Kenny Minchey was fantastic in first college start under Will Stein
Saturday officially marked the beginning of the Will Stein era at Kentucky as the Wildcats took on Youngstown State, and the game was never really in doubt. Kentucky defeated Youngstown State 45-13 to open the Stein era with a victory. What was even more impressive, however, was the performance of Kentucky’s offense under senior quarterback […]
Highlights, MVP, and Twitter reactions to Will Stein’s first win with Kentucky Wildcats
The Will Stein era is officially underway for Kentucky Football! The Wildcats opened up the Stein era with a 45-13 victory over Youngstown State in front of a big crowd at Kroger Field that braved the heat. The offense was humming early, opening the game with a 7-play, 75-yard drive culminating in a 15-yard touchdown […]
Kentucky Football dominates Youngstown State: 4 things to know and postgame cheers
The Will Stein era got off to a wonderful start, as the Kentucky Wildcats beat the Youngstown State Penguins in Lexington on Saturday afternoon by a score of 45-13. The Cats set the tone from the jump. Kenny Minchey and Co. took the ball 75 yards downfield for a touchdown on the opening drive in […]
Three Kentucky starters dressed but did not play in the season opener vs. Youngstown State
Three Kentucky Football players were dressed and available for Saturday’s season opener against Youngstown State but did not see the field, indicating they were battling some sort of injury that the staff wanted to play it safe with against an FCS team. Defensive backs Hasaan Sykes and Terhyon Nichols, along with offensive lineman Malachi Wood, […]
The first drive of the Will Stein and Kenny Minchey era was magical
If you’re the type of fan who puts a lot of stock in a new head coach’s first impression, you were extra pleased on Saturday watching Will Stein draw up a blissful first drive of the season as Kentucky Football played host to Youngstown State. It’s been a long offseason of uncertainty, especially surrounding Kenny […]
Kentucky vs. Youngstown State game thread and pregame reading
The Kentucky Wildcats are set to kick off their 2026 college football season today when they host the Youngstown State Penguins. Game time is set for 1 PM ET on SEC Network+, so it’s a stream-only game. But you can stream it through the ESPN App and ESPN Unlimited, with the latter now available on […]
Kentucky Wildcats News: Youngstown State Gameday
Good morning, BBN, IT’S GAMEDAY! The wait is finally over, and Kentucky Football officially kicks off its season today. There’s been a lot of hype behind the Will Stein era, and deservedly so. He’s come out with aggressive statements this offseason and jolted this fanbase around football when it desperately needed it. They are taking […]
Kentucky Football predictions for the 2026 season
After Mark Stoops spent 13 seasons leading Kentucky Football to a ton of wins, the program has a fresh face and is ready to tackle a new era. Will Stein, a Kentuckian regarded as one of college football’s best offensive minds, was named the head coach of Kentucky on December 1, 2025. Now, on September […]
Kentucky Basketball is set to host in-state standout Mason Grivna for a visit
Kentucky basketball is jumping in early on an in-state prospect who is only a sophomore. Mark Pope and the Wildcats’ coaching staff have set up an unofficial visit with 2029 center Mason Grivna for Saturday, Sept. 12, according to Travis Branham of 247Sports. The weekend should be a fun one in Lexington, as Kentucky will […]
Kentucky Football gets jersey patch deal that looks questionable but makes total sense
As jersey patch deals continue to sweep across college football, Kentucky Football is doing something different this year. On Friday, UK announced that UK Invests will be the official jersey patch of Kentucky Football. Beginning with tomorrow’s game against Youngstown State, the UK Invests logo will appear on football jerseys to elevate storytelling around one of UK’s fastest-growing […]
Alex Afari is eligible to play in Week 1 after winning appeal vs. NCAA
The Kentucky Football team is set to have Alex Afari available when they host the Youngstown State Penguins on Saturday. On Friday, the Kentucky Court of Appeals denied the NCAA’s emergency motion to have Afari go back to being ineligible, so the fifth-year linebacker is now set to play in the Week 1 opener after […]
Milan Momcilovic dealing with a finger injury
The Kentucky Basketball team has once again been hit with the injury bug, this time to Milan Momcilovic. On Friday, KSR’s Matt Jones reported that Momcilovic broke his index finger on his shooting hand. However, Jones later reported that further testing determined Momcilovic only jammed his finger. Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman later reported that […]
Kentucky Wildcats News: Gameday Eve for UK Football
