Citrus Bowl win one of toughest in UK football history
(Photo courtesy WKYT-TV) ORLANDO -- Practically all of the Kentucky football Wildcats had returned to their locker room at Camping World Stadium flush with joy, celebrating yet another victory in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl. A handful of them had played in the event the...
It’s open season on football coaches – for better or worse
With the turn of the calendar page, we launch into the holiday season. Christmas revelers are shopping for gifts, bowl representatives are shopping for teams and college athletic directors are shopping for coaches. It's getting ugly out there. Fans and media alike...
Cats send Cards fans home early with dominant win in Louisville
LOUISVILLE -- About midway through the third quarter of the annual blood-letting between Kentucky and Louisville, the seats behind the U of L sideline was a sea of red. What you'd expect at a game like that in Cardinal Stadium, right? Problem: Much of the red was...
Cats cruise in confidence-builder; Louisville looms next
(Photos courtesy UK Athletics) So the Kentucky seniors said goodbye at Kroger Field Saturday afternoon and they had some fun on the way out the door. They hung 56 on a New Mexico State team coached by a guy who walked in their cleats nearly four decades ago. Doug...
Stoops wanted more attack mode at Vandy, but winning came first
NASHVILLE -- Before you trot out the tired, old bromides about Kentucky's 34-17 win at Vanderbilt Saturday night, about how the Wildcats "played not to lose," how they "took their foot off the gas," how the "same old Kentucky" got too conservative in the second half,...
This time it’s defense, not offense, that fails Cats in loss to Tennessee
They say at the end of a rainbow is a pot of gold. That may be true if you're chasing a leprechaun, but on Saturday night in Lexington, what you'd find at the end of the rainbows at Kroger Field were Tennessee receivers. They were hauling in touchdown bombs as high...
Wildcats need to reverse course, cool off hot Orange offense
There were so, SO many reasons to hate Tennessee, if you're a Kentucky fan. That blasted color... the stupid song they're always playing (truth be told, it's actually a great song. It just represents failure by Kentucky all too often)... and of course, the losing...
UK Football 2022 recruiting class tracker
Mark Stoops and Vince Marrow are shaping what looks to be when complete the highest-rated recruiting class in Kentucky Football history. Keep up with every commitment and the Cats current class ranking with this tracker. Last Updated: November 4, 2021 Rivals National...
MSU tricks Kentucky, which treated the Bulldogs to turnovers – and a win
STARKVILLE, Mississippi — On the eve of Halloween, needing to come with a clean, sharp effort, the Kentucky Wildcats instead handed out turnovers like they were full-sized candy bars - and not those “fun-sized” monstrosities. There was nothing fun about the 31-17...
Notes and numbers from Kentucky’s 31-17 loss at MSU
FINAL SCORE: Mississippi State 31, No. 12 Kentucky 17 Team Records and Series Information Kentucky is 6-2 overall, 4-2 in the Southeastern Conference. Mississippi State is 5-3 overall, 3-2 in the SEC. Mississippi State leads the series, 25-24. The home team has won...
Football Cats better positioned this season to make strong second-half run
The football Wildcats flirted with history for about a week, those giddy days leading up to their showdown with Georgia. Undefeated and feeling good about itself, Kentucky had a shot at a seventh straight victory without a loss and a legitimate chance at a trip to...
Dawgs are real – and still perfect – but special UK season remains a possibility
ATHENS, Georgia -- If the bad guys ever attack, I want to take refuge on the 100-yard, emerald expanse that is Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium. It’s the best-defended patch of earth in America right now. The football Wildcats found that out in person Saturday...