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Bush Hamdan said the quiet part out loud about Kentucky football’s 2024 struggles

Bush Hamdan didn’t sugarcoat it when speaking to the media—nor should he have. He said the quiet part out loud.

In his second year as Kentucky’s offensive coordinator, Hamdan acknowledged what many fans already knew about 2024: “mistakes were made.” But hearing that level of honesty from a sitting SEC coach? That’s rare air.

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It was a brutally ineffective season offensively. The Wildcats went 4–8 and scored more than 20 points just three times against Power 5 competition.