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SEC Media Days: "Fourth and 1 mentality" for Kentucky

by: Justin Rowland07/17/25
NCAA Football: SEC Media Day
Jul 17, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops talks to the media during the SEC Media Days at Omni Atlanta Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images

After a down year that saw Kentucky fail to reach the postseason for the first time in almost a decade, Mark Stoops had to “own it” at the SEC Media Days main podium on Thursday.

Nobody around Lexington is happy with how the last year on the field, but Stoops brought in 50 new players to turn over the roster in the hopes of finding a fix.

Stoops told SEC reporters that Kentucky has a “Fourth and 1” mentality looking ahead to a daunting schedule.

READ: Mark Stoops previews Kentucky’s 2025 football season