The latest we're hearing on Stoops and Kentucky

z - Stoops _MG_0942 — Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops watched from the sideline during Saturday's game against Texas at Kroger Field. (Jeff Drummond/Cats Illustrated)

The Big Blue Nation is laser focused on two topics: The start of the next college basketball season and the status of Mark Stoops’ job situation at Kentucky.

Basketball is coming. There’s a big exhibition against Purdue and an intense out of conference slate.

The football is a little harder to talk about because there are things to watch behind the scenes but also a season still going on.

Cats Illustrated publisher Justin Rowland peels back a few layers and shares some inside scoop on what we’re hearing.

Read and discuss: The latest we’re hearing about Stoops’ situation at Kentucky