With all eyes on college football following Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher’s war of words, ESPN’s Mark Schlabach wisely released a new edition of his Way-Too-Early rankings for the 2022 season. In this latest update, Kentucky drops one spot to No. 22, just behind Ole Miss and two notches above Tennessee.
“After guiding Kentucky to its second 10-win season since 1977, coach Mark Stoops and his staff spent the spring trying to rebuild both lines of scrimmage,” Schlabach writes. “Three starting offensive linemen must be replaced. Manning, an Auburn transfer, looks like one of the starting guards.