KSR Today: College football is back

The long wait is finally over. College football has returned, and our Saturdays should be thrilling over the next three months.

Week Zero arrives today and will serve as an appetizer for us college football consumers before the full spread shows up next week. There will be 11 college football games played with action running for over 13 hours. The dog days of summer are officially over.

The KSR crew is more than ready for the games to begin. We will be completely locked in for Nebraska and Northwestern from Ireland to begin the day and then will finish our night taking in Hawai’i and Vanderbilt. Let’s watch some freaking football.

To get us ready for the night, we’ve provided a full primer of today’s games, and the “Pick 3” crew has delivered some winners for those of you who like to have some skin in the game.

Here’s your full viewing guide for the day:

— Noon: Austin Peay at WKU (CBS Sports Network)

— 12:30: Nebraska vs. Northwestern (FOX)

— 3:30: Idaho State at UNLV (CBS Sports Network)

— 4:00: UConn at Utah State (FS1)

— 4:00: Wyoming at Illinois (Big Ten Network)

— 5:00: Duquesne at Florida State (ACC Network)

— 7:00: Charlotte at Florida Atlantic (CBS Sports Network)

— 8:15: Florida A&M at North Carolina (ACC Network)

— 9:00: North Texas at UTEP (Stadium)

— 10:00: Nevada at New Mexico State (ESPN2)

— 10:30: Vanderbilt at Hawai’i (CBS Sports Network)

A nooner for Kentucky vs. Louisville on the hardwood

We are very much in football mode as the end of August quickly approaches, but there are still some details to be ironed out regarding Kentucky’s 2022-23 basketball schedule. One of the biggest games of the slate got an official tip time on Friday.

Kenny Payne will be bringing his first Louisville team to Rupp Arena to face Kentucky on New Year’s Eve for a noon EST time tip with the game being shown on CBS. The premium non-conference game will be a table setter for the two college football playoff games that will also be played today.

When looking at the bowl schedule, both the Music City Bowl and Sugar Bowl are on the slate for a noon kickoff with Kentucky and Louisville going head-to-head. Both of those games have SEC tie-ins. A potential football vs. basketball dynamic could be in play.

Let’s hope it does not get to that point, but Kentucky and Louisville face some stiff television competition on the biggest college football television day of the season.

Here is what we know about Kentucky’s non-conference schedule at this point:

• Yale, TBD
• Duquesne, TBD
• Michigan State, Indianapolis, Nov. 15
• North Florida, Nov. 18
• at Gonzaga, Nov. 20
• Bellarmine, Nov. 29
• Michigan, London, Dec. 4
• UCLA, New York, Dec. 17
• Louisville, Dec. 31
• Kansas, Jan. 28

High School Football Week 2 wraps up

The second weekend of high school football has come and gone after another jam-packed Friday night of action throughout the Bluegrass. KSR’s Troy Howell was over at Lexington Catholic for the Bluegrass Bowl doubleheader where Johnson Central issued a statement.

In a 55-19 win over Louisville Fern Creek, the No. 9 ranked Golden Eagles rushed for 423 yards in an impressive victory. The Class 4A program could be a legit state title threat to Boyle County. In the second game, No. 20 Lexington Catholic closed out a big win over Lexington Henry Clay.

More coverage to come at KSR throughout the day including a recap of Mayfield’s impressive win in the KSR Game of the Week. For now, let’s check out some of the notable scores from last night.

— No. 1 St. Xavier 44, Central 8

— No. 2 Frederick Douglass 57, Tates Creek 8

— Ballard 12, No. 4 Male 7 in a huge upset

— Cincinnati (Ohio) Moeller 28, Trinity 3

— No. 6 Beechwood 46, Paintsville 7

— No. 7 Madison Central 28, Dunbar 28

— No. 8 Owensboro 62, Apollo 18

— Hendersonville (Tenn.) 28, No. 11 South Warren 22

— No. 12 DuPont Manual 45, Floyd Central (Ind.) 7

— No. 13 Woodford County 43, Campbell County 13

— No. 14 Corbin 42, Whitley County 13

— No. 15 Christian Academy Louisville 48, North Bullitt 0

— No. 16 Mayfield 36, Hopkinsville 0

— No. 17 Paducah Tilghman 25, Graves County 7

— No. 19 Pulaski County 55, Wayne County 20

— No. 21 Scott County 43, Lafayette 6

— No. 22 Franklin County 69, Western Hills 0

— No. 23 Southwestern 59, West Jessamine 20

— No. 24 Bowling Green 42, McCracken County 7

— No. 25 PRP 55, Doss 0

With a handful of more games on the schedule today including both Boyle County and Lexington Christian Academy in action, expect some more developments from the high school gridiron as the weekend continues.