LEXINGTON — It once was unthinkable. But Kentucky now is a mainstay during bowl season.
Thanks to last week's 21-17 road win over Missouri, the Wildcats will play in a bowl for the seventh year in a row, all under the guidance of coach Mark Stoops. Prior to Stoops' arrival in 2013, UK only had played in 15 bowls in its history.
Given the difficulty of the SEC, Stoops said he doesn't view clinching a bowl berth as a birthright.
"There are very good, proud programs that we’re all fighting and we don’t take (bowl eligibility) for granted," Stoops said during his weekly press conference Monday.