KSR Today: Monday of Vanderbilt Week

by: Drew Franklin09/18/23DrewFranklinKSR

ksr-today-monday-of-vanderbilt-week — (Photo: Dr. Michael Huang/KSR)

Good morning, Kentucky Sports Radio readers. Today marks the start of Vanderbilt Week at Kentucky’s Joe Craft Football Training Facility as the Wildcats begin preparations for the upcoming trip to Nashville to play the Commodores. Saturday’s game is the opening to SEC play for Kentucky Football and a homecoming trip for former Vanderbilt running back Ray Davis, now the star back in Lexington.

Davis quickly got into Vandy mode after his 169-yard game against Akron.

Ray Davis signing off from Kroger Field: pic.twitter.com/PIa5i8Mt9s
— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) September 17, 2023

Here at KSR, we are getting into Vandy mode, too. Adam Luckett will have his Monday Huddle, the new depth chart will follow, and then Mark Stoops will take his usual seat at the Monday podium.

Monday with Mark

Noon Press Conference

Headlining today’s schedule, Mark Stoops will take the Kroger Field media room stage at noon for his weekly Monday press conference. Stoops will share some of what he saw during Sunday’s film session, the latest on his football team after the third game, and what is ahead in the Wildcats’ trip to Vanderbilt. We hope to hear some positive news regarding Kenneth Horsey, too.

KSR will share all of Stoops’ comments here after the conversation.

Monday Call-In Show

Then later tonight, Stoops will sit down with Tom Leach for their weekly chat over the radio airwaves. The Mark Stoops Show can be heard from 6-7 p.m. on WLAP 630 or on the UK Sports Network’s affiliates throughout the state.

KSR Football Podcast is live tonight

After you listen to Stoops’ Monday night call-in show, make sure you and your family eat a good meal and then get over to KSR’s YouTube for an 8 p.m. broadcast of a new KSR Football Podcast. The show will be live with Kentucky-Akron talk from Nick Roush, Drew Franklin, Adam Luckett, and Freddie Maggard, and they’d love to hear from you in real-time in the comments section.

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Kentucky slipped farther outside the Top 25

The Associated Press released a new version of its college football poll on Sunday, and your University of Kentucky Wildcats are now farther outside the Top 25. Last week, Kentucky was seven spots outside the 25 with a 32nd-place ranking in the voting. This week, the climb got longer, with a one-spot fall to 33rd, receiving 10 voting points.

BREAKING: Week 4 College Football AP Poll🚨https://t.co/OoQa6z0YcF pic.twitter.com/lFjuShx9VS
— On3 (@On3sports) September 17, 2023

Kentucky is 30th in the new Coaches Poll.

Kentucky-Akron Link Dump

Need more from Kentucky’s win over Akron before you move on to Week 4? Play catch-up with these stories and links from the weekend:

— Mark Stoops’ Postgame Press Conference
— KSR’s Rapid Reaction from Kroger Field
— Freddie Maggard’s After Action Review
— Devin Leary put playmaking arsenal on display in Week 3 win
— A “Broken Record” on Offense, Kentucky Still Struggling to Execute the Basics
— Explosive ad-lib by Leary and Davis was well-rehearsed
— Devin Leary’s TD pass to Ray Davis made SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays

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Kentucky-Vanderbilt Point Spread

Once the door closed on Week 3, the oddsmakers out in the desert set the betting lines for the upcoming slate in college football, including Kentucky’s trip to Vanderbilt. The ‘Cats opened as a two-touchdown betting favorite (-14) in that one, with a total of 50.5 points.

I can’t write “good luck if you drive to one of our neighboring states” anymore. It was a long KSR tradition.

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Monday Night Football Doubleheader

Week 2 of the NFL was exciting, but it’s not done yet. There are TWO games left on the schedule, a Monday Night Football doubleheader across the ABC/ESPN family of networks. First, the Saints and Panthers kick off in Charlotte at 7:15 p.m. on ESPN. An hour later, the Steelers host the Browns in Pittsburgh with an 8:15 p.m. start on ABC.

Three Wildcats–Lynn Bowden, Landon Young, and Lonnie Johnson Jr.–will suit up for New Orleans in the first game. Za’Darius Smith is the lone UK alum in the second.