Between now and September 1, there will be previews of players, position groups and plenty of preseason rankings. In mid-July the talking heads will assemble in Hoover Atlanta for SEC Football Media Days. The prognosticators will condemn the Cats, pump up Will Muschamp’s South Carolina Gamecocks and proclaim Kirby Smart as the heir apparent to Nick Saban.
Kentucky’s opponents will receive plenty of praise. As people predict records, they probably won’t take into account match-ups, timing, etc. Allow me to handle that responsibility by ranking UK’s opponents, from least to most difficult.
12. Murray State
Kentucky hasn’t easily handled FCS opponents under Mark Stoops, but Murray State is still an FCS opponent.