Dick Vitale just can’t get enough of Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats — can you blame him? The college basketball icon was quick to praise the blue and white following the win over No. 1 Purdue, and now, he’s including UK among his top storylines to watch in the sport entering 2025-26.
Joining the Cats? Pat Kelsey and the Cards, of course. It only makes sense when the two rival coaches got into it this offseason over a recruit with the fanbases at each other’s throats constantly, Kentucky leading the head-to-head series 1-0 to open the new era.