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Kentucky Wildcats defensive back Maxwell Hairston (1) celebrates after getting a pick-six during the game vs. Ohio University on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 41-6. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

PHOTOS: Kentucky football bounces back defeating Ohio University 41-6

Matthew Mueller and Sydney Yonker September 22, 2024

Kentucky football bounced back into the win column after winning 41-6 over Ohio University on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky.

Fans cheer as Kentucky football runs out of the tunnel before the game between Kentucky and Georgia on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky lost to Georgia 13-12. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

PHOTOS: Kentucky football falls short to Georgia 13-12

Matthew Mueller, Samuel Colmar, and Sydney Yonker September 15, 2024

Kentucky Football struggles continue as Kentucky fell short of beating No. 1 Georgia in a defense-heavy game eventually falling 13-12 on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky.

Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver Barion Brown (2) runs the ball during the Kentucky vs. Iowa Music City Bowl football game on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. UK lost 21-0. Photo by Isabel McSwain | Staff

Kentucky football signs four-star defensive lineman Kendrick Gilbert

Samantha Money, Assistant Sports Editor February 3, 2023

Kentucky football continued to add to its loaded roster next season with the signing of defensive lineman Kendrick Gilbert. Head coach Marks Stoops announced the addition of Gilbert on Wednesday and...

Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Destin Wade (15) throws a pass during the Kentucky vs. Iowa Music City Bowl football game on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. UK lost 21-0. Photo by Isabel McSwain | Staff

Iowa shuts out Cats 21-0 to end Kentucky’s postseason winning streak

Luke Fetzer, Staff Writer December 31, 2022

The Kentucky Wildcats (7-6) were defeated Saturday by the Iowa Hawkeyes (8-5) 21-0 off an impressive defensive performance which held the Kentucky offense to 185 total yards. The loss snapped Kentucky's...

Kentucky celebrates Josh Paschal’s (4) first tackle since being diagnosed with cancer during the game against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at Kroger Field, in Lexington, Kentucky. Today, Paschal made his season debut after battling cancer. Kentucky defeated MTSU 34-23. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Josh Paschal drafted 46th overall by the Detroit Lions

Hunter Shelton April 29, 2022

After a tumultuous college career, Kentucky's Josh Paschal heard his name called in the 2022 NFL Draft on Friday night, being selected 46th overall by the Detroit Lions. The defensive end is the second...

Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver Cole Lanter (81) scores a touchdown as wide receiver Luke Leeper (37) celebrates in the background during the UK football spring game on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Questions answered and questions remaining after Kentucky football’s spring scrimmage

Cole Parke April 14, 2022

Kentucky football held its annual spring game on Saturday, pitting offense against defense in a display of where the program is ahead of the summer dead period.With every offseason of college athletics...

Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops high fives fans during the Cat Walk before the University of Kentucky vs. Florida football game on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

What to know about UK football midway through spring practice

Hunter Shelton March 31, 2022

Kentucky is a football school, anyways…right?For fans who are still reeling from the historic loss to Saint Peter’s, not to worry. Mark Stoops is back for his 10th season at the helm of UK football,...

Column: A Kentuckian’s look at Super Bowl LVI

Hunter Shelton February 17, 2022

The state of Kentucky came within moments of claiming a Cincinnati Bengals Super Bowl victory this past Sunday.If not for a late Los Angeles Rams touchdown, the Commonwealth would have had the opportunity...

Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops waves to fans during Cat Walk before the UK vs Iowa VRBO Citrus Bowl football game on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Zach Yenser named UK offensive line coach

Hunter Shelton February 15, 2022

Zach Yenser has been named the new offensive line coach at Kentucky, head coach Mark Stoops announced on Tuesday. “Zach is an incredible hire,” Stoops said. “He checks all of the boxes and is the...

Kentucky linebacker DeAndre Square (5) celebrates during the University of Kentucky vs. South Carolina football game on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. UK won 16-10. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

DeAndre Square: Linebacker, audiophile, movie buff

Lindsey Davis February 3, 2022

UK linebacker DeAndre Square has “unfinished business” with the football program. That’s why he chose to return to Kentucky for a fifth season.“I still have a lot of things to prove to NFL scouts,...

Kentucky quarterback Will Levis (7) looks for an open receiver during an open practice in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Clubb)

Faith, family, football (and fruit, of course): The story of Will Levis

Jack Weaver January 27, 2022

Will Levis knows what it’s like to be a “normal student.”Last semester, Levis spent his weekends at Kroger Field, where he led the Wildcats in a successful 10-3 season. But just a semester before...

James Croom, a senior interning for the UK Athletics Marketing Department, poses for a portrait at the Gatton Student Center on Monday Jan. 17, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Maria Rauh | Staff

Humans of UK: James Croom hypes up UK

Sarah Michels January 20, 2022

James Croom’s been told he’s a funny guy.Students may have seen him on television at the front of the student section, on TikTok sharing Kentucky sports content or at the Johnson Center, slinging half-court...

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