After yet another post-bye disaster, Will Stein must stop another ugly Kentucky trend

Kentucky’s ugly 34-6 loss in Knoxville proved that the post-bye week curse is still alive and well.

One of the biggest criticisms of the old regime under Mark Stoops was that Kentucky, after bye weeks, often let down more than not. That continued in Knoxville with an ugly loss that could seriously hurt Kentucky’s College Football Playoff chances.

Under Mark Stoops, Kentucky was 6-10 after the bye and 0-5 on the road. That trend continued in Will Stein’s first outing.

The Cats were handily beaten in Knoxville on Saturday night. It was not close.

The coaching staff didn’t have any answers, and that is not a precedent that you want to set in a rivalry game the first time out on the road after a…