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Students piled on top of each other sled down the bowl outside William T Young Library on top of a wet floor sign on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, during the first snow on campus outside William T Young Library in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

PHOTOS: ‘The Bowl’ fills with students sledding after first snowfall of semester

Samuel Colmar and Matthew Mueller January 15, 2024

University of Kentucky students sled down 'the bowl' outside of William T. Young Library during the first snow of the year on Jan. 15, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky.

Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari yells at an official during the UK vs. Miles College men’s basketball game on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 80-71. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Kentucky/SEC update COVID protocols amidst surge of omicron variant in US

Cole Parke January 13, 2022

Amidst the surge of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., the SEC and University of Kentucky have updated their health and safety protocols.The increase in cases comes as the omicron variant made it to the U.S....

Skylar, 21, rides his skateboard down a ramp on Saturday, April 10, 2021, at Woodland Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Catching air

Natalie Parks April 14, 2021

Gray concrete, gray sky: the skateboarding bowl at Woodland Park sits empty, at the moment not much more than a bowl for catching another smattering of rain.Then, the clicking of wheels on pavement as...

Kentucky Wildcats defensive end T.J. Carter (90) reaches out to tackle Virginia Tech Hokies quarterback Hendon Hooker (2) during the Belk Bowl football game between Kentucky and Virginia Tech on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. UK won 37-30. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Cats defense holds up Hokies to preserve Belk Bowl victory

Braden Ramsey December 31, 2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C -- When the Virginia Tech Hokies forced a fumble at the UK 39-yard line near the end of the third quarter, things looked dire for the Cats. They had been gashed on the ground by Hokie running...

Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Lynn Bowden Jr. (1) high fives fans after the University of Kentucky vs. University of Louisville Governor’s Cup football game on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. UK won 45-13. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

UK football headed to Charlotte for Belk Bowl

Braden Ramsey December 8, 2019

After a whirlwind regular season, Kentucky earned a spot in the Belk Bowl against Atlantic Coast Conference member Virginia Tech. The Cats have never played in the Belk Bowl before, and the new experience...

Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Lynn Bowden Jr. (1) looks for an open receiver during the University of Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt University football game on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. UK won 38-14.Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Cats seek to become bowl eligible against UT-Martin

Olivia Maupin November 23, 2019

Going into week 13 of the college football season, the Kentucky Wildcats hope to survive and advance when they host the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks at Kroger Field this Saturday. A win will make the Cats...

Kentucky Wildcats running back Benny Snell Jr. (26) holding up his MVP trophy while Kentucky Wildcats linebacker Josh Allen (41) celebrates after winning the Citrus Bowl. University of Kentucky football defeated Penn State University 27-24 in the VRBO Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Josh Allen has a new superfan—The Citrus Bowl’s Twitter account

April 23, 2019

Earlier today, UK football edge defender Josh Allen got a unique endorsement for the Arizona Cardinals to take him first overall in the upcoming NFL Draft.With the draft just three days away, the Twitter...

Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Terry Wilson (3) throwing during warmups before the game. University of Kentucky's football team lost to University of Tennessee, 24-7, at Neyland Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Wildcats face McSorley-led Nittany Lions

Pranavdeep Singh January 1, 2019

The No. 14 Kentucky Wildcats are set to face off against the No. 12 Penn State Nittany Lions in the VRBO Citrus Bowl in Orlando, FL. Both the Wildcats and the Nittany Lions come into the game with an identical...

Kentucky Wildcats linebacker Josh Allen (41), Kentucky Wildcats linebacker Jordan Jones (34) and Kentucky Wildcats cornerback Derrick Baity Jr. (8) celebrate after stopping a Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders play during the game on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at Kroger Field, in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky defeated MTSU 34-23. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Wildcats look to take Citrus Bowl over Penn State

Hailey Peters December 31, 2018

New Year’s Day, 1999: The Kentucky Wildcats played the Penn State Nittany Lions in the first sold-out Outback Bowl in history. Through the battle, the Nittany Lions emerged victoriously by a 26-14 margin....

Kentucky Wildcats running back Benny Snell Jr. (26) running the ball into the end zone for a touchdown. University of Kentucky football defeated Middle Tennessee State University 34-23 at Kroger Field on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Snell declares for the NFL Draft, will play in Citrus Bowl

December 14, 2018

After another stellar season for Benny Snell Jr. featuring another 1,000-yard year on the ground for the running back, he’s announced his intent to enter the NFL Draft via Twitter.He posted a video Friday...

Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops claps after a play during the game against Louisville on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. Kentucky defeated Louisville 56-10. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Stoops extremely proud of Allen for playing in bowl game

Jake Maynard December 7, 2018

After an unlikely and uncommon year for UK football, head coach Mark Stoops had strong and positive feelings about what the future holds.The biggest news of the day was the announcement that Allen will...

Kentucky Wildcats running back Benny Snell Jr. (26) celebrates after Kentucky defeated the University of Louisville 56-10 at Cardinal Stadium on Saturday, November 24, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo by Rick Childress | Staff

UK picked for Citrus Bowl against Penn State

December 2, 2018

After its best record in 41 years at 9-3, UK will play in the VRBO Citrus Bowl to finish the season against Penn State in Orlando, Florida, on New Year’s Day. The Cats are 2-3 all-time against the Nittany...

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