KSR Today: It's Kentucky Football Media Day in the Bluegrass

Good morning from Kentucky Football Media Day 2025. We’re celebrating the first day of August with a long day of football coverage, beginning early on Friday with the Wildcats. KSR has several boots on the ground today, like 18 boots, ready to talk to the team about camp and the season-opener not too far away.

Mitch Barnhart will lead off Media Day

Mitch Barnhart will be the first to speak at Kentucky Football Media Day 2025. UK’s AD is expected at the podium later this morning, where he will likely discuss the latest in revenue-sharing, football scheduling, expectations, and the many other topics around football and throughout UK Athletics. Hopefully, Mitch will provide some indication of how Kentucky will divide its rev-share to clear up conflicting reports over the summer–most recently, Matt Norlander’s report that half will go to basketball. KSR will share with you everything that Mitch has to say at Media Day.

Coordinators to follow Barnhart at the podium

After Barnhart, Kentucky’s offensive and defensive coordinators, Bush Hamdan and Brad White, will each field questions from the room about their respective sides of the ball. Last week, Hamdan turned heads speaking at a kickoff luncheon when he said Kentucky’s Big Blue Wall will return this fall. Hamdan will expand on that comment and more, plus White’s comments on the defense. KSR will share all of their words with you, too.

Mark Stoops did his talking earlier in the week

Stoops is around the facility today, but he will not hold a Media Day press conference for the first time since he’s been the head coach. Stoops instead did his talking on Monday because of a procedure he had done this week on his face. He told everyone he’s fine, but didn’t want to be on TV with a “cut-up face” or sunglasses as he recovers. He’s a full elsewhere else in camp, just not looking the part for television today. Watch the replay of Monday’s conversation below.

KSR will be live from Media Day

Today’s KSR show will broadcast from Kroger Field during Media Day. We have not confirmed our special guests on the show, but we plan to interview coaches and players, including Stoops, per tradition. Tune in from 10 a.m. to noon. The show will be linked here on KentuckySportsRadio.com at 10 a.m. to help you find it.

Fan Day is tomorrow

Tomorrow, fans are invited to see the team at the Joe Craft Football Training Center. Fan Day 2025 begins at 11 a.m., although the doors open an hour earlier to early arrivers.

• Date/Time: Open practice from 11:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. ET
• Location: Practice fields at the Joe Craft Football Training Center
• Admission: Free
• Parking: Free in the Blue Lot at Kroger Field
• Gates Open: 10:00 a.m. (enter at practice field gate, plaza outside Gate 12 of Kroger Field)
• Bag Policy: Clear bag policy will be enforced
• Weather: Event will be cancelled if inclement weather; check ukathletics.com or @UKAthletics for updates
• Fan Guidelines: Stay behind rope lines on field perimeter (monitored by UK staff)
• Giveaways: Free 2025 Kentucky football posters (presented by Kroger)
• Merchandise: UK Bookstore selling merchandise in the plaza
• Tickets: UK ticket staff on site to discuss 2025 season ticket packages
• Concessions: Pre-packaged snacks & bottled water available for purchase

Schedule posters!

Countdown to kickoff at Kroger Field

Kentucky hosts Toledo in 29 days.

[The Kentucky vs. Toledo Line is Moving Down: What do the Sharps Know?]

There was an NFL game last night

Last night in Canton, Ohio, the Chargers whooped the Lions in the first preseason game of the new year. The Hall of Fame Game is a long-standing tradition in the NFL, and L.A. won the 2025 version by a score of 34-7.

The biggest news from the game? Automatic measurements!

Pour one out for the chain gangs https://t.co/JKu4w8mPKu

— Drew Franklin (@DrewFranklinKSR) August 1, 2025

The Braves and Reds went crazy

The Braves beat the Reds in the first game of their three-game series, winning 12-11 in extras. However, it’s the eighth inning that went nuts. The teams were tied 3-3 through seven innings, then Atlanta scored eight runs in the top of the eighth to go up 11-3, only to give up eight runs in the bottom of the eighth to tie it back up at 11-11 going into the ninth. The Braves’ winning run came on a sac fly in the top of the 10th.

Today, they’ll play a daytime rematch in Cincinnati before heading to Bristol, Tennessee, for the Speedway Classic 25.

[Reds and Braves to make history at the Speedway Classic (featuring Pitbull) at Bristol]