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Kentucky wide receivers Dane Key and Barion Brown dance to music at the Cat Walk before the Kentucky vs. Ball State football game on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Dane Key, Barion Brown and the brotherhood of Kentucky football

Samantha Money, Assistant Sports Editor August 29, 2023

Kentucky football wide receivers Barion Brown and Dane Key are their own movie. Last year, that movie broke box office records — Key with the most touchdown receptions by a freshman in program history...

Kentucky Wildcats players wait to get their photo taken during Media Day on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

PHOTOS: Wildcats Football Media Day

Abbey Cutrer, Managing Editor August 5, 2023

The University of Kentucky Wildcats football team held its annual Media Day at Kroger Field in Lexington on Aug. 4, 2023.

Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Destin Wade (15) is tackled 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

PHOTOS: Kentucky football defeated 21-0 by Iowa in Music City Bowl

Isabel McSwain and Travis Fannon December 31, 2022

Kentucky football was defeated by Iowa 21-0 in the Music City Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver Chauncey Magwood (10) carries the Governor’s Cup trophy after the Kentucky vs. No. 25 Louisville football game on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. UK won 26-13. Photo by Isabel McSwain | Staff

Kentucky football ends season with 26-13 win over No. 25 Louisville

Cole Parke, Sports Editor November 26, 2022

Kentucky football (7-5) ended its 2022 regular season with a 26-13 win over in-state rival Louisville, keeping the Governor’s Cup trophy in Lexington for the fifth straight season. The Wildcats entered...

Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Will Levis (7) runs the ball during the Kentucky vs. No. 1 Georgia football game on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Georgia won 16-6. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Wildcats battle against No. 1 Georgia, come up short 16-6

Samantha Money, Assistant Sports Editor November 20, 2022

Kentucky football (6-5) came up short against the undefeated No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs 16-6 on Saturday at Kroger Field. The Cats brought their best fight to the Bulldogs in Lexington but were unable to...

Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Will Levis (7) is sacked in the end zone for a safety during the No. 7 Kentucky vs. No. 14 Ole Miss football game on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at Vaught Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. Ole Miss won 22-19. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Rebels conquer Cats: No. 7 Kentucky loses 22-19 at Ole Miss

Cole Parke, Sports Editor October 1, 2022

No. 7 Kentucky football (4-1) suffered its first loss of the season, coming up short 22-19 in Oxford against No. 14 Ole Miss (5-0). The result ultimately came down to UK consistently shooting itself...

Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver Tayvion Robinson (9) runs down the field to score a touchdown during the No. 8 Kentucky vs. Northern Illinois football game on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. UK won 31-23. Photo by Isabel McSwain | Staff

No. 8 Kentucky muzzles Huskies; defeats Northern Illinois 31-23

Cole Parke, Sports Editor September 24, 2022

No. 8 Kentucky (4-0) defeated Northern Illinois (1-3) 31-23, ensuring that it will travel to Oxford, Mississippi undefeated in week five. Unlike the previous games this season, Kentucky’s win over...

Kentucky running back Kavosiey Smoke (0) runs the ball for a touchdown during the Kentucky vs. Tennessee football game on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Tennessee won 45-42. Photo by Jack Weaver | Kentucky Kernel

Moving pieces and new faces: What to expect from Kentucky’s offense

Katelyn Perkins, Reporter August 30, 2022

The 2022 college football season is rapidly approaching, with less than one week away until the Wildcats return to Kroger Field. As the excitement builds, only time will tell how well the Cats' offense...

Barion Brown

Get to know Barion Brown

Barkley Truax November 24, 2021

Barion Brown, a four-star ATH out of Pearl-Cohn High School in Nashville, has committed to Kentucky, he announced Wednesday afternoon. It felt like home,” Brown told On3’s Chad Simmons. “It is not...

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