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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 […]
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. […]
The transfer portal is now open for college football as Will Stein and his new Kentucky Football staff are trying to piece together and fill holes left on the roster from the coaching change. We have seen plenty of big-name players enter the portal from last season’s UK team, but now we finally get some […]
The Kentucky Wildcats are losing another key football player to the transfer portal, this one being Dante Dowdell. Friday evening, news broke that Dowdell was entering the portal. The 6-2, 227-pound running back will have one year of eligibility remaining. Ironically, Dowdell began his college career in Oregon as a class of 2023 recruit, the […]
The Kentucky Wildcats will return to the court Saturday as they open up SEC play in Tuscaloosa against the Alabama Crimson Tide. It has been a long layoff for the Cats, as they last played Bellarmine on December 23rd at Rupp Arena. Luckily, that has been much needed with the injury bug biting in Lexington […]
It feels like it’s been a long time since Kentucky Basketball last played on December 23rd in a win over Bellarmine. The Wildcats are on a four-game winning streak, with two of those wins coming against Indiana and St. John’s. Mark Pope’s team is playing a lot better of late, especially on offense. With Jaland […]
The College Football Playoff has not disappointed in the 2025-2026 edition of the 12-team format. Far from ruining the New Year’s Six bowls, the CFP has made them more thrilling than ever. In a New Year’s Day mid-afternoon showdown in “The Grandaddy Of Them All, the Indiana Hoosiers faced off against the Alabama Crimson Tide. […]
With Cutter Boley leaving Lexington, the Kentucky Wildcats are making a push to land Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt, making for a potential QB trade between the two schools. According to Cats Illustrated’s Justin Rowland and KSR’s Jacob Polacheck, Leavitt is scheduled to visit Kentucky. This comes on the heels of news that Leavitt entered […]
Kentucky Football added two more names to its growing transfer portal list. Wide receiver Troy Stellato and defensive tackle Austin Ramsey are both expected to move on, bringing continued roster turnover for the Wildcats this offseason. According to On3’s Pete Nakos, Stellato plans to enter the transfer portal with one year of eligibility remaining. The […]
Good morning, BBN! As the new year approaches, that also means the start of SEC basketball is right around the corner. With plenty of games set to highlight the opening week, none may be bigger than the matchup in Tuscaloosa on Saturday as our Kentucky Wildcats face off with the Alabama Crimson Tide. Despite four […]
The preseason is over. The “get right” games are finished. Now, the real season begins. While Kentucky Basketball fans are rightfully celebrating a four-game winning streak and the return of a healthy roster, the statistical profile of this team still has a few cracks in the foundation. In the non-conference, you can paper over these […]
Kentucky Basketball head coach Mark Pope offered an encouraging update on Jaland Lowe during his radio show Monday night, emphasizing both optimism and caution as the Wildcats enter SEC play. Lowe was held out of Kentucky’s Dec. 23 matchup against Bellarmine as a precaution due to his lingering shoulder injury, a decision Pope said was […]
Kentucky Football is expected to hire Chad Wilt as its next linebackers coach, according to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, adding a highly experienced defensive assistant to Will Stein’s staff as the Wildcats continue to reshape their defense under new defensive coordinator Jay Bateman. Wilt most recently served as Michigan State’s co-special teams coordinator and […]
Kentucky Football cornerback Nasir Addison announced Monday that he will enter the NCAA transfer portal when it officially opens on January 2, bringing his three-year tenure in Lexington to a close. “After careful thought and conversations with my family, I have decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining,” Addison […]
Kentucky Football head coach Will Stein continues to add his first coaching staff with the addition of Derek Warehime as the run game coordinator. Warehime confirmed the news in a December 24 post on Twitter. His profile now reads ‘Run Game Coordinator @UKFootballl.’ The school has yet to announce his addition. Warehime comes to Lexington […]
The Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team did not crack the latest Coaches Top 25 Poll. However, they were the school receiving the most votes of anyone outside the top 25. There is no new men’s or women’s AP Poll this week, as they will resume on January 5. The latest CBS Sports Top 25 And […]
The University of Kentucky Athletics program has been through quite a bit over the last several months. After parting ways with Mark Stoops, UK administration found itself searching for a new football coach for the first time in over a decade. With heavy noise coming from all directions, it didn’t take long at all for […]
The bowl season is 23 games, not counting the first round of the CFP, and a lot has gone down in the two-plus weeks of action since conference championship week concluded. Bowls have been played all across the country, from Myrtle Beach to Dallas to Hawaii to New Orleans to Yankee Stadium to Fenway Park. […]
There are many head coaches in the NFL who are worthy of winning Coach of the Year this season. Perhaps former Kentucky Wildcats offensive coordinator Liam Coen is the most deserving of them all. Coen has completely turned around the Jacksonville Jaguars this season. In doing so, he made history during Sunday’s road win over […]
Kentucky Basketball has been linked to a familiar and controversial name in the college basketball world. On Sunday, Joe Tipton of On3 reported that the Wildcats are showing interest in Trentyn Flowers, a former 5-star recruit who is currently on a two-way NBA contract with the Chicago Bulls. Michigan, Florida, and Kansas were also reported […]
Will Stein continues to shape his first Kentucky football staff with a notable addition from the national stage. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Parker Fleming will join the Wildcats’ coaching staff in 2026, where he will coach special teams and inside wide receivers. Fleming brings an extensive coaching resume and postseason pedigree to Lexington. He […]
To say college basketball is at an insane point in time right now is putting it lightly. Nobody knows what the rules are, and even if there are any rules at this point. At this point, teams are adding players left and right, even players who have played in the NBA Summer League like new […]
Kentucky Football will retain a familiar and important behind-the-scenes piece as the program transitions into the Will Stein era. Mark Perry is expected to remain with the Wildcats, continuing a tenure that dates back to 2019, according to Nick Roush of KSR. Perry has served as Kentucky’s senior offensive analyst and director of high school […]
Good morning, BBN! Bowl season really takes off today with some great matchups. Check out each one below: Some big-name schools take the field, led by a top-25 matchup between BYU and Georgia Tech. I’ll also be watching that LSU vs Houston game to close out the night. While Lane won’t be coaching on that […]
For most Kentucky fans, the words “Gardner-Webb” are a trigger warning. It brings back the memory of November 2007, when the Runnin’ Bulldogs walked into Rupp Arena and handed Billy Gillispie an 84-68 loss that essentially doomed his tenure before it started. It was an embarrassment that the fanbase has been trying to scrub from […]