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Kentucky Football has landed a big transfer portal prize at the quarterback position. Former Notre Dame signal-caller Kenny Minchey is set to join the Kentucky Wildcats for the 2026 season, flipping his commitment from Nebraska to UK in dramatic fashion. Minchey had briefly pledged to play for the Cornhuskers just a day prior — only to flip to Kentucky after the […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats have pulled off a shocking move to find their first quarterback of the Will Stein era, and it comes in the form of former Notre Dame signal-caller Kenny Minchey. Late Monday night, news broke that Minchey had signed with Kentucky after originally committing to the Nebraska Cornhuskers. This marks the first flip […]
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It has been a busy few days for the Kentucky Wildcats coaching staff as the transfer portal is filling up with plenty of options to help fill out the roster. With Cutter Boley now off to Arizona State, Will Stein and his offensive staff will now be looking to add a starting quarterback to the […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats are on the board again, and this is a big one for the Big Blue Wall. On Monday, Baylor Bears center Coleton Price committed to the Wildcats. He will have one year of eligibility remaining. A 6-3, 318-pound native of Texas, Price was originally a 3-star prospect in the class of 2022 […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats women’s basketball team climbed all the way up to No. 6 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll. It’s Kentucky highest ranking under Kenny Brooks. As for the men, they’re only getting nine votes in the latest AP Poll and the 37th-most of any team. Barely even a top-40 team is not […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats have signed another player in the transfer portal. No, it’s not Sam Leavitt, but it is at a position of need. It comes in the form of former LSU defensive lineman Ahmad Breaux, who committed to Kentucky on Sunday. He will have two years of eligibility remaining. Breaux totaled 36 tackles in […]
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Arizona State transfer quarterback Sam Leavitt has officially left Lexington after spending the weekend visiting Kentucky, and the transfer portal chess match is now coming into clearer focus. Leavitt never made his expected trip to Texas Tech, a notable development as the Red Raiders are now widely expected to land former Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby, […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats have made another transfer portal addition on defense. Western Carolina cornerback Hasaan Sykes has committed to the Wildcats, he announced on Sunday. He’s got two seasons of eligibility remaining. The 6-foot, 185-pound Sykes was originally a 3-star recruit in the class of 2024 ranked 1,663rd overall and 153rd among cornerbacks at 247 […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats are on the board again in the football transfer portal, the latest commitment coming on the defensive side of the ball. On Sunday, Gardner-Webb edge Antonio O’Berry committed to the Wildcats, according to O3’s Pete Nakos. O’Berry will have just one year of eligibility remaining. A 6-6, 240-pound native of Ohio, O’Berry […]
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Kentucky Football’s offseason roster turnover continued this week with two more scholarship players entering the NCAA transfer portal, as running back Jamarion Wilcox and safety Cam Dooley both announced their departures from the program, according to Pete Nakos of On3. Wilcox, a redshirt sophomore running back, leaves Lexington after not appearing during the 2025 season […]
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Kentucky women’s basketball earned a 74-52 win over Missouri on Sunday at Historic Memorial Coliseum, but the victory was overshadowed by an injury to forward Teonni Key. Key suffered a dislocated elbow midway through the third quarter while diving for a loose ball. The senior landed awkwardly on top of a Missouri defender and came […]
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Kentucky Football hosted quarterback Sam Leavitt on Saturday, but he left Lexington without a firm commitment to playing for the Wildcats in 2026. The preseason Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year had season-ending foot surgery a little over two months ago, but through seven games, he had Arizona State at 5-2 and threw 10 […]
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Cutter Boley, who played most of the 2025 season at quarterback for the Kentucky Wildcats, is headed to Arizona State, according to On3’s Steve Wiltfong and Pete Nakos. A Kentucky native who played for Lexington Christian Academy, Boley had a solid redshirt freshman season for the Wildcats. He totaled 2,160 yards through the air, 15 […]
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Kentucky Football has zeroed in on Arizona State transfer Sam Leavitt as its top quarterback target, but adding just one passer was never the plan, and there have to be backup options if Leavitt falls through. As head coach Will Stein and offensive coordinator Joe Sloan reshape the Wildcats’ offense, Auburn transfer Ashton Daniels has […]
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Portal season is going to keep coaching staffs and program front offices up at night. Apparently, it’s going to keep fans up at night as well. Kentucky fans are going to face that reality these next few days, maybe even a week or more, regarding quarterback Sam Leavitt, who visited Kentucky this weekend. Unfortunately, Leavitt […]
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The transfer portal officially opened on Friday, January 2nd, and new Kentucky Football head coach Will Stein is wasting no time to recruit and build his first roster. While still the offensive coordinator for Oregon for the Ducks’ playoff run, he is returning to Lexington to host recruits this weekend. Stein’s offensive prestige has multiple […]
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One of Will Stein’s biggest tasks this offseason in building his first Kentucky roster is rebuilding the offensive line. With offensive guard Jalen Farmer declaring for the draft, who would have likely been an All-SEC pick as a senior, Kentucky is losing every starter on the offensive line from this past season. To make matters […]
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There are big expectations for Will Stein and the Kentucky Wildcats offense going into his first season in 2026. That’s why there will be a lot of attention on who they bring in via the transfer portal on the offensive side of the ball, particularly at the skill players and quarterback. Auburn wide receiver Malcolm […]
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Alabama head coach Nate Oats didn’t mince words when breaking down Kentucky Basketball’s offense after the Crimson Tide’s convincing 89-74 win Saturday, offering a blunt assessment of where Mark Pope’s team stands at this point in the season. The loss dropped Kentucky to 9-5, with a resume that now includes lopsided defeats to Gonzaga and […]
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Will Stein and the Kentucky Wildcats are on the board in the transfer portal. The first transfer commit in the Stein era will be Arkansas linebacker Tavion Wallace, who committed to the Wildcats on Saturday during a visit to Lexington. On3’s Hayes Fawcett broke the news first. Originally a class of 2025 recruit, Wallace signed […]
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Alabama led by as many as 21 points in the first half Saturday, but the Kentucky Wildcats should get some credit for scrapping their way back to make it a nine-point game on two occasions in the second half before falling by a final score of 89-74. This Alabama team was really good coming into […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats took the floor in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, looking to extend their four-game winning streak with an upset road victory against a top-15 Alabama team. Coached by the crafty Nate Oats, #14 Alabama always presents a unique challenge for an opposing defense, and this season will be no different. The Crimson Tide’s attack […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats will travel to Tuscaloosa to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday. Game time is set for 12:00 PM ET on ESPN. Kentucky is a 5.5-point underdog. The Cats are now 9-4 on the season after winning four straight games. North Carolina Central and Bellarmine weren’t much to write home about, […]
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Good morning, BBN! Finally, Kentucky Basketball is back, and in a big way. The Cats take on the Alabama Crimson Tide today at 12:00 PM ET. You can watch the game on ESPN. The last time we saw this team play was 11 days ago, when they took down Bellarmine in a closer game than […]
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If you watched the non-conference and thought Kentucky looked like three different teams rolled into one… You weren’t wrong. Pope isn’t just tweaking the playbook; he’s re-engineering what Kentucky is. “We’re trying to evolve into the team that can get us to the highest ceiling.” That means spacing. That means communication. That means uncomfortable growth. […]
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