There is no hiding from the gauntlet in SEC football. Yearly, members will have to go against some of the most talented rosters in the sport. Playing the best of the best is inevitable.
This fall, Kentucky will face off against three of the top eight rosters in the sport.
Bud Elliott of 247 Sports releases a blue-chip ratio list every season which lists the teams that are true national championship contenders. To win the title, programs must have more four of five-star recruits than three-stars. This is how games in the College Football Playoff are won.