I was a bit worried after the game that the fan base of Kentucky was going to turn on Tubby Smith and things did not look good for his future with the team.  Then today, I logged onto various message boards and found a host of "insiders" claiming Tubby needed to go.  The latest two are TCCat and the immortal Greg Hoover, both of whom claim to, not only be close to the coaching staff, but also to believe they need to be fired.  Because of this revelation, I have never been more confident that the coaching staff will be at Kentucky for a long time. 

Things Should be Turning Around very soon

There's a big game in Lexington this week, as the No. 9 Florida Gators travel up to Kroger Field for a highly anticipated matchup with SEC East implications. According to Circa Sports, Kentucky opens as an 8-point underdog to the Gators. The

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Kentucky Opens as 8-point Underdogs to Florida

Next weekend's matchup against Florida has a chance to be something special for the Kentucky Football program.   Not only will the 4-0 Wildcats host the Gators in what will be a nighttime kickoff on ESPN at Kroger Field, but both teams will also be

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Kentucky ranked 23rd in updated Coaches Poll

The Cincinnati Reds, after a month of losing and frustration, are showing a little fight once again. It is almost assuredly going to be too little too late. However, the Reds will enter the final week of the season still mathematically in the

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KSReds: Cincinnati Reds Take Three of Four From Nationals

Whichever way you want to look at it, Kentucky football is 4-0 in 2021. While the Wildcats were busy in Columbia, their incoming recruits were busy on the preps gridiron the last few days.  Here’s how future Kentucky football stars spent their

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Kentucky Football Recruits:  How Did They Do This Weekend?

Kentucky outside linebacker J.J. Weaver fully recovered from a torn ACL in roughly nine months, but that's not even the most impressive physical note on the 6-foot-5 ball hawk. The budding sophomore star also has six fully functional fingers on his

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LOOK: J.J. Weaver wears 6-fingered Kentucky glove

Kentucky doesn't beat South Carolina on Saturday evening without a stellar performance from one of the most under-appreciated stars on the roster. Super-senior Matt Ruffolo made three key field goals during UK's 16-10 win over the Gamecocks in what

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Matt Ruffolo's historic consistency saved Kentucky on Saturday

This year's Kentucky football team has made a habit of flipping the narrative. That's been a blessing, as Liam Coen's new-look, run-and-gun style has opened whole new possibilities on offense. It's also been a curse, as the formidable running game

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DeAndre Square: "We were ready for the moment."

Devin Booker is only three months removed from a surprise run to the NBA Finals, and now his training camp appearance is going to be delayed.   According to the Phoenix Suns, Booker is expected to miss the beginning of training camp, which is set to

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Devin Booker will miss beginning of training camp due to health/safety protocols

The buzz around Izayah Cummings during the offseason was centered around his switch over to tight end. Cummings got barely any run at wideout last season, but then again, no receiver really got any run last year. The position switch was lamented as

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Izayah Cummings may be a major factor in Kentucky's run game

Under head coach Mark Stoops, Kentucky has dominated with its rushing attack. First, it was JoJo Kemp and Boom Williams, then Benny Snell broke every record imaginable. In 2019, Lynn Bowden re-invented the quarterback position and broke another slew

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Mark Stoops teams obliterating Kentucky rushing records

Kentucky Football earned a big win on Saturday to start the 2021 season 4-0, which must've made a solid impression on four-star class of 2023 tight end Ethan Davis. The 6-foot-5, 200-pounder included the Wildcats among his top 10 on Sunday

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Kentucky makes top 10 for 4-star TE Ethan Davis

Another wild weekend of SEC football has come and gone, full of both close games and beatdowns. Let's see who came out on top and who fell flat.   No. 2 Georgia at Vanderbilt  At this point I actually feel bad for Vandy. Yesterday, they were

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SEC Football Roundup: Week 4 brings nail-biters and beatdowns

An After Action Review, or AAR for short, is a military process used to analyze what happened, why it happened, and how it can be done better. Thanks to our friends at the Kentucky Army National Guard, KSR applies that concept to analyze how the

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Kentucky vs. South Carolina After Action Review

Everyone hates turnovers, but not everyone can see the silver lining. Fortunately for ‘Cats fans, quarterback Will Levis is one of the few who can.   Kentucky had three turnovers in their hard-fought 16-10 victory over South Carolina on Saturday

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Will Levis’ Positive Spin on Kentucky’s Turnovers

While Chris Rodriguez Jr. continues to deal with fumbling issues, his backup, Kavosiey Smoke, has been a steady and reliable force with the ball in his hands.   Rodriguez coughed the ball up twice on Saturday--both luckily recovered by

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Kavosiey Smoke passes 1,000 career rushing yards at Kentucky

We don't do Happy Hours, we do Happy DAYS! And guess what? We've got good news. These Sunday deals are here to stay.   Come down to KSBar and Grille today and treat yourself to Happy Hour Specials that feature $2 pints of domestic beer, $2.75 for a

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Sunday Happy Hour Specials available today at KSBar and Grille

At least for now, it looked like Kentucky was an SEC team playing an A10 team.  Kentucky was in utter control throughout a 14-3 thrashing of Dayton on Saturday in their first of two exhibition games during the Fall season. Nick Mingione saw his seat

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Takeaways from Kentucky's dominant showing on the diamond

Good Sunday morning, folks! First things first, let me eat crow for picking South Carolina to upset Kentucky on Saturday night. After watching this program play football for the last 26 years of my life, I have never experienced whatever this "Good

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KSR Today: Exhaling after a 4-0 start

It wasn't easy, but Kentucky notched its fourth win of the season tonight, beating South Carolina 16-10. The Cats are 2-0 in the SEC for the first time since 2018 and only the second time since 1977. Huge opportunities lie ahead with Florida and LSU

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Kentucky celebrates win over South Carolina

Redshirt sophomore cornerback Jalen Geiger has had a relatively quiet start to his time at Kentucky. In his first two years as a Wildcat, he racked up just four tackles (three solo) and one pass deflection in eight games.  This season alone, Geiger

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Jalen Geiger makes strong impact in homecoming win at South Carolina

A win is a win, but there's no escaping the fact that Kentucky continues to shoot itself in the foot with turnovers. The Cats turned it over three times tonight, bringing the season total to eleven. Kentucky’s turnover margin, -9, is the

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Mark Stoops: "The turnovers are definitely hurting us"

It wasn't pretty at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday night, but Kentucky will happily take the road wins when they can get them.  In the 16-10 victory, Kentucky improved to 4-0 on the season and now has a couple of SEC wins in their back pocket.

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Three plays: Kentucky wins situational football

Move over, Fran. There is a new record-holder in the Kentucky Football history books.  With Saturday's win at South Carolina, Mark Stoops passed Fran Curci for SEC wins by a Kentucky Football head coach. Stoops tied Curci at 25 victories with the

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Mark Stoops broke Kentucky's school record for SEC wins

In the days leading up to Kentucky's road trip to Columbia, whispers of a hamstring injury for Wan'Dale Robinson began growing louder in Lexington. The extent of the ailment was uncertain, but it was enough to limit the standout receiver in practice

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Wan'Dale Robinson battles through injury to help lead Kentucky to road win

There aren't a ton of top plays in a 16-point victory, but there are enough for another highlight reel recapping a Kentucky Football win.  Kentucky Wildcats TV threw together a three-and-a-half-minute video package with replays of Kavoisey Smoke's