(This is Part 1 of a 3-Part look at Kentucky Football’s Past, Low Points, and the Mark Stoops Era)
The Stoops Era
Way back in September, the state of Kentucky’s football program indeed seemed dire. The second half meltdown in the home opener against Southern Miss, the uninspired, streak-extending shellacking in the Swamp, then even in the win where the Cats couldn’t stop New Mexico State—it looked as though Kentucky football fans were destined to hear that familiar refrain. A losing season, continued SEC irrelevance and no chance for a bowl game—the perpetual cycle of being a die-hard Wildcat fan seemingly had no end.