Ask anyone around the Joe Craft Football Facility what the goal is for the 2021 season and you’re sure to get one simple answer: “Get to Atlanta.”
In fact, that’s been the battle cry the past few years of the Mark Stoops era as expectations were flipped upside down after a historic 2018 season that saw the Wildcats reach 10 wins for the first time since 1977 to secure the No. 12 spot in the final Associated Press Poll.
Fast-forward to today as Stoops begins his ninth season in Lexington with everyone squarely on the same page, including Kentucky Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart who most likely has December 4th circled on his calendar for The SEC Football Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.