The Kentucky Wildcats open the 2022 football season with big expectations.
All preseason they've talked about making the SEC Championship. That requires beating defending national champion Georgia in a November. It requires dominating other conference opponents on the way there. It requires great play from potential first-round NFL draft pick Will Levis.
The rest of the SEC may not be as willing to anoint the Wildcats a serious contender; Kentucky was picked to finish third in the East by SEC media in July. On Aug. 15, the Wildcats earned a preseason AP Top 25 ranking for the first time since 1978, coming in No.