Four of the past five seasons, the UK football program has secured at Top 30 ranked recruiting class according to Rivals.com. Will the Wildcats ever produce a season worthy of their talent?
When Mark Stoops took over for Joker Phillips in 2013, the UK football program was in shambles. Kentucky had just two wins, their fewest since 2004. Stoops was brought in to help elevate the program back to where it was in 2006 and 2007. Rich Brooks led those teams to back-to-back bowl wins for the first time since 1951 and 1952. Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant roamed the sidelines in Lexington back in those days.