Before the BCS and College Football Playoff, mythical college football national champions were decided by a group of “Selectors,” or voting conglomerates. After UK’s New Training Facility tours, certain media and some fans have united in angst over the University of Kentucky’s 1950 National Championship trophy. Somewhat understandable but not unprecedented. Kentucky is not the only football program that has retroactively recognized a national or conference football title; in fact, one of the Southeastern Conference’s newest members did it just four years ago. In 2012, Texas A&M adorned Kyle Field with a fresh coat of paint and two new national championship banners.
1950 National Champions: the Kentucky Wildcats, Tennessee Volunteers, Princeton Tigers, and Oklahoma Sooners
