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Arizona State transfer quarterback Sam Leavitt has officially left Lexington after spending the weekend visiting Kentucky, and the transfer portal chess match is now coming into clearer focus. Leavitt never made his expected trip to Texas Tech, a notable development as the Red Raiders are now widely expected to land former Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby, […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats have made another transfer portal addition on defense. Western Carolina cornerback Hasaan Sykes has committed to the Wildcats, he announced on Sunday. He’s got two seasons of eligibility remaining. The 6-foot, 185-pound Sykes was originally a 3-star recruit in the class of 2024 ranked 1,663rd overall and 153rd among cornerbacks at 247 […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats are on the board again in the football transfer portal, the latest commitment coming on the defensive side of the ball. On Sunday, Gardner-Webb edge Antonio O’Berry committed to the Wildcats, according to O3’s Pete Nakos. O’Berry will have just one year of eligibility remaining. A 6-6, 240-pound native of Ohio, O’Berry […]
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Kentucky Football’s offseason roster turnover continued this week with two more scholarship players entering the NCAA transfer portal, as running back Jamarion Wilcox and safety Cam Dooley both announced their departures from the program, according to Pete Nakos of On3. Wilcox, a redshirt sophomore running back, leaves Lexington after not appearing during the 2025 season […]
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Kentucky women’s basketball earned a 74-52 win over Missouri on Sunday at Historic Memorial Coliseum, but the victory was overshadowed by an injury to forward Teonni Key. Key suffered a dislocated elbow midway through the third quarter while diving for a loose ball. The senior landed awkwardly on top of a Missouri defender and came […]
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Kentucky Football hosted quarterback Sam Leavitt on Saturday, but he left Lexington without a firm commitment to playing for the Wildcats in 2026. The preseason Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year had season-ending foot surgery a little over two months ago, but through seven games, he had Arizona State at 5-2 and threw 10 […]
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Cutter Boley, who played most of the 2025 season at quarterback for the Kentucky Wildcats, is headed to Arizona State, according to On3’s Steve Wiltfong and Pete Nakos. A Kentucky native who played for Lexington Christian Academy, Boley had a solid redshirt freshman season for the Wildcats. He totaled 2,160 yards through the air, 15 […]
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Kentucky Football has zeroed in on Arizona State transfer Sam Leavitt as its top quarterback target, but adding just one passer was never the plan, and there have to be backup options if Leavitt falls through. As head coach Will Stein and offensive coordinator Joe Sloan reshape the Wildcats’ offense, Auburn transfer Ashton Daniels has […]
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Portal season is going to keep coaching staffs and program front offices up at night. Apparently, it’s going to keep fans up at night as well. Kentucky fans are going to face that reality these next few days, maybe even a week or more, regarding quarterback Sam Leavitt, who visited Kentucky this weekend. Unfortunately, Leavitt […]
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The transfer portal officially opened on Friday, January 2nd, and new Kentucky Football head coach Will Stein is wasting no time to recruit and build his first roster. While still the offensive coordinator for Oregon for the Ducks’ playoff run, he is returning to Lexington to host recruits this weekend. Stein’s offensive prestige has multiple […]
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One of Will Stein’s biggest tasks this offseason in building his first Kentucky roster is rebuilding the offensive line. With offensive guard Jalen Farmer declaring for the draft, who would have likely been an All-SEC pick as a senior, Kentucky is losing every starter on the offensive line from this past season. To make matters […]
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There are big expectations for Will Stein and the Kentucky Wildcats offense going into his first season in 2026. That’s why there will be a lot of attention on who they bring in via the transfer portal on the offensive side of the ball, particularly at the skill players and quarterback. Auburn wide receiver Malcolm […]
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Alabama head coach Nate Oats didn’t mince words when breaking down Kentucky Basketball’s offense after the Crimson Tide’s convincing 89-74 win Saturday, offering a blunt assessment of where Mark Pope’s team stands at this point in the season. The loss dropped Kentucky to 9-5, with a resume that now includes lopsided defeats to Gonzaga and […]
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Will Stein and the Kentucky Wildcats are on the board in the transfer portal. The first transfer commit in the Stein era will be Arkansas linebacker Tavion Wallace, who committed to the Wildcats on Saturday during a visit to Lexington. On3’s Hayes Fawcett broke the news first. Originally a class of 2025 recruit, Wallace signed […]
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Alabama led by as many as 21 points in the first half Saturday, but the Kentucky Wildcats should get some credit for scrapping their way back to make it a nine-point game on two occasions in the second half before falling by a final score of 89-74. This Alabama team was really good coming into […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats took the floor in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, looking to extend their four-game winning streak with an upset road victory against a top-15 Alabama team. Coached by the crafty Nate Oats, #14 Alabama always presents a unique challenge for an opposing defense, and this season will be no different. The Crimson Tide’s attack […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats will travel to Tuscaloosa to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday. Game time is set for 12:00 PM ET on ESPN. Kentucky is a 5.5-point underdog. The Cats are now 9-4 on the season after winning four straight games. North Carolina Central and Bellarmine weren’t much to write home about, […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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