Will Stein is still in his first week on the job as the University of Kentucky's head football coach. The early signing period wrapped up yesterday

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What we're hearing during Will Stein's first weekend on the job

Kentucky head coach Mark Pope and Wildcats Collin Chandler and Jaland Lowe addressed the media after the No. 18 Wildcats' 94-59 loss to No. 11

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Kentucky may be facing its own season on the brink.  The No. 18 Wildcats lost their fourth straight game to a ranked opponent, getting hammered 94-59

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In our regular postgame feature, the Cats Illustrated staff offers its first impressions from Kentucky's 94-59 loss to No. 11 Gonzaga on Friday night

QUICK TAKES: Gonzaga 94, Kentucky 59

Four-star wide receiver Kenny Darby became a headline addition and arguably Kentucky's second most important recruit in the 2026 class on Friday, the

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Paducah Tilghman OL Ben Myers turns down FBS offers to join Will Stein's Cats

Kenny Darby has found a new home in the Southeastern Conference.  The prolific 4-star WR from The Boot is following former LSU offensive coordinator

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Kentucky adds late commitment from 4-star WR Kenny Darby

Will Stein and the new staff in Lexington are hitting the ground running.  Stein tabbed former LSU playcaller Joe Sloan to be the Wildcats' new

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Prediction: Kentucky trending for 4-star WR

Will Stein has only been on the job for a couple of days but his build is starting to come together.  It's safe to say the first staff additions are

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Stein's build is starting to come together

New Kentucky coach Will Stein is eyeing recent LSU offensive coordinator for the same gig at Kentucky, according to reports and first mentioned as a

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Stein eyes LSU OC Joe Sloan for UK gig

Kentucky head coach Mark Pope addressed the media on Thursday at Historic Memorial Coliseum. The Wildcats' boss touched on prep for another Top 25

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Get ready for a lot of news involving Kentucky football players and coaches to be named.  On Thursday, linebacker Landyn Watson announced he will be

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If we've said it once, we've said it a million times. Defensive coordinator is the most important hire that Will Stein is going to make.  He's an

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Names to watch as Will Stein builds a defensive coaching staff

The Will Stein era is underway.  Stein's introductory press conference is in the books and it looks like Oregon director of recruiting Pat Biondo is

What we're hearing on Will Stein's second day on the job

When Mark Pope was announced as Mitch Barnhart's choice to succeed John Calipari the optics were on full display.  It's about the name on the front.

The two things that stood out most in Will Stein's introductory press conference

Kentucky welcomed its new football head coach, Will Stein, with an introductory pep rally and press conference on Wednesday afternoon at the Nutter

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Takeaways from Will Stein's intro presser at UK

For more than a dozen years Kentucky fans have become very accustomed to the kinds of players who would come through the program under Mark Stoops.

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What types of players will Stein, Biondo target?

Internet sleuths that paid close attention to photos circulated on social media noted that Oregon director of recruiting Pat Biondo was on the plane

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Fast facts on GM candidate Pat Biondo

New Kentucky coach Will Stein surely knows a little something about the roster that he's inheriting but at this early stage he probably doesn't even

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Breaking down the roster Will Stein inherits

National Signing Day is Will Stein's first milestone as Kentucky's football coach and he didn't have to wait long for it.   Stein didn't recruit any

What we're hearing on Will Stein's first full day on the job

The age of Signing Day surprises is not over. Even with Will Stein only serving one day on the job Kentucky has added a surprise commitment from JUCO

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JUCO OL Jordan Knox is a Signing Day surprise

All day long Cats Illustrated will be tracking and reporting on National Signing Day developments.  While Kentucky is scheduled to sign a relatively

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Our Cats Illustrated photo gallery puts you in the proverbial front row for sights and scenes from Kentucky's ACC/SEC Challenge matchup with North

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PHOTO GALLERY: Kentucky vs. North Carolina

The Kentucky Wildcats' Otega Oweh, Andrija Jelavic, and Malachi Moreno spoke to the media after their 67-64 loss to North Carolina on Tuesday in the

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VIDEO: Kentucky Wildcats Talk Loss to North Carolina Tar Heels

Kentucky head coach Mark Pope addressed the media after the Wildcats' 67-64 loss to North Carolina on Tuesday in the ACC/SEC Challenge at Rupp Arena.

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VIDEO: Kentucky HC Mark Pope - North Carolina Postgame

In our regular postgame feature, the Cats Illustrated staff offers its first impressions from Kentucky's 67-64 loss to North Carolina on Tuesday

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QUICK TAKES: North Carolina 67, Kentucky 64

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