Kentucky fans will have to wait over month once the season starts for the first big home game on the slate. However, it will be against a program that the Wildcats have had a ton of success against in recent seasons.
Shane Beamer will be making a trip to Lexington for the first time as a head coach on Oct. 9. The son of legendary Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer has been getting a lot of preseason buzz after wins over Auburn, Florida, and North Carolina to end the season. Thanks to some shrew promotion work and a huge transfer portal commitment, some think the Gamecocks could be a contender in the SEC East.