KSR Today: Kicking off Northern Illinois Week
With Saturday’s shutout of Youngstown State in the rearview mirror, Kentucky Football moves forward to Northern Illinois prep and Week 4 of the college football season. Today, we will hear from Mark Stoops for all of the latest news and self-reflection regarding his team’s third win of the year and what he sees in the Huskies of Northern Illinois, the Wildcats’ next opponent on the schedule. So let’s get you ready for the newsy football day and everything else you need to know.
Mondays are for Mark Stoops’ press conferences
Coming up at noon, Mark Stoops will address the media in his usual Monday press conference to give his final thoughts and opinions of Saturday’s shutout in Kroger Field against his hometown university, plus his expectations for the week ahead with Northern Illinois coming to town from the MAC.
If you want to feel like you’re in the room for the conversation, come back here to Kentucky-Sports-Radio-dot-com for KSR’s live stream of Stoops’ comments as he says them.
Week 4 depth chart coming soon
Moments before the Monday conversation with Stoops, Kentucky will release its Week 4 depth chart to the public to reveal the two-deep at each position as the team begins prep for Northern Illinois. One spot to watch is at Jack linebacker where expectations are JJ Weaver will miss significant time after suffering a gruesome arm injury in the first half of Saturday’s game. The new depth chart will reveal how Brad White’s defense plans to replace one of the most talented players on the entire team.
Kentucky is laying 24.5 to the Huskies
According to VegasInsider.com, Kentucky opened as a 24.5-point favorite when the betting lines were released for next Saturday’s slate of college football games; although, the line already moved a full point to the ‘Cats laying 25.5 points at some of the legal operations available to Kentuckians who cross the river into our neighboring states. For over/under bettors, oddsmakers set the total on the game at 53 points.
Kentucky is 3-0 ATS this season and the under has hit in all three games because Kentucky’s defense is awesome.
Kentucky up to No. 8 in the AP Top 25, No. 9 in the Coaches Poll
In the polls, Kentucky moved up one spot from No. 9 to No. 8 in the eyes of the Associated Press when the new AP Top 25 was revealed Sunday afternoon.
In the Coaches’ Poll, Kentucky moved up one place from tenth to ninth.
Only two teams from the Southeastern Conference, No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Alabama, are ranked higher.
Kickoff time for Ole Miss to be announced
At some point today, the SEC will announce its kickoff times for Week 5, including the start time for Kentucky’s trip to Oxford to play No. 16 Ole Miss in 12 days. We’ve waited 12 years for another trip to the Grove, so please, please, please, please, don’t give us a noon kickoff.
Please. I’m begging you, football gods. Give us time to tailgate at the best tailgate spot in college football. Please. I’ve been dreaming about next Saturday for over a decade.
Dane Key on SEC Freshman of the Week Watch again
Will Kentucky Football make it three straight weeks with an SEC Player of the Week award? Barion Brown brought home Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 1, followed by honors for both Dane Key (Freshman of the Week) and Jordan Wright (Co-Defensive Player of the Week) in Week 2 after the win at Florida.
Today, Key will again be in consideration for the Freshman award for his six catches, 90 yards, and a touchdown versus Youngstown State.
Watch the new KSR Football Podcast live on YouTube tonight
Once you listen to the new Depth Chart Podcast with Freddie Maggard, get ready for a new edition of the KSR Football Podcast later tonight. We will go live at 7 PM on the KSR YouTube channel for the new episode with the ability to take your questions and comments in real time about the shutout of Youngstown State and what’s ahead in the Northern Illinois game.
As a bonus, we will be live as the Tennessee Titans play the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football so this week’s episode will also double as a Titans’ watch party on YouTube. Sorry in advance if I’m a little distracted.
Titan Up.
This week’s Kroger KSR Game of the Week will be announced today
Soon we will announce the two participants in this week’s Kroger KSR High School Game of the Week in Kentucky. In the meantime, enjoy Steven’s recap of last week’s GOTW between Pikeville and Belfry at Pikeville. KSR’s new videographer is really good at his job and we are excited to have him.
Kentucky Volleyball swept by No. 2 Nebraska
Stepping away from all of the football coverage, we should note that Kentucky Volleyball got swept by the No. 2 in the country in Lexington yesterday. It was Kentucky’s second match against a top-three team in five days and the Wildcats went down in a 3-0 (27-25, 25-20, 25-16) three-set sweep to the Huskers.
SEC play begins next weekend with LSU coming to town for a Saturday/Sunday doubleheader.
John Calipari on the recruiting trail
In basketball news, John Calipari and his staff are on the move during the fall contact period of recruiting and last night, Calipari and Orlando Antigua had dinner at Dominick’s in Little Italy in the Bronx with their old friend and former UK Basketball assistant coach, Barry “Slice” Rohrssen.
“A few more days on the road,” Calipari tweeted from the coaches’ private dinner in the home area of Ian Jackson, the No. 2 overall player in the Class of 2024.
Here’s a rundown of Calipari’s recent travels to visit some of his top recruiting targets.
Go Cats.
Y’all have a great Monday. Love you.
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