Online Home of the Big Blue Nation: Kentucky Wildcats Sports for the Discerning Fan
Who says it’s just an exhibition game!? Friday night could not have been more perfect for Big Blue Nation, as the ninth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats manhandled top-ranked Purdue 78-65. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more satisfying exhibition win at any level of sports than this was, and for good reason. Exhibitions are typically for getting […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats are less than 24 hours from kickoff as they welcome the Tennessee Volunteers to Lexington and Kroger Field. As the week started, it was looking like the UK offense heading into the game was going to be fairly bleak, as several of the offense’s top skill players started off the week on […]
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Lexington native Reece Potter missed Friday night’s Exhibition game vs. Purdue with an illness, according to a Kentucky spokesperson. Thankfully, Kentucky was still able to make easy work of Purdue, winning 78-65. It’s an unfortunate setback, as this was a game Kentucky had 10 players log double-digit minutes, so it stands to reason he would […]
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Basketball season is finally here, folks, and tonight the Kentucky Wildcats tipped it off in a big way as they hosted the Purdue Boilermakers in their first exhibition game of the season. Now let the over-reactions begin as the Cats picked up the win tonight, 78-63. In a meaningless exhibition game on a Friday night, […]
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With the first exhibition game of the season happening on Friday, nobody knew what to expect for No. 9 Kentucky basketball as they faced off against No. 1 Purdue inside of Rupp Arena. Some fans were expecting Kentucky to lose because they were not healthy and down their starting PG Jaland Lowe with a shoulder […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats have a couple of visitors on the list for Friday evening’s matchup against the Purdue Boilermakers. The newest guest set to be in Lexington on Friday is class of 2027 shooting guard Chase Lumpkin, the Georgia native told KSR. Lumpkin, a 6-4, 180-pound SG, has offers from a host of schools, including […]
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Where will Josh Irving be going? That’s the question this morning, as the 4-star big man from Pasadena, California, is set to announce his commitment at noon today. Irving, who is ranked as the 63rd overall prospect in the class, is down to Kentucky, Louisville, and Texas A&M. Irving visited Louisville and Texas A&M last […]
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Kentucky has the opportunity this season to have one of the most versatile and deepest rosters in college basketball. With an All-American talent in Otega Oweh, combined with a great transfer portal class and recruiting class, Kentucky may have one of the most talented rosters in the country. ESPN’s Jay Bilas recently unveiled his three […]
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In the immediate aftermath of a devastating loss, Mark Stoops subtly shifted the narrative trying to find the positives. While acknowledging the pain of Kentucky’s 16-13 overtime defeat to Texas, the head coach repeatedly emphasized the progress his team is making, signaling a focus on development over immediate results. ‘We are getting better’ “I appreciate […]
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We are only a few days away from the Kentucky Wildcats hosting the Tennessee Volunteers at Kroger Field as the Cats look to get back on track against a potent Vols offense. After a fairly healthy injury report last week, the first report tonight is full of Cats. Most notable is the return of DJ […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats will open their two-game exhibition season against the preseason No. 1 overall team: The Purdue Boilermakers. Game time is set for 6:00 PM ET on Friday via the SEC Network. Even though Friday’s matchup won’t affect the win-loss column, it’ll serve as a major measuring stick for both teams, especially for Kentucky, […]
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Josh Irving, a top-100 recruit in the 2026 class, is set to announce his commitment on Thursday, October 23rd. He will announce his college decision live on the CBS Sports College Basketball channel at 12:00 PM ET. The Pasadena, California native is down to three schools in his recruitment. Kentucky, Louisville, and Texas A&M. However, […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats checked in at No. 9 overall in the first AP Top 25 Poll. Now, the first edition of the Coaches Poll is out, and the Cats checked in at No. 9 yet again. This means Kentucky will be a consensus top-10 team to start Year 2 of the Mark Pope era after […]
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Good morning, BBN! The NBA kicked off last night and again, it’s BBNBA all the way, especially for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Cason Wallace, who carried the Oklahoma City Thunder to a double-overtime win over Reed Sheppard and the Houston Rockets!! Check out the list of former Cats who are starting the season: Bam Adebayo – […]
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Greetings, BBN! The first week of 100% participation in conference action absolutely delivered on Saturday. With no byes and no non-conference games, the eighth week of the season whittled our unbeaten numbers down even more. Texas A&M and Alabama are the league’s last teams unbeaten in conference play, and the Aggies are the last team […]
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With Kentucky football continuing to falter under Mark Stoops, many are wondering if this will be the last season we see him screaming at the refs on the Kroger Field sidelines. As things currently stand, if the season were to end today, I believe that Stoops would return for the 2026 season, largely due to […]
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Anthony Thompson, a former Kentucky recruit, has committed to Ohio State to play under head coach Jake Diebler, he announced on his Instagram on Tuesday. Thompson was listed as the No. 7 overall recruit in the 2026 class according to 247 Sports. An Ohio product, Thompson is a native of Lebanon and will play his […]
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Kentucky basketball senior guard Otega Oweh has been named a Second-Team Preseason All-American by CBS Sports, it was announced on Tuesday. Oweh was the only Wildcat to make one of the three All-American teams. Oweh is coming off a season in which he was easily the MVP for a Kentucky team that tied the all-time […]
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Good morning BBN! It has been fairly quiet for most of the recruits in the class of 2026, as Mark Pope and his staff still look to land their first commitment in the class. With plenty of buzz surrounding several of the top players in the class, it appears that two targets are going to […]
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Greetings, BBN! Indiana, our Top State last week, did same ol’ same ol this week. Curt Cignetti’s Hoosiers blew by Michigan State to ascend to #2 in the AP poll, Notre Dame won a rivalry game vs USC, and Purdue embarrassed itself with a shutout loss. A solid week, just like many of their weeks […]
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Greetings BBN! With the new college basketball season arriving, we wanted to get your take on the biggest question mark for the Kentucky Wildcats. Of course, injuries are the big talking point right now after Jaland Lowe went down with a shoulder injury, while Otega Oweh recently had a toe injury that cost him about […]
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It’s getting uncomfortably warm for Mark Stoops in Lexington. Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde ranked Stoops among the college football coaches most in trouble this season, describing his seat as “the surface of Venus” hot. Like many, Forde noted that Stoops’ massive buyout, reportedly around $38 million, could complicate any potential move. It’s a steep figure […]
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With Kentucky’s first exhibition game against Purdue just four days away, one of the country’s top 2026 recruits is set to announce his decision on where he will play college basketball next year. Bryson Howard (Frisco, Texas), a top-15 recruit by both 247 Sports (No. 12) and Rivals (No. 11), is set to announce his […]
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Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats dodged a terrifying scenario with the injury Jaland Lowe suffered at the Blue-White Game when he dislocated his right shoulder. Almost immediately when the injury happened, there was fear that this was going to be, at the very least, something that sidelined Lowe for a month. After all, a […]
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Mark Stoops knew the questions were coming, and they certainly did and continue to. He knows fans will dissect every decision, especially the ones that came up agonizingly short in Kentucky’s 16-13 overtime loss to Texas. But on the game’s most critical series, the failed goal to go in OT, with 3 runs from the […]
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