We are officially just one day from the kickoff of Kentucky Football’s 2026-2027 season. Under the leadership of first-year head coach Will Stein, the very much new-look Wildcats seem poised to flip the script from their past several seasons. After going 9-15 over the last two years and barely notching a winning record in the […]
Kentucky Basketball offers 7-footer Akol Nyok
Kentucky basketball has extended another scholarship offer to a player in the 2027 recruiting class, making four-star center Akol Nyok the 23rd prospect in the class to receive an offer from the Wildcats. According to Jamie Shaw of Rivals, Kentucky offered Nyok on Wednesday. Nyok is a 7-foot-1, 205-pound center who plays for Miami Columbus […]
Kentucky Football among AP Poll voters’ top 25 most underrated teams since 2014
When college football observers think about the University of Kentucky, “underrated” usually isn’t the first descriptor that comes to mind. However, Brett McMurphy of On3 Sports released a graphic that grabbed the attention of UK fans across the Commonwealth and the country. The Cats landed at No. 14 on the “AP Poll Voters’ Top 25 […]
Kam Williams sheds walking boot in latest Kentucky Basketball workout
The injury bug has bitten Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats through his first two seasons, as he looks to get back on the right track in season three. Unfortunately, this offseason has already been filled with one player coming off a second foot surgery: Kam Williams. Is it finally time for some good news? […]
Kentucky Football continuing the Lift Them Up tradition under Will Stein
One of my favorite things that Kentucky Football has done is the Lift Them Up program. If you have never heard of it, each home game week, a child from the Golisano’s Children’s Hospital in Lexington is announced and given a cool moment at Kroger Field. They usually walk with the team along the Cat […]
Heaven Hill becomes UK Athletics’ official bourbon partner
Two of the most Kentucky things imaginable just teamed up. On Thursday, UK Athletics announced a multiyear partnership with Heaven Hill Brands, the Bardstown-based, family-owned company behind some of the Commonwealth’s most celebrated bourbons. The deal names Elijah Craig the Official Small Batch Bourbon Partner of the Wildcats and Evan Williams the Official Bourbon Partner, […]
Kentucky Wildcats News: 2012 UK Basketball team gets little respect from coaches
CBS Sports recently released a poll of 100 college basketball coaches asking which college basketball team was the best of the 21st century, and the results were a bit surprising. The 2011-2012 UK Basketball team… the one with Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist… that only lost two games and won the national championship… didn’t even […]
Kentucky is set for a battle with BYU and Duke for top-5 recruit AJ Williams
On Tuesday, 5-star recruit AJ Williams announced he officially received an offer from the University of Kentucky. One of the most sought-after recruits in the class of 2027 posted on his social media on Tuesday evening, writing, “Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Kentucky.” Williams decided to reclassify as the No. 1 […]
Top-30 recruit Chase Lumpkin narrows list to 6, including Kentucky
On Friday, Chase Lumpkin, a highly ranked 6-foot-4 combo guard from just outside of Atlanta, Georgia, by way of McEachern High School, has trimmed his list to six programs, and Kentucky is included. Lumpkin is ranked 28th on ESPN and 26th on 247 Sports. The other five schools on the list include Michigan, USC, Alabama, […]
Adam Zouagui set to be Kentucky Football’s starting kicker
It appears the Kentucky Wildcats will have a new kicker this fall. Matt Jones of KSR reported on Wednesday that South Florida transfer Adam Zouagui will start the season as Kentucky’s kicker. This comes as a shock considering Kentucky’s kicker from last year, Jacob Kauwe, is still on the roster. Kauwe also had a pretty […]
Alex Afari is now eligible for Kentucky after receiving TRO: Will he play vs. Youngstown State?
Kentucky Football fans have essentially become lawyers through Twitter law school over the last few weeks, with Mark Mitchell’s ups and downs changing every day, and ultimately, Kentucky got burned by that situation, with Mitchell back at Missouri. In Wednesday’s news, Kentucky fans can get excited about a new court ruling, with Louisville Circuit Judge […]
Missing out on Mark Mitchell saved Kentucky from LSU’s SEC nightmare
Missing out on Mark Mitchell was a tough pill for Big Blue Nation to swallow. But as the college sports landscape descends into unprecedented legal chaos that keeps snowballing, that recruiting miss might just be the biggest bullet Kentucky dodged all off-season. Seriously, nearly 60 separate state and federal lawsuits have been brought against the […]
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