Mark Stoops opened his postgame press conference following a blowout loss to Louisville in 2024 by apologizing to the Big Blue Nation for a tough season and called losing to Kentucky’s in-state rival “not very much fun” while making a verbal commitment to fix the problems ailing the program in the offseason. The Wildcats will look to return the favor on Saturday afternoon.
Kentucky (5-6, 2-6) does own a one-win improvement from last season but this remains a football program that still needs to do some building. Significant sections of the Big Blue Nation remain skeptical about Stoops and the program’s direction moving forward.