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Kentucky football fans have a reason to feel optimistic about the Will Stein era after Bill Connelly of ESPN released his annual rankings of the top 30 coaching hires for the 2025-26 cycle. Stein, the Wildcats’ new head coach, checked in at 10th nationally, recognized for his analytical approach, high-powered offense, and ties to the […]
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Kentucky Football’s coaching staff under Will Stein continues to come together, and another familiar name is expected to be added to the mix in the secondary. James Gibson is slated to join the Wildcats and work with the nickel position as the staff continues to take shape in Lexington, according to Brandon Howard. Gibson is […]
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Good morning, BBN! From all of us here at A Sea Of Blue, we’d like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas! We hope you’re having a wonderful Christmas season with family and friends while spreading Christmas cheer. We’ve enjoyed covering the world of Kentucky sports with you this year, and looking forward […]
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Kentucky football is making a push to add immediate talent at wide receiver with Auburn standout Malcolm Simmons reportedly drawing interest from the Wildcats, according to Pete Nakos of On3. Simmons, a class of 2024 recruit out of Alexander City, Ala., played 292 offensive snaps as a true freshman in 2024 for Hugh Freeze’s Auburn […]
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Good morning, BBN, and Merry Christmas Eve! The Cats are coming off an interesting victory over Bellarmine yesterday. I say it’s interesting because, offensively, it was one of their better games. Kam Williams had his breakout game, shooting 8-10 from beyond the arc. Jasper Johnson played point guard and finished with 11 points and seven […]
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After Saturday’s injury scare vs. St. John’s, it was very likely that Kentucky Basketball would hold Jaland Lowe out for Tuesday’s game vs. Bellarmine. That’s exactly what happened as Lowe and Kentucky continue to manage his shoulder, which has been dislocated twice since October, then reportedly “shifted” in Saturday’s win over the Johnnies. The junior […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats got some action against Bellarmine on Tuesday afternoon before heading home for Christmas and getting ready for conference play. The Wildcats are nearing full strength as the end of the calendar year approaches, but big man Brandon Garrison left Tuesday afternoon’s game due to a knee injury. Garrison left the court with […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats defeated Bellarmine on Tuesday afternoon by a final score of 99-85. The Cats had one of their best offensive games of the season, coming in large part thanks to the efforts of Kam Williams. Known as a shooter, Williams was someone Kentucky desperately needed to get going, and he did just that […]
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Kentucky Basketball’s defense allowed 85 points, but the offense put up 99 and was scorching from 3-point land, an area this team has struggled mightily at times in, allowing the Wildcats to come away with a 99-85 victory over the Bellarmine Knights. While it was odd to see the defense have a letdown performance, it […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats will head off into the Christmas break on a winning streak after defeating Bellarmine by a final score of 99-85. In a game Kentucky was favored to win by 35.5 points, the Knights came out strong and stayed within striking distance much of the way. Thankfully, big days by Kam Williams (26 […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats will take on the Bellarmine Knights on Tuesday afternoon in Lexington. Game time is set for 1:00 PM ET on SEC Network+. Kentucky is a massive 35.5-point favorite. The Cats are now 8-4 following their biggest win of the season over the St. John’s Red Storm on Saturday. While it hasn’t been […]
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Good morning, BBN! The Kentucky Wildcats are returning to Rupp Arena tonight as they welcome the Bellarmine Knights to Lexington. As Christmas break has arrived, the Cats are about to enter into a nearly two-week-long break, meaning a win tonight will help the momentum that the team picked up in the second half of the […]
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The 2025-26 season has been off to a bit more of a rocky start than last year, when the Cats were knocking off top-10 teams left and right and defying every expectation. Michigan State and Gonzaga ran the Cats out of NYC and Nashville, and in contests with UofL and UNC, they came close but […]
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Kentucky Basketball guard Jaland Lowe has battled a lingering shoulder injury this season, but head coach Mark Pope remains confident in the junior’s ability to contribute for the duration of the season. During his Monday call-in show, Pope opened up about Lowe’s impact on Kentucky, his lingering shoulder injury, and whether another addition could be […]
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When Will Stein was initially hired as Kentucky Football’s next head coach, Justin Burke was one of the first ‘reported’ hires for the new coaching staff. Burke was said to be Kentucky’s new offensive coordinator, but that role ended up going to LSU’s Joe Sloan. Since then, there’s been virtually nothing on Burke, leaving us […]
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University of Kentucky Football head coach Will Stein has announced he will retain Anwar Stewart as the defensive line coach. Stewart will enter his seventh season as the defensive line coach at Kentucky after returning to the Bluegrass in 2020, but it is his ninth season altogether as a coach at Kentucky. “Retaining Anwar Stewart […]
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Kentucky Basketball just emptied the tank to smother St. John’s in Atlanta, and now comes the game that can sneak up on you if you let it. A weekday afternoon tip, the last game before the holiday break, and a Bellarmine team that is just dangerous enough to make things uncomfortable if the Cats come […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats didn’t move into the latest men’s top-25 polls but did continue climbing in the women’s rankings. The AP Poll has Kentucky receiving the most votes of anyone outside the top 25. Ironically, the Coaches Poll has Kentucky tied with St. John’s for the most votes of any team outside the top 25. […]
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Kentucky Basketball guard Otega Oweh looked every bit like his old self again Saturday, playing a pivotal role in the Wildcats’ 78–66 win over St. John’s in the CBS Sports Classic in Catlanta. In a game filled with storylines with Jaland Lowe’s second-half return, Jayden Quaintance’s long-awaited debut, and Kam Williams’ offensive spark, it was […]
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For weeks, the biggest questions surrounding Kentucky Basketball have been simple but loaded: What does this team look like fully healthy, and was the roster constructed the right way? On Saturday against St. John’s, Wildcats fans may have finally gotten their answer. Jayden Quaintance made his long-awaited Kentucky debut in the Wildcats’ win, and the […]
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Kentucky football is expected to hire Cal defensive backs coach Allen Brown as its next cornerbacks coach, according to Matt Zenitz and Brandon Marcello of CBS Sports, continuing the Wildcats’ busy offseason reshaping of the defensive staff. Brown most recently returned to California in January 2025 as the Golden Bears’ defensive backs coach, following a […]
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The 2025 College Football Playoff is underway, and Saturday night concluded the first round. After the 8 vs 9-seed game on Friday, a tripleheader on Saturday finished it and set the stage for the quarterfinals against the top four teams that all received byes. It was a full day from start to finish, though after […]
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Kentucky Volleyball’s championship run came to a heartbreaking end Sunday afternoon, as the No. 1 overall seed fell to No. 3 Texas A&M in straight sets in the NCAA national championship match at T-Mobile Center. The Aggies claimed the title with a 3–0 sweep, winning a tightly contested first set 26–24, pulling away in the […]
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It was a big day for the Big Blue Nation as the Kentucky Volleyball team played Texas A&M for a National Championship in Kansas City. In the first-ever all-SEC championship match, the Cats got swept as they fell 3-0 to the Aggies. The Cats came out hot, leading the majority of the first set by […]
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Kentucky Volleyball junior outside hitter Brooklyn DeLeye has been doing far more than filling the stat sheet during the Wildcats’ march to the national championship match; she has been doing it while playing through a torn meniscus. According to Andrew Lind of WBIW in Kansas, DeLeye has competed all season with a torn meniscus in […]
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