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The key moments in Mark Stoops' Kentucky football rebuilding project

UK coach Mark Stoops and Penn State coach James Franklin talk about the importance of getting their 10th wins of the season. Jon Hale, Louisville Courier Journal

ORLANDO, Fla. - To the casual observer, Kentucky football’s 9-3 season may have come from nowhere.

But for Mark Stoops and his players, Kentucky’s first nine-win regular season and first winning record in SEC play since 1977 was the culmination of a six-year rebuilding project.

How did Stoops turn the 2-10 squad he inherited into an SEC East contender? Go inside the rebuild with a look at the key moments.