Kentucky has had itself in the conversation for the SEC East title in the midst of the last two seasons. Though they sputtered late in each year, they were still around that top-three discussion (or even in first).
ESPN’s Phil Steele doesn’t expect that to be the case this year, as the ESPN Insider has predicted that Kentucky will finish fifth in the East Division this year.
Rich Brooks got Kentucky to a bowl each of his last four years as they beat the teams they were favored against and pulled one or two upsets each year.