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Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops calls a timeout during the football game against Texas on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky. Texas won 16-13. Photo by Will Luckett | Staff

COLUMN: Mark Stoops has shown a new side in recent winning streak

Sydney Cox, Sports Reporter November 15, 2025

For the better part of the last two years, many Kentucky fans have been calling for Mark Stoops to be removed as Kentucky’s Head Coach.  Stoops, no doubt, delivered when he entered as Kentucky’s...

Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops walks off the field after the football game against Tennessee on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky. Tennessee won 56-34. Photo by Will Luckett | Staff

COLUMN: Kentucky vs. Florida could have program-altering implications for Kentucky

Jonathon Bruner, Sports Editor November 7, 2025

For two teams well out of the playoff hunt, it's hard to believe that a game between them could have historical implications, but that is just the case between Kentucky and Florida. For the first...

Kentucky Wildcats defensive back Ty Bryant (14) celebrates after an incomplete pass during the football game against Texas on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky. Texas won 16-13. Photo by Will Luckett | Staff

PREVIEW: Kentucky football hits the road to take on Auburn still seeking first SEC win

Jonathon Bruner, Sports Editor October 31, 2025

The season rolls into week nine which means Kentucky football (2-5, 0-5 SEC) takes on Auburn (4-4, 1-4 SEC) in its third SEC road game of the year. What to Watch- Both teams have been the topic of...

Kentucky Wildcats fans react to a tied game during the football game against Texas on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky. Texas won 16-13. Photo by Kenzie Cummings | Staff

COLUMN: Kentucky football didn’t lose to Texas – it lost to its own coaches

Jenna Lifshen, Assistant Sports Editor October 21, 2025

*NOTE: The opinions discussed in this article, as is the case with all columns produced by the Kentucky Kernel, is the sole opinion of the writer and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the staff...

Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops looks on despondently during the football game vs. Louisville on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky lost 41-14. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

ANALYSIS: It’s going to take history for Mark Stoops to leave Kentucky

Jonathon Bruner, Sports Editor September 30, 2025

The status of Mark Stoops has been a hot topic as Kentucky football free falls. Regardless of which side you are on, change is unlikely at the helm of the program.  Kentucky had all the momentum...

Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops watches as time runs out of the third quarter during the football game against Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky won 48-23. Photo by Sydney Novack | Assistant Photo Editor

COLUMN: The ghosts of Mark Stoops’ past are catching up to him

Jenna Lifshen, Assistant Sports Editor September 21, 2025

Kentucky football Head Coach Mark Stoops has spent the past 13 years redefining football in the Bluegrass, driving the Kentucky Wildcats to a level of success it had never reached before. What was once...

Kentucky Wildcats running back Jamarion Wilcox (10) runs toward the end zone during the Kentucky vs. Murray State football game on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Staff

UK running back Jamarion Wilcox suspended amid protective order and sexual violence allegations

Jonathon Bruner, Sports Editor September 4, 2025

CONTENT WARNING: This article contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse. Reader discretion is advised.  University of Kentucky’s football running back Jamarion Wilcox has been suspended due to...

Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver Ja'Mori Maclin (9) scores a touchdown during the football game vs. Louisville on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky lost 41-14. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

COLUMN: Five key storylines that will define Kentucky football’s season in 2025

Jonathon Bruner, Sports Editor August 27, 2025

As each day goes by, it's one day closer to the start of another season of Kentucky football in Lexington.   The Wildcats are looking to turn the page on a rough 4-8 season that ended their eight-year...

Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver Barion Brown (7) catches a return during the game between Kentucky and South Carolina. Kentucky lost to South Carolina 31-6. Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

PHOTOS: Kentucky Football falls to South Carolina 31-6

Matthew Mueller, Sydney Yonker, and Samuel Colmar September 8, 2024

Kentucky Football loses to South Carolina 31-6 in their SEC home opener on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky.

Kentucky players celebrate after the Kentucky vs. Louisville football game on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. Kentucky won 38-31. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

PHOTOS: Kentucky football defeats Louisville 38-31

Samuel Colmar, Photojournalist November 25, 2023

Kentucky football ended its regular season with a 38-31 win away at Cardinal Stadium against Louisville on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, eliminating the Cardinals from the College Football Playoff race.

Ball State prepares to snap the ball during the Kentucky vs. Ball State football game on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 44-14. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Final whistle: Kentucky football defeats Ball State 44-14 in season opener

Colton Johnson, Reporter September 2, 2023

Kentucky football (1-0) defeated Ball State at Kroger Field on Saturday in the first game of its 2023-2024 campaign. The Wildcats would receive the opening kickoff, with a touchback being followed by...

Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Will Levis (7) poses with 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

Will Levis’ viral mayonnaise TikTok scores a “lifetime contract” with Hellmann’s

Colton Johnson, Reporter August 23, 2023

Former University of Kentucky quarterback Will Levis recently immortalized his name in the world of condiments by signing a “lifetime contract” with Hellmann’s. The deal comes after Levis went...

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