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UK Football Coach & Kansas State Alum is Stuck in the Middle of the Sweet 16

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Michael Smith is in a peculiar position.

Mark Stoops’ new wide receivers coach has only been on Kentucky’s campus for two months. Thursday night his new school will face his former school, Kansas State, in the Sweet 16. When he walks on the football practice field Thursday morning, he will not just be wearing Kentucky blue.

“I will be wearing blue on top, but I will definitely have purple on underneath. I’m not going to sit here and lie to you,” Smith said after this morning’s practice, Kentucky’s first spring practice in more than ten days.