Kentucky football still has yet to play a regular-season game, but they’re already moving up in one rankings system.
Following Week Zero action over the weekend to open up the 2023 college football season, Kentucky jumped up four spots in ESPN’s updated Football Power Index, moving from preseason No. 28 to just inside the Top 25 at No. 24 heading into the season-opener this Saturday. Kentucky’s first opponent, Ball State, checks in at No. 112 in ESPN’s current FPI. They’ll go head-to-head at noon EST on the SEC Network.
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