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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 […]
Kentucky Wildcats News: Angry Kenny Minchey and Healthy Sam Greene
Good morning, BBN! Kentucky football is officially in game week, and Will Stein seems to like what he’s seeing from his Wildcats ahead of Saturday’s opener against Youngstown State. That starts with quarterback Kenny Minchey, who apparently has a little extra edge right now. “I like Kenny when he gets a little angry. Not in […]
The best available transfers for Kentucky Basketball after Mark Mitchell backs out
The Mark Mitchell saga is officially over for Kentucky Basketball, for better or for worse. That mess is now in Dennis Gates’ and Missouri’s hands at this point, and the Tigers will continue the fight to get Mitchell another year of college basketball, back where he played his junior and senior seasons. Now, Kentucky will […]
Kentucky Basketball is getting a visit from Brady Pettigrew
On Saturday, Dushawn London reported that one of 2028’s top prospects will make his way to Lexington for an official visit to Kentucky. Brady Pettigrew added Kentucky and North Carolina to his long list of visits. Pettigrew is ranked No. 18 in 247 Sports and No. 10 on ESPN. The highly-ranked 6-foot-3 combo guard has […]
Kentucky’s Sam Greene available for opener vs. Youngstown State; Jovantae Barnes out
Kentucky Football will have senior outside linebacker Sam Greene available for its season opener against Youngstown State, but the Wildcats will be without Oklahoma transfer running back Jovantae Barnes. Greene has recovered from the ACL injury that ended his 2025 season, while Barnes will miss the opener after suffering an injury early in the spring, […]
Get the best of A Sea of Blue on the new SB Nation app
It’s a big day for A Sea of Blue. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow the Kentucky Wildcats. You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. A year ago, we made some big changes to our community, including offering fewer ads and the […]
Kentucky Wildcat News: Mark Mitchell Fallout
Good morning, BBN! Yesterday was a busy day for the BBN, as it began with most of us thinking we would get clarity on the Mark Mitchell situation for the Kentucky Wildcats. Well, we definitely did, just not in the way we all intended. Reported by Jeff Goodman, Mitchell has decided to decommit from UK […]
Mark Pope isn’t asking for excuses; he’s ready to ‘eat what he kills’
Through his first two seasons in Lexington, Mark Pope has embodied the true duality of being a Kentucky basketball fan, coach, or player. On one hand, he’s stabilized the postseason, amassing 46 wins and three NCAA Tournament victories, two more than the program managed in the final four years of the John Calipari era. On […]
Kentucky wideout named Preseason True Freshman All-American
Will Stein was ready to make waves the second he accepted the UK football head coaching job. Stein was named the head coach of Kentucky on December 1, 2025, and just four days later, he landed a massive four-star recruit in Kenny Darby. Darby was a consensus four-star wide receiver ranked as high as No. […]
What is Kentucky Basketball’s ceiling after losing Mark Mitchell?
The Mark Mitchell saga has been one for the ages. After gaining a fifth season of eligibility, Mitchell committed to the Kentucky Wildcats, immediately elevating them into the national title conversation. But less than two weeks after his commitment, Mitchell decided instead that he’d return to the Missouri Tigers. Now, the question becomes: How high […]
Alex Afari still in limbo after no ruling made in Monday court hearing
Kentucky Football is still waiting to hear whether linebacker Alex Afari will be able to suit up for the Cats this season as he pursues a fifth season of eligibility. On Monday, Afari appeared in Jefferson Circuit Court in hopes of getting a temporary restraining order to become eligible to play for Kentucky. He was looking […]
Kentucky Basketball sets official visit with top-10 recruit Nasir Anderson
Kentucky Basketball has set up another official visit with a highly ranked high school prospect. Class of 2027 5-star point guard Nasir Anderson has scheduled an official visit to Kentucky for Oct. 5, just a couple of days after Big Blue Madness. Anderson, who announced his top 10 schools last Monday, has also added USC to […]
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